# Gary Fox Airport (05NR)

**Gary Fox Airport** (FAA: 05NR) is a small airport in Mebane, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Jun 2024. It has one runway, 1,235 ft (376 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/05nr

## At a glance

- FAA: 05NR
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Mebane, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Jun 2024
- Elevation: 675 ft / 206 m
- Coordinates: 36.1684, -79.2769
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,235 ft / 376 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Weather station: KBUY
- Ident: 05NR

## Timeline

- Jun 2024: Gary Fox Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 1,235 ft / 376 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass | 160° / 340° |  |

- 16/34 slopes 3.0%: threshold 34 at 638 ft / 195 m, threshold 16 at 675 ft / 206 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,235 ft / 376 m | =28,911 of 29,858 | =14,761 in North America | =13,220 in US |
| Elevation | 675 ft / 206 m | =23,889 of 43,403 | =11,417 in North America | =9,471 in US |
| Age | Opened 2024 | =14,567 of 15,079 | =11,710 in North America | =11,567 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## 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)
- [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/05nr/data