# Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (W03)

**Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport** (FAA: W03) is a small airport in Wilson, North Carolina, United States. It opened in May 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 4,500 ft (1,372 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kw03

## At a glance

- FAA: W03
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wilson, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: May 1943
- Elevation: 160 ft / 49 m
- Coordinates: 35.7704, -77.9698
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 4,500 ft / 1,372 m
- Instrument procedures: 5 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35321237
- Weather station: KRWI
- Ident: KW03

## Timeline

- May 1943: Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 031° / 211° | yes |
| 15/33 | 4,499 ft / 1,371 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 150° / 330° |  |
| 09/27 | 4,498 ft / 1,371 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | =8,114 of 29,858 | =3,043 in North America | =2,509 in US |
| Elevation | 160 ft / 49 m | #35,069 of 43,403 | #15,961 in North America | #13,405 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | WASHINGTON CNTR | 135.300 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [RWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krwi.md) Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport · 7.4 mi / 12 km
- [33NC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/33nc.md) Easley Acres Airport · 9.7 mi / 16 km
- [NR57](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nr57.md) Hawks Nest Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [7NC3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7nc3.md) Kenly Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [42NC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/42nc.md) Spring Paths Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [7NC5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7nc5.md) Crooked Creek Airport · 19 mi / 31 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/kw03/data