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Restaurant Information

Name: Sam's Flying Scoops

Average props rating:

(4.5/5.0)

Restaurant location: A long drive from the airport

Hours:

Sunday:	0800-2000	Thursday:	1100-2100
Monday:	Closed	Friday:	1100-2100
Tuesday:	Closed	Saturday:	0800-2100
Wednesday:	1100-2100

Phone: (919)578-6479
Web site: https://www.lowandslowsmokehouse.com/
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Airport Information

Weather by Weathermeister™

FAA information as of: 2025/08/07
Airport: Johnston Rgnl (JNX)
527.9 nm from Benton Muni on an initial heading of 105°
3 miles NW of Smithfield
Sectional chart: Charlotte

	Latitude	Longitude
	35° 32' 27.3"N	78° 23' 25.1"W
	35° 32.456'N	78° 23.419'W
	35.54093805°	-78.39032555°

Elevation: 164 ft
Magnetic Variation: 9° W
Traffic Pattern Altitude: 1199 ft MSL (1035 ft AGL)
Segmented Circle: Y
Lighting: See Rmk
Communications:

	CTAF and/or UNICOM:	122.725 122.725
	ARTCC:	Washington
	Flight Service Station:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Non-commercial landing fee: N

Runway Information

	Runway: 03/21
	Dimensions: 5500 x 100 ft
	Runway treatment: NONE
	Edge lighting: MED

Services
Fuel types: 100LL,A1+
Bottled oxygen: None
Bulk oxygen type: None
Airframe repair: Major
Powerplant repair: Major
Customs airport of entry:
Customs landing rights:

Contact information
Owner:

	Johnston Co Arpt Auth
	3149 Swift Creek Rd
	Smithfield, Nc 27577
	919-934-0992

Manager:

	David Harris
	3149 Swift Creek Rd
	Smithfield, Nc 27577
	919-934-0992

Departure airport
Benton Muni

Aeronautical Chart
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Destination airport
Johnston Rgnl

Aeronautical Chart
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Sam's Flying Scoops Reviews

Rating: 4 out of 5.
No longer located at the airport. They are now off site.
Reviewed by Jason Kim on 2021-06-08

Rating: 5 out of 5.
Lots of awesome ice cream flavors. Great place to sit right off the runway. Nice break on the way down to Florida to fuel up and have a nice treat.
Reviewed by Charles Nowak on 2016-09-27

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Airport Remarks

AVOID OVERFLIGHTS OF HOUSING AREA IN TFC PAT FOR NOISE ABATEMENT. FLY WIDER DNWNDS & LONGER DEP LEGS.
DEER AND COYOTE ON & INVOF ARPT.
RWY 21 HAS +65 FT UNMKD PLINE 2000 FT FM THR LEFT AND RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
50 FT AGL TWR 200 FT SW OF RWY 03 CNTRLN.
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU RDU CD & FLT SVCS.
BE ALERT WHEN TAXING NEAR SOUTH RAMP/CORPORATE HNGR.
KEY CODE ACES TO PILOT LOUNGE AT PILOT/CREW RAMP.
HEL FLT T OPS INVOF ARPT.
GPU AVBL.
FOR CD IF RALEIGH APCH UNA VIA GCO CTC RALEIGH APCH AT 919-380-3144.
ACTVT MALSR RWY 03; REIL RWY 21; MIRL 03/21; TWY LGTS - CTAF. PAPI RWY 03 & 21 OPER CONSLY.
UNATNDD THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
HAS A 150 FT SWY ON BOTH ENDS.
29 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THLD OFFSET 425 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
6 FT GROUND 0-200 FT FR THR OFFSET 301 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN, AND 54 FT TRESS 122 FT FR THR OFFSET 442 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.