Richmond County
RCZ · KRCZ · Rockingham, North Carolina · Richmond County · map
Richmond County is a public-use airport owned by Richmond County, 3 miles south of Rockingham, North Carolina, 358 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 11 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 10,060 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Richmond County?
Its FAA code is RCZ, and its ICAO code is KRCZ.
Where is Richmond County?
It is 3 miles south of Rockingham, North Carolina, 358 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Richmond County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 5,001 feet long.
Does Richmond County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Richmond County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Richmond County?
4 pilot examiners and 3 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 Richmond County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RCZ · ICAO KRCZ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Richmond County
- Elevation
- 358 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 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
- April 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 3,009 × 490 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 150 ft, trees 14 ft high 220 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 201 ft, rr 20 ft high 215 ft from the end
- Runway 04: trees 33 ft high 90 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 127.8 | |
| Rcz and aWOS-3 | 118.775 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 910-997-4093.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Cheraw Muni/Lynch Bellinger Field (14 nm southwest), Marlboro County Jetport/H E Avent Field (16 nm south), Anson County/Jeff Cloud Field (17 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
- Runway 14 has 60 feet DROP-OFF 350 feet from dthr all sides.
- Activate dusk to dawn. Runway end identifier lights runway 32; PAPI runway 14 and 32; medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Unatndd Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays.
- 100LL and jet a - 24 hour SELF-SVC with credit card.
- JET-A fuel truck available.
- 19 feet trees between 0 to 200 feet from runway end and offset 151 feet R of centerline and 11 feet trees 182 feet from runway end offset 136 feet L of centerline.
- 15 feet road, 5 feet fence, and 20 feet rlrd all 0-200 feet from runway end offset between 90-200 feet R of centerline.
- Approach slope 12:1 at dthr due to 14 feet trees 372 feet from dthr offset 9 feet R of centerline.
- Approach slope 11:1 at dthr due to 20 feet rlrd 439 feet from dthr 235 feet R of centerline.
- Runway 32 has nmrs obstructions in approach inclng 5 feet fence, 12 feet road, and 20 feet rlrd.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 10 |
| multi-engine | 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 10,060, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 5,000 |
| general aviation, local | 5,000 |
| military | 60 |
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 Rockingham from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Rockingham, North Carolina: 12 piston singles, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 turboprop, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
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, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 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 (31 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · [email protected]
- Joe Daniel Rogers private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · FBO · Florence, SC (42 nm) · (843) 250-5111 · [email protected]
- Ronald Leo Horton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · AEROWOOD AVIATION · Monroe, NC (43 nm) · (704) 519-6746 · [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 (44 nm) · (910) 224-8312 · [email protected]
All 11 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 · 4 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 Rockingham 16 aircraft · 12 piston singles, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 turboprops
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 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 7,125 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RCZ.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 26, 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.