Columbus County Municipal Airport is a public airport

Airport

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 located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district

Central business district

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 (CBD) of Whiteville

Whiteville, North Carolina

Whiteville is a city in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,148 at the 2000 census. It is the only city of Columbus County and is the county seat....

, a city in Columbus County

Columbus County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 54,749 people, 21,308 households, and 15,043 families residing in the county. The population density was 58/sq mi . As of 2004, there were 24,668 housing units at an average density of 26/sq mi...

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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, USA

United States

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. This general aviation

General aviation

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 airport covers 166 acres (67 ha) and has one runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier

Location identifier

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 for the FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

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 and IATA

International Air Transport Association

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, Columbus County Municipal Airport is assigned CPC
by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned CPC to Chapelco Airport in San Martin de los Andes

San Martín de los Andes

-References:* - Official website.-External links:*...

, Argentina

Argentina

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). The airport's ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

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 identifier is KCPC.

External links

• Columbus County Municipal Airport (official page)
• NCDOT Airport Information: