DS Butler Farm And Airfield
N83 · Oak Ridge, North Carolina · Guilford County · map
DS Butler Farm And Airfield is a public-use airport, 2 miles northwest of Oak Ridge, North Carolina, 950 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 2,000 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for DS Butler Farm And Airfield?
Its FAA code is N83.
Where is DS Butler Farm And Airfield?
It is 2 miles northwest of Oak Ridge, North Carolina, 950 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at DS Butler Farm And Airfield?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 2,000 feet long, grass.
Does DS Butler Farm And Airfield have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at DS Butler Farm And Airfield?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Triad Aviation Academy LLC and Lindley Field Flying School LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to DS Butler Farm And Airfield?
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
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA N83
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 950 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1975
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,000 × 60 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 01: trees 71 ft high 27 ft from the end
- Runway 19: trees 57 ft high 28 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Piedmont Triad International (6 nm southeast), Smith Reynolds Airport (11 nm west), Rockingham County NC Shiloh (16 nm northeast), Blue Ridge Airport (26 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Piedmont Triad International (6 nm southeast), Meadow Brook Field (9 nm northwest), Air Harbor Airport (10 nm east), Smith Reynolds Airport (11 nm west).
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 operations only. Establish compatible operations with greensboro the control tower. No IFR procedures to be estabd.
- Due to slpng runways - takeoffs runway 19 and landings runway 01.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Runway 19 wire markers on power line 180 feet from thld; wire markers +35 feet above thld; road approximately 10 feet above thld.
- 70 feet trees along both sides of runway 70 feet from centerline.
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 Oak Ridge from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Oak Ridge, North Carolina: 10 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 helicopter, 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:
- Triad Aviation Academy LLC 8 aircraft · Greensboro, 7 miles away Triad Aviation Academy is a flight attendant training school located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina.
- Lindley Field Flying School LLC 1 aircraft · Greensboro, 7 miles away Skybound Aviation is a flight school in Greensboro, North Carolina that offers pilot training from discovery flights through commercial and instructor certifications.
- Forsyth Technical Community College 3 aircraft · Winston Salem, 13 miles away
- Egret Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Winston Salem, 13 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Oak Ridge:
- East End Helicopter, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
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), 10 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 (5 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 (6 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 (6 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 (27 nm) · (336) 264-0943 · [email protected]
- Travis Jeffrey Williams private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Danville Regional Airport · Danville, VA (39 nm) · (434) 250-4310 · [email protected]
All 47 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 · 3 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 Oak Ridge 14 aircraft · 10 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 helicopters
- Airmart Aircraft Holdings INC 5 aircraft in town
- East End Helicopter, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Triad Aviation Academy LLC 8 aircraft · flight school
- Lindley Field Flying School LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Forsyth Technical Community College 3 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 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/N83.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.