Clinton–Sampson County Airport Explained

Clinton–Sampson County Airport
Iata:CTZ
Icao:KCTZ
Faa:CTZ
Type:Public
Owner:Sampson County / City of Clinton
City-Served:Clinton, North Carolina
Elevation-F:144
Coordinates:34.975°N -78.3656°W
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in North Carolina
Pushpin Label:CTZ
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:6/24
R1-Length-F:5,002
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2009
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:5,200
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:27
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Clinton–Sampson County Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Clinton, a city in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the city and county. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] It was formerly known as Sampson County Airport.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Clinton–Sampson County Airport covers an area of 114 acres (46 ha) at an elevation of 144 feet (44 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,002 by 74 feet (1,525 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending September 4, 2009, the airport had 5,200 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per day: 86.5% general aviation, 11.5% military, and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 27 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine, 7% jet, and 4% multi-engine.

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . 2012-09-27 .
  3. Web site: KCTZ  - Sampson County Airport - Clinton, North Carolina . FAA Information Effective February 11, 2010 . AirNav . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218102634/http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCTZ . February 18, 2010 .