# Derksen Airport (52NR)

**Derksen Airport** (FAA: 52NR) is a small airport in Goldston, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Nov 2024. It has one runway, 1,447 ft (441 m) long, concrete.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/52nr

## At a glance

- FAA: 52NR
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Goldston, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Nov 2024
- Elevation: 449 ft / 137 m
- Coordinates: 35.5279, -79.3962
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,447 ft / 441 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Weather station: K5W8
- Ident: 52NR

## Timeline

- Nov 2024: Derksen Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 1,447 ft / 441 m | 24 ft / 7 m | Concrete |  |  |

- 18/36 slopes 3.0%: threshold 18 at 405 ft / 123 m, threshold 36 at 448 ft / 137 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,447 ft / 441 m | #28,207 of 29,858 | #14,315 in North America | #12,782 in US |
| Elevation | 449 ft / 137 m | =28,097 of 43,403 | =13,335 in North America | =11,179 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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- [KSCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k5w8.md) Siler City Municipal Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [8NC1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8nc1.md) Dean Field · 14 mi / 22 km
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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/52nr/data