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KW03 · Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KW03 FAA W03 Elev 161 ft Lat 35° 46.22' N Lon 77° 58.19' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.19%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 30.4° 4,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.02%
21 210.4° 4,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.02%
15 150.6° 4,499 ft 150 ft ASP No 0.19%
33 330.6° 4,499 ft 150 ft ASP No 0.19%
09 90.5° 4,498 ft 150 ft ASP No 0.08%
27 270.5° 4,498 ft 150 ft ASP No 0.08%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR WASHINGTON CNTR 135.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KW03 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 13 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 03/21; MIRL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 03/21; MIRL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 03/21; MIRL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 03/21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·NO LINE-OF-SIGHT BTN RWY ENDS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
  • ·ARPT PHONE NR 252-991-6336.
  • ·UNATNDD THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
  • ·FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 252-361-0663.
  • ·FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 252-292-8443.
  • ·ROUGH SFC DUE TO EXCESSIVE CRACK SEALANT.
  • ·L & T AND BLOCK CRACKING, FOD, FAILED SEALANT.
  • ·DUE TO LINE UNDER RWY NR AND LCTN FM END.
  • ·DUE TO LINE UNDER RWY NR AND LCTN FM END.
  • ·DUE TO 28 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM END AND OFFSET 136 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·DUE TO 32 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM END AND OFFSET 169 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·DUE TO 20 FT BLDG 5 FT FM END AND OFFSET 243 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1995-04-11 ECCKER, DONALD E. RANS S-10 · Weather · VMC · dusk →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 16 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 16 nm
Adam Everett Walters Smithfield NC 24 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Smithfield NC 24 nm
Charles Ray Walters Smithfield NC 24 nm
Taft Louis Stallings Greenville NC 31 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Raleigh NC 33 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Kinston NC 35 nm
Jay Lindsey Nabors Cary NC 42 nm
Francesco Gozzo Morrisville NC 43 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Ernest Kelly Rollins Wilson NC 3 nm
Joseph Andrew Hartsfield Wilson NC 3 nm
Lushon Willard Brewer Iii Wilson NC 3 nm
Sean Kristopher Phillips Wilson NC 3 nm
Grant Alexander Clow Wilson NC 3 nm
Timothy Adam Varnell Wilson NC 3 nm
David Michael Herndon Bailey NC 7 nm
Guilford Boone Mooring Nashville NC 12 nm
Perry Jenkins O'Berry Nashville NC 12 nm
Benedict Ralph Votipka Nashville NC 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Gerald Brian Jomp Wilson NC 3 nm
Malcolm S Ligreci Wilson NC 3 nm
Jack A Moore Wilson NC 3 nm
Alpheus Gay Wilson NC 3 nm
Darryl Wayne Shearer Wilson NC 3 nm
Michael Lee Bass Wilson NC 3 nm
Victor Nelson Gober Wilson NC 3 nm
James Paul Ross Wilson NC 3 nm
Trellis Carroll Williford Jr Wilson NC 3 nm
Deyvi Rubel Mejia Wilson NC 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 23 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 56 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 57 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 65 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 75 nm
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 90 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 95 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 95 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 109 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 109 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.