METAR & TAF 5W5
5W5 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KHRJ (HARNETT RGNL JETPORT) · 14.5 NM away. Conditions at 5W5 may differ.
METAR · KHRJ
Observed 22:35Z
KHRJ 272235Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 20/08 A3019 RMK AO2 T01960083
- Wind
- 120° @ 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 20°C / 8°C
- Altimeter
- 30.19 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 567 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
- 11 NM SW
- VFR sectional
- CHARLOTTE
- ARTCC
- ZDC · WASHINGTON
- NOTAM facility
- RDU (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- MATTEA WILLIAMS
- Phone
- 704-497-9824
- Address
- 3212 AIR PARK ROAD, FUQUAY-VARINA NC 27526
Flight service · Hours
- FSS RDU
- RALEIGH1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- IREG
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 16
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60', trees, 201' from thr, 0' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65', trees, 669' from thr, 25' R of cntrln, slope 7 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
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
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- No
- 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
- For clearance delivery, contact Raleigh Approach at 919-380-3144.Show FAA
- Be alert for rising terrain in all quadrants.Show FAA
- Deer are on and in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Night landings are not recommended due to no threshold lights.Show FAA
- The tower is 500 feet above ground level and 826 feet mean sea level, approximately 1.75 nautical miles northwest of the airport.Show FAA
- Taxiway lights are on one side only.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- From dusk to 2400 hours, low intensity runway lights are activated on CTAF. There is no CTAF prior to dusk.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 16/34There are no threshold lights.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 16There are 75 foot trees 0 to 200 feet from the threshold offset 9 feet right of centerline and 52 foot trees 0 to 200 feet from the threshold offset 35 feet left of centerline.Show FAA
- 34There are 60 foot trees 180 feet from the threshold offset 111 feet right of centerline.Show FAA
- 16Runway 16 has centerline markings only.Show FAA
- 34Runway 34 has centerline markings only.Show FAA
- 16The controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degree slope.Show FAA
Other notes
- For visual flight rules use only.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 5W5
Answer card- ICAO
- 5W5
- Name
- SOUTHERN WAKE RGNL
- Location
- RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
- Elevation
- 243 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,243 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 16/34 · 4,005 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 7°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 120° at 5 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 16
Southern Wake Rgnl is in Raleigh, North Carolina. The field elevation is 243 ft MSL. It has one runway, 16/34, which is 4,005 ft long and asphalt. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.7. No ILS approaches are published here.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. That puts the pattern at 1,243 ft MSL based on the field elevation, but verify before you fly. The published remarks matter here. Runway 16 has centerline markings only. Runway 34 also has centerline markings only. There are no threshold lights. Night landings are not recommended. Low intensity runway lights are activated on CTAF from dusk to 2400 hours. There is no CTAF prior to dusk.
The airport sits in a busy Raleigh area with rising terrain in all quadrants. Deer are also reported on and near the field. The tower is 500 ft AGL and 826 ft MSL, about 1.75 NM northwest of the airport. For clearance delivery, contact Raleigh Approach at 919-380-3144. No on-field FBOs are listed, so call the airport operator or the field directly before arrival if you need fuel or ramp details.