Whitfield'S East Airport
23NR · Fairfield, North Carolina · Hyde County · map
Whitfield'S East Airport is a private airport, 2 miles south of Fairfield, North Carolina, 1 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 3,300 feet of asphalt and grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 23NR
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- June 2009
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,300 × 23 ft | Asphalt and grass |
- Runway 08: tree 60 ft high 300 ft from the end
- Runway 26: power line 60 ft high 300 ft from the end
Aircraft registered in Fairfield from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Fairfield, North Carolina: 4 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 3 helicopters, 1 piston twin, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Heavy agricultural aircraft operations and U. south. Forest service helicopter operations.
- Runway 08 first 800 feet grass, runway 26 first 2500 feet asphalt.
- Deer/migratory birds ocnlly on airport.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.