Duplin County
DPL · KDPL · Kenansville, North Carolina · Duplin County · map
Duplin County is a public-use airport owned by Duplin County, 2 miles northwest of Kenansville, North Carolina, 137 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 6,003 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KDPL · observed 3:35 pm EDT (19:35 UTC), 20 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 30.09 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 KDPL 061935Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A3009 RMK AO2
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 DPL · ICAO KDPL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Duplin County
- Elevation
- 137 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Sunday, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm; Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am 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
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1974
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 6,003 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 13 ft high 309 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 79 ft high 2,951 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.7 | |
| Dpl and aWOS-3 | 120.675 | |
| New Bern Center (remote transmitter) Low | 123.85 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 910-296-9688.
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 Kenansville from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Kenansville, North Carolina: 2 piston singles, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 2 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
- Deer/dogs/birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 05 and 23 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 05 and 23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 operates to 2400. After 0000, activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Unatndd thanksgiving and christmas.
- Fuel 24 hour credit card service available.
- Military aircraft land forward of numbers and limit delay on runway to avoid damage to runway surfaces.
- Duplin county airport closed to touch and go/practice approaches 9:00 pm to 6:00 am local daily. (all other times T&G/PRACTICE approaches limited to 30 minutes each).
- Airport closed to military aircraft except 1 hour prior permission required.
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.