Mount Olive Municipal Airport (W40)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	W40
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	78°2'19.0200" W / 35°13'17.2350" N -78.038617 / 35.221454 (Estimated)
Elevation	166.70 ft / 50.81 m (Surveyed)
Land	108 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles NE of Mount Olive, NC
Location	Wayne County, NC
Magnetic Variation	09W (2015)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	TOWN OF MT OLIVE AND WAYNE COUNTY
Address	114 EAST JAMES STREET MT OLIVE, NC 28365
Phone number	919-635-9539
Manager	MICHAEL BASS
Address	227 MT OLIVE AIRPORT ROAD MT OLIVE, NC 28365
Phone number	919-635-1471

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	CHARLOTTE
Region	ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC	ZDC - WASHINGTON
Tie-in FSS	RDU - RALEIGH
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	RDU (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.8 MHz
UNICOM	122.8 MHz
AWOS-3P	W40 (919-658-8067)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A1+
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AGRI,AMB,INSTR

Runway Information

Runway 05/23

Dimensions	5254 x 75 ft (1601 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	05	23
Alignment	40°	220°
Physical elevation	166.20 ft	166.50 ft
Coordinates	35.215950 / -78.044306	35.226958 / -78.032927
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left	2-light PAPI on left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
PGV	FAN MARKER	BELVOIR		0.00	06W	40.8 nm
CTZ	NDB	CLINTON		412.00	09W	21.7 nm
JN	NDB	JURLY		263.00	09W	24.3 nm
OA	NDB	ELLAS		261.00	08W	32.7 nm
AQE	NDB	ALWOOD		230.00	09W	43.8 nm
EW	NDB	KATFI		362.00	08W	48.7 nm
RNW	NDB	CHOCOWINITY		388.00	08W	48.9 nm
GSB	TACAN	SEYMOUR JOHNSON	112X	116.50	08W	7.6 nm
NCA	TACAN	NEW RIVER	101X	115.40	08W	42.7 nm
POB	TACAN	POPE	85X	113.80	07W	48.3 nm
FAY	VOR/DME	FAYETTEVILLE	95Y	114.85	04W	43.5 nm
EWN	VOR/DME	NEW BERN	83X	113.60	08W	49.6 nm
ISO	VORTAC	KINSTON	122X	117.50	05W	25.2 nm
TYI	VORTAC	TAR RIVER	125X	117.80	05W	48.3 nm

Remarks

• RWY 05 +200 FT AM RADIO TWR APPROX 6000 FT SW OF RWY END ON CNTRLN.
• LOW-LEVEL MIL ACT NEAR ARPT.
• -5 FT DRAINAGE DITCH 100 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN OF RWY 05.
• FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE CONTACT SEYMOUR AFB 119.7.
• FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
• VFR OPERATIONS ONLY.