Southern Wake Regional Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
35-37-13.4000N (35.620389)
Longitude: 
078-42-01.0000W (-78.700278)
Elevation: 
244.0 feet MSL (74 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
9.3 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
11 N.M. SW of Raleigh, North Carolina
Found On: 
Charlotte Chart
FAA Region: 
ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
MARK SAAD
3212 AIR PARK ROAD
FUQUAY-VARINA, NC 27526
(919) 971-3718
5W5, LLC
8230 POPLAR TENT ROAD
CONCORD, NC 28027
(919) 971-3718

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
06/1975
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
IREG
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZDC (Washington)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZDC (Washington)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1244 feet (379 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
RDU
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.700
Unicom:  122.700

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 919

    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    C & C Aircraft Services, Inc.
      
    Unicom 122.7 552-7802 100LL
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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 5W5

    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
    0.0 Southern Wake Regional Airport
    (5W5)
    0 9 100LL
    14.5 Harnett Regional Jetport Airport
    (KHRJ HRJ)
    186 195 100LL, Jet A-1+
    15.9 Johnston Regional Airport
    (KJNX JNX)
    107 117 100LL, Jet A-1+
    16.0 Raleigh-Durham International Airport
    (RDU KRDU RDU)
    344 353 100LL, Jet A
    30.1 Triangle North Exec Airport
    (LFN KLHZ LHZ)
    36 46 100LL, Jet A-1+
    36.7 Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport
    (W03)
    75 85 100LL, Jet A-1+
    37.2 Wayne Exec Jetport Airport
    (KGWW GWW)
    104 114 100LL, Jet A-1+
    38.8 Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field Airport
    (FAY KFAY FAY)
    193 202 100LL, Jet A
    39.5 Siler City Municipal Airport
    (KSCR SCR)
    277 286 100LL, Jet A-1+
    40.2 Mount Olive Municipal Airport
    (W40)
    126 136 100LL, Jet A-1+
    40.8 Moore County Airport
    (SOP KSOP SOP)
    235 244 100LL, Jet A+
    41.8 Rocky Mount/Wilson Regional Airport
    (RWI KRWI RWI)
    69 79 100LL, Jet A
    42.1 Clinton-Sampson County Airport
    (CTZ KCTZ CTZ)
    156 165 100LL, Jet A-1+
    42.2 Raleigh Regional At Person County Airport
    (TDF KTDF TDF)
    340 349 100LL, Jet A-1+
    44.2 Grays Creek Airport
    (2GC)
    189 198 100LL
    45.2 Henderson/Oxford Airport
    (KHNZ HNZ)
    10 20 100LL, Jet A-1+
    45.6 Burlington/Alamance Regional Airport
    (KBUY BUY)
    304 313 100LL, Jet A-1+
    48.0 Causey Airport
    (NC74)
    291 300 100LL, Jet A-1+
    51.2 Duplin County Airport
    (KDPL DPL)
    136 146 100LL, Jet A-1+
    56.1 Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field Airport
    (ISO KISO ISO)
    107 117 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-11 DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.
    A110-12 FOR CD CTC RALEIGH APCH AT 919-380-3144.
    A110-13 NGT LDGS NOT RCMDD DUE TO NO THR LGTS.
    A110-2 BE ALERT FOR RISING TRRN ALL QUADS.
    A110-4 TWR (500 FT AGL/ 826 FT MSL) APPROX 1.75 NM NW OF ARPT.
    A110-7 TWY LGTS ONE SIDE ONLY.
    A40-16/34 NO THR LGTS.
    A42-16 CNTRLN MRKG ONLY.
    A42-34 CNTRLN MRKG ONLY.
    A57-16 CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
    A58-16 75 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 9 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 52 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 35 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
    A58-34 60 FT TREES 180 FT FROM THR OFFSET 111 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
    A81-APT DUSK-2400 ACTVT LIRL - CTAF. NO CTAF PRIOR TO DUSK.
    E111 VFR USE ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 16/34
    Longest Runway: 16/34 is 3004 ft (916 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    5W5 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 16/34  3004 ft x 40 ft (916 m x 12 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Non-standard lighting system Intensity

    Runway 16

    Runway 34

    Elevation: 
    243.0 235.0
    Latitude: 
    35-37-26.7265N 35-37-00.0645N
    Longitude: 
    078-42-09.0308W 078-41-52.9599W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    154 334
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Nonstandard (other than numbers only) Nonstandard (other than numbers only)
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Good Good
    Object at End: 
    TREES TREES
    Object Height: 
    60 65
    Distance from End: 
    201 669
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    0 ft. left and right of centerline 25 ft. right of centerline

    Services

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

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