# Triple W Airport (5W5)

**Triple W Airport** (FAA: 5W5) is a small airport in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Jun 1975. It has one runway, 4,005 ft (1,221 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k5w5

## At a glance

- FAA: 5W5
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Jun 1975
- Elevation: 243 ft / 74 m
- Coordinates: 35.6203, -78.7003
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,005 ft / 1,221 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35313054
- Weather station: KHRJ
- Ident: K5W5

## Timeline

- Jun 1975: Triple W Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 4,005 ft / 1,221 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt | 154° / 334° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,005 ft / 1,221 m | =9,525 of 29,858 | =3,734 in North America | =3,119 in US |
| Elevation | 243 ft / 74 m | =32,847 of 43,403 | =15,045 in North America | =12,669 in US |
| Age | Opened 1975 | =7,193 of 15,079 | =5,271 in North America | =5,177 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.700 |

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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)
- [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/k5w5/data