Carteret Hospital Heliport HeliportPrivate

NR44 · Morehead City, NC · 24 ft elevation · Non-towered

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Airport information

FAA LID: NR44
Coordinates: 34.7259, -76.7531
Elevation: 24 ft MSL
Sectional chart: CHARLOTTE
Airport use: Private
Control tower: No
ARTCC: WASHINGTON (ZDC)
Flight service (FSS): RALEIGH · 122.2 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
Segmented circle: No
Activated: 2023/11
Distance from city: 1 W

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-23

Event	Local (EDT)	UTC
Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends	05:25 AM	09:25Z
Sunrise	05:55 AM	09:55Z
Sunset	08:24 PM	00:24Z
Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins	08:53 PM	00:53Z

Loggable night (§1.1)

08:53 PM → 05:25 AM

Night currency (§61.57)

09:24 PM → 04:55 AM

Plan a flight from NR44

Destination (ICAO)

TAS (kt)Burn (gph)Reserve (hr)Wind from (°)Wind (kt)

Night operations

Airport lighting: SS-SR
Pilot-controlled lighting: Usually keyed on CTAF 122.9 — confirm the click sequence in the Chart Supplement

FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are in the live weather panel above.

Runway H1/

65 ft × 65 ft · Concrete (Excellent)

Edge lights: Peri.

Heading: n/a
Threshold elev: 24 ft
Markings: nonstandard
Traffic pattern: Left

Heading: n/a

Headings shown are true (magnetic variation unavailable).

Will it fit? Your aircraft's required runway length (from the POH) — checked against every runway here

ft · ≥1.5× comfortable, under 1.25× tight · saved across airports

Runway	Length	Your margin
H1/	65 ft

Communication frequencies

Tower & ground

CTAF	122.9

Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).

Nearby navigation aids

NavAid	Type	Freq	Radial / Dist magnetic
NKT · Cherry Point	TACAN	112.80	r159° / 12.2 NM
NJM · Bogue Mcalf	TACAN	134.00	r089° / 13.7 NM
EWN · New Bern	VOR-DME	113.60	r153° / 25.3 NM
NCA · New River	TACAN	115.40	r096° / 33.9 NM

VFR sectional

Open NR44 on the VFR sectional (SkyVector) ↗

No published instrument procedures or Chart Supplement for NR44. VFR sectional link above.

Ownership & management

Owner

CARTERET HEALTHCARE

3500 ARENDELL ST, MOREHEAD CITY, NC

252-808-6044

Manager

CARTERET HEALTHCARE

3500 ARENDELL ST, MOREHEAD CITY, NC

252-808-6044

Nearby airports

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Weather is live from the Aviation Weather Center; airport facility data is from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle). For planning and education only; always verify against official sources. Open NR44 in a full tool: METAR/TAF decoder, crosswind calculator, sun & night times, or the density altitude calculator. Planning from here? Find the nearest airport with fuel or an approach, or check whether an IFR alternate is required.

About NR44

Carteret Hospital Heliport (NR44) is a heliport in Morehead City, NC, at 24 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 65 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for NR44, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.

Does NR44 have a control tower?

No. Carteret Hospital Heliport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) heliport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM on the Comms & NavAids tab.

What is the longest runway at NR44?

Carteret Hospital Heliport has 1 runway; the longest is 65 ft. See the Runways tab for headings, surface, and lighting.

Where is NR44?

Carteret Hospital Heliport is in Morehead City, NC, at an elevation of 24 ft MSL. Coordinates: 34.7259, -76.7531.

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