Washington-Warren Airport
OCW · KOCW · Washington, North Carolina · Beaufort County · map
Washington-Warren Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Washington in Washington, North Carolina, 38 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,001 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 26 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,600 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Washington-Warren Airport?
Its FAA code is OCW, and its ICAO code is KOCW.
Where is Washington-Warren Airport?
It is in Washington, North Carolina, 38 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Washington-Warren Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 5,001 feet long.
Does Washington-Warren Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Washington-Warren Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Washington-Warren Airport?
2 pilot examiners and 2 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 Washington-Warren Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OCW · ICAO KOCW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Washington
- Elevation
- 38 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1942
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | |
| 05/23 | 5,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: threshold displaced 1,172 ft, pole 39 ft high 325 ft from the end
- Runway 35: trees 25 ft high 512 ft from the end
- Runway 05: localizer with DME, PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 64 ft high 1,275 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 200 ft, road 17 ft high 348 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.35 | |
| Ocw and aWOS-3 | 120.175 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 252-975-6133.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Pitt-Greenville Airport (17 nm west), Martin County (19 nm north), Plymouth Municipal (20 nm northeast).
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
- Sunset - sunrise
- Activate runway end identifier lightss runway 05 and 23, 35; PAPI runway 05 and 23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency.
- Unatndd new years day, easter, july 4TH, thanksgiving and christmas.
- Fuel 24 hour credit card service available.
- Displaced thld not marked at stated dist of 500 feet but at 1073 feet on runway.
- Faded to NON-EXISTENCE.
- Approach ratio 18:1 to displaced thld due 113 feet trees 2106 feet from displaced thld offset 229 feet right of centerline.
- Approach ratio 17:1 to displaced thld.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 17/35 unlighted.
- 120 feet+ tower 3700 feet+ from runway 5 thld on centerline.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 24 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,600, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 100 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,500 |
| general aviation, local | 3,000 |
| military | 1,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Washington from the FAA register
26 aircraft are registered to owners in Washington, North Carolina: 22 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 2 drones. 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
Charter operators and airlines based in Washington:
- Greenwood Helicopters, INC. 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
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 2 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 training center examiners.
- Taft Louis Stallings private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Dillon Aviation Inc. · Greenville, NC (17 nm) · (252) 813-2646 · [email protected]
- Francesco Gozzo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pikeville, NC (45 nm) · (919) 426-5494 · [email protected]
All 9 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).
- 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 Washington 26 aircraft · 22 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 2 drones
- Harrier Operations LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Greenwood Helicopters INC 2 aircraft in town
- Greenwood Helicopters, INC. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- 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 7,132 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/OCW.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 23, 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.