Airports / North Carolina / CTZ
Sampson County Airport
KCTZ / CTZClinton, North CarolinaELEV 148 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#5 / 37
North Carolina airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 13 Google ratings — ranked against 37 rated NC fields.
25 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Clinton, North Carolina, Sampson County Airport (KCTZ / CTZ) operates as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 148 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
CTZ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY, 25 nm), Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB, 30 nm), and Simmons Army Air Field (FBG, 30 nm).
Quotes for flights out of CTZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CTZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“Friendly staff.”
Jim B5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“The FBO was clean and the A/C chilled and perfect after an extremely hot flight.”
Andie Foxie5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Runways and taxiways are in good condition and facilities were nice.”
Jim B5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Sampson County Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KCTZ
IATA
CTZ
FAA / Local
CTZ
Elevation
148 ft
Coordinates
34.9756° N · 78.3646° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NC fields
state range 11–2,165 ft
At 148 ft, CTZ sits lower than 55% of the 38 North Carolina fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 25nmFAYFayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis FieldFayetteville
- 30nmGSBSeymour Johnson Air Force BaseGoldsboro
- 30nmFBGSimmons Army Air FieldFort Bragg
- 34nmKJNXJohnston Regional AirportSmithfield
- 34nmPOBPope FieldFort Bragg
- 38nmOAJAlbert J Ellis AirportRichlands
Location
Open the full mapKCTZ · Sampson County Airport · Clinton, NC
From the ramp
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