Pilots Ridge Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 34-06-15.6180N (34.104338)
Longitude: 
 077-54-15.0000W (-77.904167)
Elevation: 
 35.0 feet MSL (11 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 9.6 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. N of Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Found On: 
 Charlotte Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JAMES MILLER
HOA PRESIDENT, 708 PILOTS RIDGE RD
WILMINGTON, NC 28412
910-471-9026		 PILOTS RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSN
PO BOX 15864, HOA BOARD MEMBER
WILMINGTON, NC 28408
910-232-9737

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 09/1983
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZDC (Washington)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZDC (Washington)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1035 feet (315 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Unicom:  122.800

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 910
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Raleigh(RDU)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 03NC

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    10.0 Wilmington International Airport
    (ILM KILM ILM)    		 0 10 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    13.4 Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie Franklin Field Airport
    (KSUT SUT)    		 218 228 100LL, Jet A-1+
    37.1 Wallace-Pender Airport
    (KACZ ACZ)    		 352 362 100LL, Jet A-1+
    41.5 Columbus County Regional Airport
    (KCPC CPC)    		 284 293 100LL, Jet A-1+
    44.4 Grand Strand Airport
    (CRE KCRE CRE)    		 246 255 100LL, Jet A
    45.8 Albert J Ellis Airport
    (OAJ KOAJ OAJ)    		 18 28 100LL, Jet A
    53.9 Duplin County Airport
    (KDPL DPL)    		 355 365 100LL, Jet A-1+
    55.7 Green Sea Airport
    (79SC)    		 275 284 100LL, Jet A
    57.0 Clinton-Sampson County Airport
    (CTZ KCTZ CTZ)    		 336 345 100LL, Jet A-1+
    62.8 Conway-Horry County Airport
    (KHYW HYW)    		 255 264 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    64.8 Lumberton Regional Airport
    (LBT KLBT LBT)    		 298 307 100LL, Jet A-1+
    66.3 Grays Creek Airport
    (2GC)    		 315 324 100LL
    67.4 Mount Olive Municipal Airport
    (W40)    		 354 364 100LL, Jet A-1+
    71.2 Marion County Airport
    (KMAO MAO)    		 274 283 100LL, Jet A
    71.8 Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field Airport
    (FAY KFAY FAY)    		 318 327 100LL, Jet A
    72.0 Coastal Carolina Regional Airport
    (EWN KEWN EWN)    		 35 45 100LL, Jet A
    72.2 Michael J Smith Field Airport
    (KMRH MRH)    		 58 68 100LL, Jet A-1+
    75.1 Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field Airport
    (ISO KISO ISO)    		 11 21 100LL, Jet A
    75.5 Dillon County Airport
    (DLL KDLC DLC)    		 286 295 100LL, Mogas
    81.4 Wayne Exec Jetport Airport
    (KGWW GWW)    		 357 367 100LL, Jet A-1+

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    Remarks

    A110-1 LINE OF 25 FT TREES SOUTH OF RWY 100 FT FM CNTRLN.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
    A30-09/27 250 FT OVERRUN - SOFT SAND.
    A40-09/27 RWY 09/27 NSTD LIRL.
    E111 VFR USE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 09/27
    Longest Runway: 09/27 is 3000 ft (914 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    03NC Airport Runway Details

    Runway 09/27  3000 ft x 40 ft (914 m x 12 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Non-standard lighting system Intensity

    Runway 09

    Runway 27
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 30 50
    Distance from End: 
    		 350 400
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 75 ft. right of centerline

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A-1+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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