METAR & TAF 28A
28A does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KEQY (CHARLOTTE/MONROE EXEC) · 6.4 NM away. Conditions at 28A may differ.
METAR · KEQY
Observed 17:53Z
KEQY 271753Z AUTO 03007KT 350V060 10SM CLR 19/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP230 T01940083 10194 20117 58012
- Wind
- 030° @ 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 19°C / 8°C
- Altimeter
- 30.19 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 846 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 6 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- CHARLOTTE
- Pattern altitude
- 535 ft AGL · 1,100 ft MSL
- ARTCC
- ZTL · ATLANTA
- NOTAM facility
- RDU (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- SAM DONAHUE
- Phone
- 704-614-3084
- Address
- 2020 LAWYERS RD, INDIAN TRAIL NC 28079
Flight service · Hours
- FSS RDU
- RALEIGH1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- IRREG
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
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Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AVNCS,INSTR,RNTL,SALES,SURV
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- There are numerous unmarked and unlighted obstacles in both approaches.Show FAA
- There are numerous obstacles including trees, buildings, vehicles, parked aircraft, and landscape poles in the primary surface 65 feet from the runway centerline.Show FAA
- No night landings are permitted 2 hours after sunset.Show FAA
- Use caution due to extensive ultralight activity.Show FAA
- Call the airport for fuel when unattended at 704-614-3084.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery contact Charlotte Approach at 704-359-0241.Show FAA
- Birds and wildlife are on and in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Farm equipment is on and in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Runway 04/22 has 15-foot roads 55 feet from centerline on both sides of the runway.Show FAA
- Runway 04/22 has the first 400 feet on the southwest end unlighted.Show FAA
- Runway 04/22 has a 15-foot drop-off 50 feet from centerline on the southeast side at midfield.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- The lights are on from sunset for 2 hours. After sunset, for lights after hours call 704-614-3084.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 04/22Runway 04/22 has nonstandard low intensity runway lights; no threshold lights.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 22There are 41-foot trees 150 to 200 feet from the threshold offset 110 feet right of centerline; 20-foot trees 132 feet from the threshold offset 7 feet left of centerline; and a 7-foot trash pile 122 feet from the threshold offset 75 feet right of centerline.Show FAA
- 04There is an 8 foot hill 80 to 160 feet from the threshold offset 90 feet left of centerline and a 10 foot gravel path 0 to 200 feet from the threshold offset 30 feet right of centerline on runway 04.Show FAA
- 04Night landings are not authorized on runway 04.Show FAA
- 22Right traffic pattern is for ultralights only on runway 22.Show FAA
- 04Right traffic pattern is for ultralights only on runway 04.Show FAA
- 04The approach ratio is 7 to 1 to the displaced threshold.Show FAA
Other notes
- 980-875-0114.Show FAA
- Visual flight rules operations only.Show FAA
- Traffic pattern altitude is 535 feet above ground level for ultralights and 1035 feet above ground level for all other aircraft.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 28A
Answer card- ICAO
- 28A
- Name
- GOOSE CREEK
- Location
- INDIAN TRAIL, NORTH CAROLINA
- Elevation
- 565 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,100 ft MSL (535 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 5°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 030° at 7 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Goose Creek (28A) sits in Indian Trail, North Carolina. The field elevation is 565 ft MSL. There are no listed runways in the facts block, so verify the current runway layout before you go. The airport is not towered. CTAF and UNICOM are both 123.0. No ILS approaches are published here.
Pattern altitude is 535 ft AGL for ultralights. That works out to 1,100 ft MSL in the published remarks. Pattern altitude for all other aircraft is 1,035 ft AGL. The airport has nonstandard low intensity runway lights on runway 04/22. There are no threshold lights. The lights are on from sunset for 2 hours. No night landings are permitted 2 hours after sunset.
The published remarks also call out numerous unmarked and unlighted obstacles in both approaches. Runway 04 has a hill and a gravel path near the threshold. Runway 22 has trees and a trash pile near the threshold. Right traffic on runway 22 is for ultralights only. There are no on-field FBOs listed. If you need fuel when the field is unattended, call the airport. For clearance delivery, contact Charlotte Approach. This is a field where you want the current Chart Supplement in hand before departure.