Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport
N61 · Liberty, North Carolina · Alamance County · map
Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles northeast of Liberty, North Carolina, 750 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 1,400 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport?
Its FAA code is N61.
Where is Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport?
It is 3 miles northeast of Liberty, North Carolina, 750 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport?
Its one runway, 03/21, is 1,400 feet long, grass.
Does Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Elon Aviation LLC and Western Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport?
9 pilot examiners and 16 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 N61
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 750 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
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,400 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 03: trees 34 ft high 17 ft from the end
- Runway 21: trees 74 ft high 10 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Siler City Municipal (10 nm south), Burlington/Alamance Regional (11 nm north), Asheboro Regional (22 nm southwest), Piedmont Triad International (24 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Siler City Municipal (10 nm south), Burlington/Alamance Regional (11 nm north), Asheboro Regional (22 nm southwest), Air Harbor Airport (22 nm northwest).
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
- VFR only.
- Pond 50 feet from threshold runway 21.
- 50 feet mntnd rglrly.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degree slope
- Ultralight act on and in the vicinity of airport.
- 4 feet fence end of runway 03 and alg both sides of runway in prim surface.
- Airport in traffic pattern of causey airport 2A5 (4 MI east) the common traffic frequency: 122.8.
- Livestock and wildlife on and in the vicinity of runway.
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 Liberty from the FAA register
62 aircraft are registered to owners in Liberty, North Carolina: 45 business jets, 8 piston singles, 5 drones, 3 piston twins, 1 turboprop. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Elon Aviation LLC 16 aircraft · Burlington, 13 miles away Elon Aviation is a flight school offering pilot training from private pilot through airline transport pilot certificates and ratings at two locations in North Carolina: Burlington-Alamanca Regional Airport (KBUY) and Piedmont-Triad Internat
- Western Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · Burlington, 13 miles away Western Flying Club is a not-for-profit, member-owned flying club based in Burlington, North Carolina.
Charter operators and airlines based in Liberty:
- Baker Aviation LLC 46 aircraft on the certificate Baker Aviation is a charter operator specializing in broker partnerships for aircraft chartering and maintenance.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 16 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 10 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 9 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 7 training center evaluators, 3 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- Christopher Marshall Whittle private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Burlington, NC (11 nm) · (336) 264-0943 · [email protected]
- Doris Gatewood private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Signature FBO · Greensboro, NC (24 nm) · (540) 522-6115 · [email protected]
- Garland Michael Boone private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Triad Aviation Acadmey · Greensboro, NC (24 nm) · (336) 403-4622 · [email protected]
- Ronald Leo Horton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · SIGNATURE AVIATION · Greensboro, NC (24 nm) · (704) 519-6746 · [email protected]
- Jay Lindsey Nabors private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · FBO · Sanford, NC (27 nm) · (919) 740-0299 · [email protected]
- Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Moore County Airport · Carthage, NC (32 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 · Morrisville, NC (34 nm) · (919) 426-5494 · [email protected]
- Travis Jeffrey Williams private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Danville Regional Airport · Danville, VA (43 nm) · (434) 250-4310 · [email protected]
All 62 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- 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.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- 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 · 7 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 Liberty 62 aircraft · 45 business jets, 8 piston singles, 5 drones
- Citation X Parts LLC 34 aircraft in town
- Citation X Leasing LLC 11 aircraft in town
- N34Cc LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Causey Aviation Service INC 2 aircraft in town
- Baker Aviation LLC 46 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Elon Aviation LLC 16 aircraft · flight school
- Western Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 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/N61.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.