Southern Wake Regional
5W5 · Raleigh, North Carolina · Wake County · map
Southern Wake Regional is a public-use airport owned by 5W5, LLC, 11 miles southwest of Raleigh, North Carolina, 243 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,005 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Southern Wake Regional?
Its FAA code is 5W5.
Where is Southern Wake Regional?
It is 11 miles southwest of Raleigh, North Carolina, 243 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Southern Wake Regional?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,005 feet long, asphalt.
Does Southern Wake Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Southern Wake Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Southern Wake Regional?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Harrier Soaring Club INC and Must Dash Rides Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Southern Wake Regional?
7 pilot examiners and 12 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Southern Wake Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5W5
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- 5W5, LLC
- Elevation
- 243 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1975
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,005 × 50 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 16: trees 60 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 34: trees 65 ft high 669 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Harnett Regional Jetport (14 nm south), Johnston Regional (16 nm east), Raleigh-Durham International (16 nm north), Raleigh Executive Jetport AT Sanford-Lee County (20 nm west).
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
- VFR use only.
- DUSK-2400 activate low-intensity runway lights - the common traffic frequency. No the common traffic frequency prior to dusk.
- No threshold lights.
- 75 feet trees 0-200 feet from threshold offset 9 feet right of centerline; 52 feet trees 0-200 feet from threshold offset 35 feet left of centerline.
- 60 feet trees 180 feet from threshold offset 111 feet right of centerline.
- Centerline mrkg only.
- Centerline mrkg only.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Be alert for rising trrn all quads.
- Tower (500 feet AGL/ 826 feet above sea level) approx 1.75 NM northwest of airport.
- Taxiway lights one side only.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
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 Raleigh from the FAA register
351 aircraft are registered to owners in Raleigh, North Carolina: 228 piston singles, 47 business jets, 26 turboprops, 13 piston twins, 11 gliders. 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 Raleigh, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Harrier Soaring Club INC 2 aircraft · Raleigh
- Must Dash Rides Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Raleigh
- Nc Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Raleigh
- Gods Chosen Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Apex, 12 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Raleigh:
- Red Wing Aeroplane, LLC. 26 aircraft on the certificate
- DavisAir Inc. 9 aircraft on the certificate
- Flightgest Aviation, LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate FlightGest Academy is a flight school based at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina, offering Part 61 and Part 141 flight training programs.
- North Star Aero Services, INC. 2 aircraft on the certificate NorthStar Aero Services is a charter operator based in Raleigh, North Carolina that provides private charter flights, aeromedical flight services, and organ procurement transportation.
- Jem Air Holdings LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Spanishtown Engineering, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
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
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 12 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 2 parachute rigger examiners.
- Jay Lindsey Nabors private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Cary, NC (8 nm) · (919) 740-0299 · [email protected]
- Elayne M Humphrey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Erwin, NC (14 nm) · (910) 224-8312 · [email protected]
- Adam Everett Walters private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smithfield, NC (16 nm) · (803) 493-9125 · [email protected]
- Charles Ray Walters private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smithfield, NC (16 nm) · (919) 369-2683 · [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 (16 nm) · (919) 426-5494 · [email protected]
- Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Blue Line Aviation · Smithfield, NC (16 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · [email protected]
- 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 (46 nm) · (336) 264-0943 · [email protected]
All 31 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
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 · 14 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 Raleigh 351 aircraft · 228 piston singles, 47 business jets, 26 turboprops
- State of North Carolina 15 aircraft in town
- Mach .92 Leasing LLC 9 aircraft in town
- Five Star Marketing INC 6 aircraft in town
- Alpha Aviation Holdings Group LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Odyssey Aviation LLC 4 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Red Wing Aeroplane, LLC. 26 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- DavisAir Inc. 9 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Flightgest Aviation, LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- North Star Aero Services, INC. 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Harrier Soaring Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Must Dash Rides Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Nc Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 14 since 1982 · 0 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/5W5.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.