Grand Strand Airport
CRE · KCRE · North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina · Horry County · map
Grand Strand Airport is a public-use airport owned by Horry County, 1 mile northwest of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 32 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 5,997 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KCRE · observed 2:53 pm EDT (18:53 UTC), 61 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (040°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 3,900 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- Temperature 76°F (24°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter 30.05 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCRE 061853Z 04011KT 10SM SCT039 SCT050 24/16 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02440161
TAF KCRE 061720Z 0618/0718 06012KT P6SM FEW200 FM070300 05010KT P6SM BKN250 FM070700 03010KT P6SM BKN200
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CRE · ICAO KCRE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Horry County
- Elevation
- 32 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,997 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 59 ft high 1,434 ft from the end
- Runway 23: ILS with DME, PAPI, two lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, trees 98 ft high 3,450 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.6 | Strand |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Cre and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.625 | Strand |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.8 | Strand |
| Approach and departure | 119.2 | Strand |
| Myrtle Beach Center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.375 | Strand |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 843-361-2802.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in North Myrtle Beach from the FAA register
25 aircraft are registered to owners in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: 19 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter. 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 South Carolina.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 42 since 1982, 9 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
- Existed prior to 1958.
- Extensive banner tow operations from airport along coast line 10 NM northeast to 20 NM southwest.
- After 0000 activate high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23; runway end identifier lights runway 05 and approach lights (MALSR) runway 23 - the common traffic frequency.
- Gulls on and in the vicinity of 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.