Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport

Location

Latitude:	35-56-14.1470N (35.937263)
Longitude:	077-32-47.3290W (-77.54648)
Elevation:	52.6 feet MSL (16 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	10 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -5.0 (Standard Time) UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	02 N.M. N of Tarboro, North Carolina
Found On:	Charlotte Chart
FAA Region:	ASO

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
JASON NICHOLS PO BOX 220 TARBORO, NC 27886 (252) 641-4229	TARBORO-EDGECOMBE ARPT AUTH PO BOX 280 TARBORO, NC 27886 252-641-4229

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	04/1961
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours Unattended
Boundary ARTCC:	ZDC (Washington)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZDC (Washington)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1053 feet (321 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	RDU
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:	122.900
AWOS-3P:	119.575 (252-641-1640)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC (ZDC) ON 123.85/279.65 (NEW BERN RCAG).

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 252

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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

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 11/27/25 to 0901Z 12/25/25.

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MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts

Page Type	Page Name	Volume	Action Since Last Cycle
IAP	VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 27	SE-2
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	SE-2

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near ETC

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
0.1	ETC	. _ _ . _ .	Tarboro	NDB	257	172	182
8.0	TYI	_ _ . _ _ . .	Tar River	VORTAC	117.80	287	297
16.2	AQE	. _ _ _ . _ .	Alwood	NDB	230	148	158
18.5	MCZ	_ _ _ . _ . _ _ . .	Williamston	NDB	336	104	114
19.5	PGV	. _ _ . _ _ . . . . _	Belvoir	FAN MARKER		155	165
31.2	RZZ	. _ . _ _ . . _ _ . .	Rapids	NDB	407	345	355
33.4	RNW	. _ . _ . . _ _	Chocowinity	NDB	388	140	150
34.0	ISO	. . . . . _ _ _	Kinston	VORTAC	117.50	180	190
41.3	ELQ	. . _ . . _ _ . _	Emporia	NDB	261	8	18
41.6	GSB	_ _ . . . . _ . . .	Seymour Johnson	TACAN	116.50	209	219
41.9	CVI	_ . _ . . . . _ . .	Cofield	VORTAC	114.60	51	61
42.3	IS	. . . . .	Stals	NDB	276	190	200
47.5	AEA	. _ . . _	Jones	NDB	373	329	339
47.9	EDE	. _ . . .	Edenton	NDB	265	83	93
51.0	JN	. _ _ _ _ .	Jurly	NDB	263	237	247
51.6	MBV	_ _ _ . . . . . . _	Mecklenburg/Dcmsnd	NDB	356	331	341
53.3	FKN	. . _ . _ . _ _ .	Franklin	VORTAC	110.60	28	38
55.0	DKA	_ . . _ . _ . _	Kenan	NDB	332	199	209
55.6	LVL	. _ . . . . . _ . _ . .	Lawrenceville	VORTAC	112.90	342	352
56.4	HXO	. . . . _ . . _ _ _ _	Huntsboro	NDB	271	293	303

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
17.5	Rocky Mount/Wilson Regional Airport (RWI KRWI RWI)	253	263	100LL, Jet A
19.7	Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV KPGV PGV)	156	166	100LL, Jet A
22.9	Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (W03)	244	254	100LL, Jet A-1+
28.3	Tri-County At Henry Joyner Field Airport (KASJ ASJ)	39	49	100LL, Jet A-1+
35.1	Wayne Exec Jetport Airport (KGWW GWW)	215	225	100LL, Jet A-1+
36.5	Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field Airport (ISO KISO ISO)	184	194	100LL, Jet A
38.4	Triangle North Exec Airport (LFN KLHZ LHZ)	277	287	100LL, Jet A-1+
47.5	Johnston Regional Airport (KJNX JNX)	240	250	100LL, Jet A-1+
47.7	Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE KEDE EDE)	83	94	100LL, Jet A-1+
49.2	Mount Olive Municipal Airport (W40)	209	219	100LL, Jet A-1+
51.3	Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional Airport (KAVC AVC)	331	341	100LL, Jet A
54.0	Henderson/Oxford Airport (KHNZ HNZ)	298	308	100LL, Jet A-1+
55.4	Franklin Regional Airport (FKN KFKN FKN)	34	45	100LL, Jet A
57.4	Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN KEWN EWN)	154	164	100LL, Jet A
59.3	Southern Wake Regional Airport (5W5)	251	260	100LL
60.1	Duplin County Airport (KDPL DPL)	200	210	100LL, Jet A-1+
60.4	Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU KRDU RDU)	266	275	100LL, Jet A
63.0	Lake Country Regional Airport (W63)	309	319	100LL
64.0	Suffolk Exec Airport (KSFQ SFQ)	45	56	100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
66.6	Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ KOAJ OAJ)	182	192	100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1	DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.
A110-2	500 FT LOW LEVEL RTE 3 MI NE OF ARPT - BE ALERT FOR MIL ACFT INVOF ARPT.
A110-5	RWY 27 SAFETY AREA HAS SFC VARIATIONS & DEPRESSIONS AND A 20 FT DROP-OFF 100 FT FM BOTH SIDES.
A110-6	FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
A16	EMERG PHONE DURG BUS HRS 252-641-4229 TOWN HALL; 252-641-4247 POLICE DISPATCH.
A57-09	RWY 09 APCH SLP 14:1 DUE TO 15 FT ROAD 385 FT FM THE DSPLCD THLD BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN.
A58-09	15 FT ROAD 162 FT FM END BOTH SIDES CNTRLN; 3 FT FENCE 126 FT FM END BOTH SIDES CNTRLN.
A70-FUEL-10	0LL SELF SVC 100LL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
A81-APT	ACTVT REIL RWY 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRLS RWY 09/27 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	09/27
Longest Runway:	09/27 is 3999 ft (1219 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

ETC Airport Runway Details

Runway 09/27	3999 ft x 60 ft (1219 m x 18 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 07/28/2019
Surface:	Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity

	Runway 09	Runway 27
Elevation:	52.6	44.9
Latitude:	35-56-12.0238N	35-56-16.2695N
Longitude:	077-33-11.5017W	077-32-23.1554W
Runway True Alignment:	084	264
Glide Path Angle:	4.0 degrees	3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Object at End:	TREES	TREES
Object Height:	9	24
Distance from End:	212	542
Object Centerline Offset:	0 ft. left and right of centerline	272 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL:	No	Yes
Threshold Crossing Height:	27	29
Threshold Elevation:	52.5
Displaced Threshold:	200
Threshold Latitude:	35-56-12.2352N
Threshold Longitude:	077-33-09.0891W

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

IATA: ETC

ICAO: KETC

FAA: ETC

Location

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Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 252

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Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

ETC Airport Runway Details

Runway 09

Runway 27

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