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 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,200 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Clinton-Sampson County?
Its FAA code is CTZ, and its ICAO code is KCTZ.
Where is Clinton-Sampson County?
It is 2 miles southwest of Clinton, North Carolina, 144 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Clinton-Sampson County?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 5,008 feet long, asphalt.
Does Clinton-Sampson County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Clinton-Sampson County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Clinton-Sampson County?
7 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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Clinton-Sampson County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, air ambulance, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Duplin County (19 nm east), Mount Olive Municipal (22 nm northeast), Wallace-Pender Airport (24 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
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 15 |
| jets | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,200, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 100 |
| general aviation, travelling | 500 |
| general aviation, local | 4,000 |
| military | 600 |
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. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Clinton from the FAA register
38 aircraft are registered to owners in Clinton, North Carolina: 29 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, 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
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, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 13 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 engineering representative, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 2 training center examiners.
- 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 (25 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 (34 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 (34 nm) · (919) 369-2683 · [email protected]
- Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Blue Line Aviation · Smithfield, NC (34 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · [email protected]
- Francesco Gozzo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pikeville, NC (36 nm) · (919) 426-5494 · [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 (39 nm) · (704) 202-2610 · [email protected]
- Jay Lindsey Nabors private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Cary, NC (50 nm) · (919) 740-0299 · [email protected]
All 32 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.
- 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.
- 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 Clinton 38 aircraft · 29 piston singles, 3 business jets, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Clinton Flying Service INC 5 aircraft in town
- Sea Horse Sportfishing LLC 3 aircraft in town
- High Hills LLC 2 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 · 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/CTZ.json.
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 27, 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.