# Hinton Field (NC72)

**Hinton Field** (FAA: NC72) is a small airport in Princeton, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Apr 1989. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nc72

## At a glance

- FAA: NC72
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Princeton, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Apr 1989
- Elevation: 152 ft / 46 m
- Coordinates: 35.4515, -78.1600
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61670157
- Weather station: KGWW · WMO 74694
- Ident: NC72

## Timeline

- Apr 1989: Hinton Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 35 ft / 11 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 152 ft / 46 m | =35,209 of 43,403 | =16,014 in North America | =13,450 in US |
| Age | Opened 1989 | =9,515 of 15,079 | =7,305 in North America | =7,195 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [2NC4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2nc4.md) Scottbrook Farm Airport · 7.9 mi / 13 km
- [7NC3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7nc3.md) Kenly Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [KGWW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgww.md) Wayne Executive Jetport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [6NC0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/6nc0.md) Cox-Grantham Airfield · 11 mi / 18 km
- [GSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgsb.md) Seymour Johnson Air Force Base · 14 mi / 22 km
- [KJNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjnx.md) Johnston Regional Airport · 14 mi / 23 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/nc72/data