# Hawks Nest Airport (NR57)

**Hawks Nest Airport** (FAA: NR57) is a small airport in Kenly, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Jan 2026. It has one runway, 2,500 ft (762 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nr57

## At a glance

- FAA: NR57
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Kenly, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Jan 2026
- Elevation: 233 ft / 71 m
- Coordinates: 35.7022, -78.1658
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Weather station: KJNX
- Ident: NR57

## Timeline

- Jan 2026: Hawks Nest Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 ft / 762 m | =20,464 of 29,858 | =9,064 in North America | =7,805 in US |
| Elevation | 233 ft / 71 m | =33,087 of 43,403 | =15,144 in North America | =12,748 in US |
| Age | Opened 2026 | =14,961 of 15,079 | =12,077 in North America | =11,933 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [7NC3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7nc3.md) Kenly Airport · 8.2 mi / 13 km
- [33NC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/33nc.md) Easley Acres Airport · 9.7 mi / 16 km
- [W03](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kw03.md) Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [51NC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/51nc.md) Phillip R Bunn Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [W17](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9nc0.md) Raleigh East Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [7NC5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7nc5.md) Crooked Creek Airport · 17 mi / 27 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)
- [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/nr57/data