Greensboro Executive
3A4 · Greensboro, North Carolina · Guilford County · map
Greensboro Executive is a public-use airport owned by 3A4, LLC, 8 miles southeast of Greensboro, North Carolina, 739 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,064 feet of asphalt.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Greensboro Executive?
Its FAA code is 3A4.
Where is Greensboro Executive?
It is 8 miles southeast of Greensboro, North Carolina, 739 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Greensboro Executive?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,064 feet long, asphalt.
Does Greensboro Executive have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Greensboro Executive?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Elon Aviation LLC and Western Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Greensboro Executive?
8 pilot examiners and 13 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3A4
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- 3A4, LLC
- Elevation
- 739 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1979
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,064 × 30 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: trees 16 ft high 257 ft from the end
- Runway 35: trees 54 ft high 447 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Burlington/Alamance Regional (12 nm northeast), Piedmont Triad International (16 nm northwest), Siler City Municipal (17 nm southeast), Asheboro Regional (20 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Burlington/Alamance Regional (12 nm northeast), Air Harbor Airport (15 nm north), Piedmont Triad International (16 nm northwest), Siler City Municipal (17 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in North Carolina · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Runway 17 uphill landing pref.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35, 5 clicks only - the common traffic frequency more than 5 lock out control for 10 minimum.
- Only two end lights each side.
- Has 15 feet trees 22 feet from threshold, offset 77 feet L of centerline.
- 6 feet equipment 83 feet FR threshold offset 57 L of centerline.
- Runway nrs smaller than standard.
- Runway nrs smaller than standard.
- Runway 17 has 50 feet DROP-OFF 60 feet from runway end offset 30 feet both sides of centerline.
- Runway 17/35 TURN-AROUNDS are part of the runway there is no runup area at either end.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Greensboro from the FAA register
184 aircraft are registered to owners in Greensboro, North Carolina: 101 piston singles, 51 business jets, 14 piston twins, 5 turboprops, 4 drones. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Greensboro, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Elon Aviation LLC 16 aircraft · Burlington, 14 miles away Elon Aviation is a flight school offering pilot training from private pilot through airline transport pilot certificates and ratings at two locations in North Carolina: Burlington-Alamanca Regional Airport (KBUY) and Piedmont-Triad Internat
- Western Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · Burlington, 14 miles away Western Flying Club is a not-for-profit, member-owned flying club based in Burlington, North Carolina.
Charter operators and airlines based in Greensboro:
- Direct Jet Charter, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Direct Jet Charter provides private jet charter services from Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, and other airports.
- Causey Aviation Service, INC. 2 aircraft on the certificate Causey Aviation Service is a family-owned charter operator and aircraft management company based at Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, North Carolina.
- Air Charter Express, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Greensboro (12 of 13, all of them):
- Aar Aircraft Services INC
- Aar Aircraft Services, LLC AAR Corp.
- Aeroteams Managed Aviation Solutions Aeroteams Managed Aviation Solutions is a FAA Part 145 Limited Repair Station based in Greensboro, North Carolina that specializes in aircraft fuel system repairs and testing for both bladder cell and integral fuel tanks.
- Balloon Port of Greensboro
- Genesis Aviation INC Genesis Aviation is a FAA, EASA, and CAA UK approved repair station specializing in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel, electronic, electrical and electro-mechanical aircraft components, as well as avionics e
- Honda Aircraft Company, LLC
- Koury Aviation Maintenance, LLC
- Latitude Aero, LLC Latitude Aero is an FAA and EASA Part 145 repair station based in Greensboro, North Carolina, specializing in the refurbishment, repair, and upgrade of commercial aircraft seating.
- Piedmont Aviation Component Services, LLC TAT Technologies is an aerospace systems and support company providing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for thermal systems, auxiliary power units (APUs), and landing gear on commercial and defense aircraft.
- Seatsource LLC
- Signature Flight Support LLC
- Textron Aviation INC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
8 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 7 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 13 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 10 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 9 engineering representatives, 7 training center evaluators, 3 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- Christopher Marshall Whittle private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Burlington, NC (12 nm) · (336) 264-0943 · [email protected]
- Doris Gatewood private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Signature FBO · Greensboro, NC (16 nm) · (540) 522-6115 · [email protected]
- Garland Michael Boone private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Triad Aviation Acadmey · Greensboro, NC (16 nm) · (336) 403-4622 · [email protected]
- Ronald Leo Horton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · SIGNATURE AVIATION · Greensboro, NC (16 nm) · (704) 519-6746 · [email protected]
- Jay Lindsey Nabors private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · FBO · Sanford, NC (36 nm) · (919) 740-0299 · [email protected]
- Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Moore County Airport · Carthage, NC (38 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · [email protected]
- Travis Jeffrey Williams private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Danville Regional Airport · Danville, VA (41 nm) · (434) 250-4310 · [email protected]
- Francesco Gozzo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Morrisville, NC (42 nm) · (919) 426-5494 · [email protected]
All 54 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Greensboro 184 aircraft · 101 piston singles, 51 business jets, 14 piston twins
- Honda Aviation Service CO INC 32 aircraft in town
- Triad Aviation Academy LLC 8 aircraft in town
- Braden Health LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Syngenta Crop Protection LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Honda Aviation Service CO INC 32 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Direct Jet Charter, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Causey Aviation Service, INC. 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Air Charter Express, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Elon Aviation LLC 16 aircraft · flight school
- Western Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Aar Aircraft Services INC · repair station
- Aar Aircraft Services, LLC · repair station
- Aeroteams Managed Aviation Solutions · repair station
- Balloon Port of Greensboro · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 304 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Carolina 106 landing places
- North Carolina 7,120 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/3A4.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.