Clinton-Sampson County
CTZ · KCTZ · Clinton, North Carolina · Sampson County · map
Clinton-Sampson County is a public-use airport owned by Sampson County/City of Clinton, 2 miles southwest of Clinton, North Carolina, 144 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 5,008 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 16 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 5,200 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KCTZ · observed 6:35 pm EDT (22:35 UTC), 17 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 71°F (22°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 30.07 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCTZ 062235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3007 RMK AO2 T02170123
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 CTZ · ICAO KCTZ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Sampson County/City of Clinton
- Elevation
- 144 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 8:30 am to 6:00 pm; Sunday, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 5,008 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 25 ft high 683 ft from the end
- Runway 24: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 10 ft high 316 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 133.0 | |
| Ctz and aWOS-3 | 119.125 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 910-592-7488.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,200, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Clinton from the FAA register
37 aircraft are registered to owners in Clinton, North Carolina: 28 piston singles, 3 business jets, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin. 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
- 50 feet trees 300 feet from centerline penetrate transitional surface northwest side of runway from runway 24 approach surface to runway 06 threshold.
- PAPI runway 06 and 24 operates continuously. Runway end identifier lights runway 06 and 24; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 oper drg daylight hours; activate 9:00 pm to 6:00 am - the common traffic frequency.
- FBO-CLINTON flying service - jim naylor.
- 78 feet trees 0-200 feet from thld 275 feet right of centerline and 81 feet trees 102 feet from thld 357 feet left of centerline.
- 40 feet DROP-OFF runway 06 325 feet from threshold and 120 feet left. 60+ feet DROP-OFF 20 feet from threshold and 110 feet right of centerline.
- 30 feet DROP-OFF runway 24 350 feet from thld and 175 feet right of centerline.
- 70 feet DROP-OFF 50 100 feet left of centerline taxiway a at runway 06.
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.