Meadow Brook Field
N63 · Walnut Cove, North Carolina · Stokes County · map
Meadow Brook Field is a public-use airport, 1 mile northwest of Walnut Cove, North Carolina, 647 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,725 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Meadow Brook Field?
Its FAA code is N63.
Where is Meadow Brook Field?
It is 1 mile northwest of Walnut Cove, North Carolina, 647 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Meadow Brook Field?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,725 feet long, asphalt.
Does Meadow Brook Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Meadow Brook Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Meadow Brook Field?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Forsyth Technical Community College and Egret Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Meadow Brook Field?
5 pilot examiners and 8 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 Meadow Brook Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA N63
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 647 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1966
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,725 × 32 ft | Asphalt, good | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: trees 39 ft high 331 ft from the end
- Runway 34: trees 31 ft high 372 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 124.35 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Smith Reynolds Airport (11 nm south), Piedmont Triad International (16 nm southeast), Rockingham County NC Shiloh (17 nm northeast), Blue Ridge Airport (21 nm north).
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 use only.
- High trrn in all quads.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL self service available by the FBO (fixed-base operator).
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights; lights 30 feet either side of asphalt along old grass runway. Non-standard threshold lights with green, red, clear and BI-DIRECTIONAL lengths.
- Scrub trees ranging from 22 feet - 41 feet located 0-200 feet from threshold offset 100 feet right of centerline.
- +3 feet fence 30 feet from threshold both sides of centerline.
- Markings faded and obscured by runway sealant.
- Markings faded and obscured by runway sealant.
- Runway mkng smaller than normal and faded.
- Runway mkng smaller than normal and faded; centerline non-standard.
- +65 feet trees within 110 feet of centerline east 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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Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Walnut Cove from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Walnut Cove, North Carolina: 19 piston singles, 1 glider. 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:
- Forsyth Technical Community College 3 aircraft · Winston Salem, 12 miles away
- Egret Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Winston Salem, 12 miles away
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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 9 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 10 engineering representatives, 7 training center evaluators, 3 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- 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 · Stokesdale, NC (9 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 · Signature Flight Support · Winston Salem, NC (11 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 (16 nm) · (704) 519-6746 · [email protected]
- 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 (36 nm) · (336) 264-0943 · [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 46 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.
- 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.
- 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 · 6 since 1982, 1 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 Walnut Cove 20 aircraft · 19 piston singles, 1 gliders
- Steele Aviation INC 5 aircraft in town
- Forsyth Technical Community College 3 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Egret Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 303 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 7,117 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/N63.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.