Southern Wake Regional (5W5)

Airport information: Raleigh, NC, United States. Search for another airport below.

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Location and general information

FAA identifier: 5W5
FAA site number: 17034.4*A
City / state: Raleigh, NC
County: Wake
Time zone: America/New_York
Reference point: 35°37'12.85" N
78°42'00.49" W
Elevation: 243 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 7° W (1985)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Private, 5w5, LLC
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 50 acres
From downtown: 11 NM southwest
Sectional chart: Charlotte
Activated: 06/1975

Services and facilities

Control tower: No
Attendance: Irregular
Fuel: 100LL
Airframe / engine repair: None / none
Transient storage: Hangar, tie-downs
ARTCC: Washington (ZDC)
Flight service: Raleigh (RDU)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: RDU
Wind indicator: No
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: No
Airport manager: Mattea Williams
704-497-9824
Last FAA inspection: 08/04/2025

FAA remarks

Be alert for rising terrain all quads.
Tower (500 ft AGL/ 826 ft MSL) approx 1.75 NM NW of airport.
Taxiway lights one side only.
Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
For CD contact Raleigh approach at 919-380-3144.
Night ldgs not rcmdd due to no threshold lights.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

FAA identifier: 5W5
Location: Raleigh, NC, United States
Elevation: 243 ft
Time zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 35.62023, -78.70014

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
16 / 34	4,005 × 50 ft	Asphalt, excellent

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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