# Tarboro Edgecombe Airport (KETC)

**Tarboro Edgecombe Airport** (ICAO: KETC) is a small airport in Tarboro, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Apr 1961. It has one runway, 3,999 ft (1,219 m) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KETC
- FAA: ETC
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Tarboro, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Apr 1961
- Elevation: 53 ft / 16 m
- Coordinates: 35.9371, -77.5466
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,999 ft / 1,219 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarboro%E2%80%93Edgecombe_Airport (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74844013
- Weather station: KETC
- Ident: KETC

## Timeline

- Apr 1961: Tarboro Edgecombe Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,999 ft / 1,219 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 084° / 264° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,999 ft / 1,219 m | =9,960 of 29,858 | =4,134 in North America | =3,470 in US |
| Elevation | 53 ft / 16 m | =39,081 of 43,403 | =17,729 in North America | =14,665 in US |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =3,230 in North America | =3,154 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | WASHINGTON APP/DEP | 135.300 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

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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/ketc/data