Derby Aerodrome
N26 · Pinehurst, North Carolina · Richmond County · map
Derby Aerodrome is a public-use airport owned by Derby Aerodrome, LLC., 9 miles wsw of Pinehurst, North Carolina, 516 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 2,600 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Derby Aerodrome?
Its FAA code is N26.
Where is Derby Aerodrome?
It is 9 miles wsw of Pinehurst, North Carolina, 516 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Derby Aerodrome?
Its one runway, 05/23, is 2,600 feet long, grass.
Does Derby Aerodrome have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Derby Aerodrome?
4 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA N26
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Derby Aerodrome, LLC.
- Elevation
- 516 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2015
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,600 × 60 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 05: trees 54 ft high 62 ft from the end
- Runway 23: building 18 ft high 100 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Moore County (13 nm northeast), Richmond County (16 nm southwest), P K Airpark (23 nm east), Anson County/Jeff Cloud Field (23 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Moore County (13 nm northeast), Richmond County (16 nm southwest), Montgomery County (17 nm northwest), P K Airpark (23 nm east).
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
- Airport phys ads: 2054 Derby road. Elerbe, NC 28338.
- Runway 05/23 marked with yellow cones.
- Runway closed to turbine aircraft except with prior pmsn.
- Overnight aircraft must be tied down.
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 Pinehurst from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Pinehurst, North Carolina: 26 piston singles, 2 piston twins. 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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 parachute rigger examiners, 1 aircrew program designee.
- Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Moore County Airport · Carthage, NC (16 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · [email protected]
- Jay Lindsey Nabors private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · FBO · Sanford, NC (37 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 · Grays Creek Airport · Fayetteville, NC (38 nm) · (910) 224-8312 · [email protected]
- Ronald Leo Horton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · AEROWOOD AVIATION · Monroe, NC (49 nm) · (704) 519-6746 · [email protected]
All 13 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Pinehurst 28 aircraft · 26 piston singles, 2 piston twins
- June26 Investments LLC 2 aircraft in town
- 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/N26.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.