Bladenboro Airport
3W6 · Bladenboro, North Carolina · Bladen County · map
Bladenboro Airport is a public-use airport in Bladenboro, North Carolina, 116 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 2,850 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Bladenboro Airport?
Its FAA code is 3W6.
Where is Bladenboro Airport?
It is in Bladenboro, North Carolina, 116 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bladenboro Airport?
Its one runway, 02/20, is 2,850 feet long, grass.
Does Bladenboro Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bladenboro Airport?
3 pilot examiners and 9 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 3W6
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 116 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,850 × 135 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 02: trees 63 ft high 39 ft from the end
- Runway 20: trees 86 ft high 86 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Curtis L Brown JR Field (10 nm east), Lumberton Regional (14 nm west), Columbus County Regional (17 nm south), Fayetteville Rgnl/Grannis Field (27 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Curtis L Brown JR Field (10 nm east), Lumberton Regional (14 nm west), Columbus County Regional (17 nm south), Grays Creek Airport (21 nm north).
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
- Established prior to 1959.
- Runway 20 has 94 feet trees 124 feet from threshold offset 32 feet right of centerline and 96 feet trees 260 feet from threshold offset 95 feet left of centerline.
- Usable runway width is 125 feet.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- 80 feet trees west edge of runway threshold to threshold and 80 feet trees east edge of runway 02 from threshold to 500 feet.
- 20 feet wide by 10 feet deep drainage canal crosses runway 02 10 feet south of threshold.
- 3 feet side drainage ditches both sides of runway at runway edges.
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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Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Bladenboro from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Bladenboro, North Carolina: 7 piston singles, 3 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 9 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 parachute rigger examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Lumberton Regional Airport · Lumberton, NC (14 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · [email protected]
- Elayne M Humphrey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Grays Creek Airport · Fayetteville, NC (27 nm) · (910) 224-8312 · [email protected]
- David Allen Lackey private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Rocky Point, NC (44 nm) · (704) 202-2610 · [email protected]
All 19 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- 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 · 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. 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 Bladenboro 10 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 3 drones
- Southeast Drone Solutions LLC 3 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 303 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/3W6.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 29, 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.