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W17 Raleigh East Airport
Knightdale, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: W17
Lat/Long: 35-47-51.8000N 078-26-13.2350W
35-47.863333N 078-26.220583W
35.7977222,-78.4370097
(estimated)
Elevation: 313 ft. / 95.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (1985)
From city: 2 miles E of KNIGHTDALE, NC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 27545

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1964
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at LHZ (14 nm N): 118.325 (919-497-0810)
WX AWOS-3 at JNX (16 nm S): 120.225 (919-934-3851)
WX ASOS at RDU (18 nm W): PHONE 919-840-0816

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RDUr114/17.4RALEIGH/DURHAM VORTAC117.2009W
TYIr258/37.2TAR RIVER VORTAC117.8005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HARNETT036/24.841708WHQT .... --.- -
HUNTSBORO173/31.527109WHXO .... -..- ---

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 3000 x 36 ft. / 914 x 11 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
ROLLING PAVEMENT AND RWY CRACKS.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 4.0
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL; THLD LGTS ARE WHITE; RWY 19 LGTD THLD RELOCATED 70 FT; 2930 FT OF RWY 01/19 USBL AT NIGHT; EDGE LGTS ARE 17 FT FM RWY EDGE.
Runway edge markings: RWY 01/19 NSTD SMALL MARKINGS.
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: NSTD, in good conditionNSTD, in good condition
Obstructions: 44 ft. trees, 292 ft. from runway, 113 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
20 FT TREES 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 117 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. AND 10 FT BRUSH-JUNK CARS 0-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 84 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
14 ft. bldg, 239 ft. from runway, 52 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
14 FT BLDG 100-200 FT FM THR OFFSET 54 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CAROLYNN KNOTT
933 THREE SISTERS ROAD
KNIGHTDALE, NC 27545
Phone 919-749-8850
Manager: CURT TILLY
4120 IVERSON ST.
RALEIGH, NC 27604
Phone 919-673-4527

Additional Remarks

+5 FT TRRN 20 FT FROM RWY EDGE WEST SIDE SOUTH 2/3 OF RWY.
RWY 19 THLD APRXLY 40 FT HIGHER THAN RWY 01 THLD (SLPS UPHILL TO THE NORTH).
RWY 19 SAFETY AREA HAS +20 FT BLDGS & PARKED ACFT.
RWY 19 HAS 60 FT PLINES 1000 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN.
FOR CD CTC RALEIGH APCH AT 919-380-3144.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W17.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLHZ - Triangle North Executive Airport (14 nm N)
KJNX - Johnston Regional Airport (16 nm S)
KRDU - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (18 nm W)
W03 - Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (23 nm E)
KRWI - Rocky Mount/Wilson Regional Airport (27 nm E)
 
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Area around W17 (Raleigh East Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of W17 (Raleigh East Airport)
Photo by John Romero
Photo taken 05-Mar-2011
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Feb-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3011:30
Sunrise06:5611:56
Sunset17:5922:59
Evening civil twilight18:2523:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Feb-2025 17:05:15
Local (UTC-5)  20-Feb-2025 12:05:15
 
METAR
KLHZ 
14nm N 
201650Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC008 M03/M07 A3016 RMK AO2
KJNX 
16nm S 
201650Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM UP OVC050 M01/M08 A3015 RMK AO2
KRDU 
17nm W 
201651Z VRB03KT 2SM -SN BR BKN015 OVC045 M02/M07 A3015 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 SLP213 P0001 T10221072 $
KRWI 
26nm E 
201653Z AUTO 34011KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN045 OVC055 M03/M09 A3015 RMK AO2 VIS 1 3/4V3 SNB31 SLP212 P0000 T10331094
KHRJ 
29nm SW 
201650Z AUTO 33010KT 10SM OVC049 M03/M09 A3017 RMK AO2 T10281086
TAF
KRDU 
17nm W 
201513Z 2015/2112 34008KT P6SM -SN BKN030 TEMPO 2016/2018 1SM -SN FM201800 31013G24KT P6SM SCT050 FM210000 31010G20KT P6SM SKC FM210600 30008KT P6SM SKC
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Raleigh East Flight Training 919-610-8743
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Flight training, Aircraft rental

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