Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport
W03 · Wilson, North Carolina · Wilson County · map
Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Wilson, 3 miles north of Wilson, North Carolina, 160 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 4,500 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
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What is the airport code for Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport?
Its FAA code is W03.
Where is Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport?
It is 3 miles north of Wilson, North Carolina, 160 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport?
The longest of its 3 runways, 03/21, is 4,500 feet long.
Does Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Are there flight schools at Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Angel Wings Flyers LLC and Wilson Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport?
8 pilot examiners and 11 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 Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W03
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Wilson
- Elevation
- 160 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 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
- May 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 4,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 4,499 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | |
| 09/27 | 4,498 × 150 ft | Asphalt, poor |
- Runway 03: trees 15 ft high 522 ft from the end
- Runway 21: trees 13 ft high 271 ft from the end
- Runway 15: trees 34 ft high 362 ft from the end
- Runway 33: trees 44 ft high 328 ft from the end
- Runway 09: trees 38 ft high 530 ft from the end
- Runway 27: trees 43 ft high 464 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| New Bern Center (remote transmitter) Low | 123.85 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Rocky Mount/Wilson Regional (6 nm northeast), Wayne Executive Jetport (19 nm south), Triangle North Executive (23 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
- No LINE-OF-SIGHT between runway ends.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 03/21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency.
- Due to 28 feet trees 0-200 feet from end and offset 136 feet right of centerline.
- Due to 32 feet trees 0-200 feet from end and offset 169 feet left of centerline.
- Due to 20 feet building 5 feet from end and offset 243 feet right of centerline.
- Runway 03/21 out of service indef.
- Due to line under runway NR and lctn from end.
- Due to line under runway NR and lctn from end.
- Rough surface due to excessive crack sealant.
- L and T and block cracking, fod, failed sealant.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Wilson from the FAA register
39 aircraft are registered to owners in Wilson, North Carolina: 30 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 turboprops, 2 helicopters, 1 drone. 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
Fuel and service companies in Wilson, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Lee Aviation Services LLC Lee Flight Services is an aircraft rental operator based in Pembroke Pines, Florida, offering affordable aircraft rentals to licensed pilots for building flight time and maintaining currency.
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Angel Wings Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Wilson Angel Wings Flyers is a division of Wings 4 Humanity that provides free air transportation for patients in need of medical treatment far from home.
- Wilson Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Rocky Mount, 7 miles away
Repair stations in Wilson:
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
8 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 11 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
- Francesco Gozzo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pikeville, NC (17 nm) · (919) 426-5494 · [email protected]
- Adam Everett Walters private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smithfield, NC (25 nm) · (803) 493-9125 · [email protected]
- Charles Ray Walters private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smithfield, NC (25 nm) · (919) 369-2683 · [email protected]
- Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Blue Line Aviation · Smithfield, NC (25 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · [email protected]
- Taft Louis Stallings private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Dillon Aviation Inc. · Greenville, NC (30 nm) · (252) 813-2646 · [email protected]
- Jay Lindsey Nabors private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Cary, NC (39 nm) · (919) 740-0299 · [email protected]
- Christopher Allen Kreske private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pikeville, NC (41 nm) · (919) 608-3231 · [email protected]
- Elayne M Humphrey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Erwin, NC (44 nm) · (910) 224-8312 · [email protected]
All 28 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- 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 · 1 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 Wilson 39 aircraft · 30 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 turboprops
- Adventist World Aviation 14 aircraft in town
- Lee Aviation Services LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Adventist World Aviation INC 4 aircraft in town
- Lee Aviation Services LLC 4 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Angel Wings Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Wilson Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Kidde Technologies, INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 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/W03.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.