NC12 · Lee Creek Airport

AURORA, NORTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runway

5,070

Longest ft · 08/26

35.39N

76.78W

Lee Creek Airport serves Aurora, North Carolina at 3 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 5,070 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Private-use airfield. The FAA file marks this field private use. It is listed here for reference. Landing needs the owner's prior permission, and there may be no fuel or services. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
08/26	5,070 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	3 ft	2,439 ft	2,110 ft	3,165 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,203 ft	2,673 ft	2,237 ft	3,355 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,403 ft	2,907 ft	2,364 ft	3,545 ft
35°C afternoon	2,404 ft	2,907 ft	2,364 ft	3,545 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 5,070 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,545 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: NC12 is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOCW Warren Field	17 nm NW	5,000 ft
KEWN Coastal Carolina Regional Airport	23 nm SW	6,452 ft
KPMZ Plymouth Municipal Airport	25 nm N	5,500 ft
KPGV Pitt-Greenville Airport	33 nm NW	7,175 ft
KMCZ Martin County Airport	34 nm NW	5,000 ft

04Fuel and services at NC12

There is no public FBO fuel to log at NC12. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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