AirNav: 5W5 - Southern Wake Regional Airport

5W5

Southern Wake Regional Airport
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	5W5
Lat/Long:	35-37-13.4000N 078-42-01.0000W 35-37.223333N 078-42.016667W 35.6203889,-78.7002778 (estimated)
Elevation:	244 ft. / 74.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	07W (1985)
From city:	11 miles SW of RALEIGH, NC
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	27526

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	06/1975
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	DUSK-2400 ACTVT LIRL - CTAF. NO CTAF PRIOR TO DUSK.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
WX AWOS-3 at HRJ (14 nm S):	119.025 (910-814-3946)
WX AWOS-3 at JNX (16 nm E):	120.225 (919-934-3851)
WX ASOS at RDU (16 nm N):	PHONE 919-244-2891
WX AWOS-3 at TTA (20 nm W):	120.625 (919-708-5382)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RDUr174/15.7		RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC		117.20		09W
FAYr017/39.0		FAYETTEVILLE VOR/DME		114.85		04W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HARNETT		002/11.3		417		08W		HQT	.... --.- -

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	3004 x 40 ft. / 916 x 12 m
Surface:	asphalt, in poor condition HEAVY VEGETATION IN CRACKS.
Runway edge lights:	non-standard LGTS 15 FT FROM EDGE OF RWY. NO THR LGTS
Runway edge markings:	RWY 16/34 MARKINGS NONEXISTENT.
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Latitude:	35-37.445442N	35-37.001075N
Longitude:	078-42.150513W	078-41.882665W
Elevation:	243.0 ft.	235.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	161 magnetic, 154 true	341 magnetic, 334 true
Markings:	NSTD, in poor condition	NSTD, in poor condition
Obstructions:	57 ft. trees, 340 ft. from runway, 45 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear 46 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 79 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 52 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 50 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.	35 ft. trees, 228 ft. from runway, 61 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear 39 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THR OFFSET 109 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	5W5, LLC 8230 POPLAR TENT ROAD CONCORD, NC 28027 Phone (919) 971-3718
Manager:	MARK SAAD 5220 ALVA DR. RALEIGH, NC 27606 Phone (919) 971-3718

Additional Remarks

-	ALL ACFT OVER 6500 LBS PROHIBITED.
-	RWY 16/34 PAEW PARL TWY.
-	DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC RALEIGH APCH AT 919-380-3144.
-	BE ALERT 1000 FT OF TWY NORTH END RWY 16 UNUSBL DUE TO EROSION UNDER PAVEMENT.
-	CAUTION: VEHICLES ON OR INVOF OF RWY 16/34.
-	BE ALERT FOR RISING TRRN ALL QUADRANTS.
-	4 FT DROP-OFF TWY EDGE BOTH SIDES - S END.
-	TOWER (500 FT AGL/ 826 FT MSL) APPROX 1.75 NM NW OF ARPT.
-	NUMEROUS UNLGTD OBSTR INVOF ARPT. NIGHT OR TSNT TFC LDGS NOT RCMDD.
-	RWY 16/34 HAS 4 FT DROP-OFF 20 FT FROM PAVEMENT EDGE ALL SIDES.
-	TWY NOT LIGHTED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5W5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHRJ - Harnett Regional Jetport Airport (14 nm S)
KJNX - Johnston Regional Airport (16 nm E)
KRDU - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (16 nm N)
KTTA - Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County Airport (20 nm W)
KLHZ - Triangle North Executive Airport (30 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-May-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:55	09:55
Sunrise	06:23	10:23
Sunset	20:01	00:01
Evening civil twilight	20:28	00:28

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-May-2025 16:00:17
Local (UTC-4)	02-May-2025 12:00:17

METAR

KHRJ 14nm S	021550Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM SCT037 27/18 A3005 RMK AO2 T02710177
KRDU 15nm N	021551Z 23010KT 10SM FEW035 FEW250 28/17 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02830172
KJNX 16nm E	021550Z AUTO 20010G14KT 10SM SCT035 SCT042 27/19 A3003 RMK AO2
KTTA 20nm W	021545Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM SCT036 26/16 A3003 RMK AO2 T02640158

TAF

KRDU
15nm N

021126Z 0212/0312 22010KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM021700 22011G18KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM022300 19010KT P6SM FEW060 SCT090 BKN250 PROB30 0300/0306 VRB15G25KT 2SM -TSRA BKN060CB BKN100 OVC250

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