# Pilots Ridge Airport (03NC)

**Pilots Ridge Airport** (FAA: 03NC) is a small airport in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Sep 1983. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/03nc

## At a glance

- FAA: 03NC
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Carolina Beach, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Sep 1983
- Elevation: 35 ft / 11 m
- Coordinates: 34.1042, -77.9059
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35289162
- Weather station: KILM · WMO 72302
- Ident: 03NC

## Timeline

- Sep 1983: Pilots Ridge Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 35 ft / 11 m | =40,124 of 43,403 | =18,144 in North America | =14,941 in US |
| Age | Opened 1983 | =8,556 of 15,079 | =6,455 in North America | =6,350 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [ILM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilm.md) Wilmington International Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [77NC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/77nc.md) Winnabow Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [KSUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksut.md) Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport · 15 mi / 25 km
- [NC43](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nc43.md) Bear Pen Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [7NC1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7nc1.md) Stag Air Park · 29 mi / 47 km
- [US-9253](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-9253.md) Highsmith Airport · 31 mi / 50 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/03nc/data