Grand Strand Airport (IATA: CRE, ICAO: KCRE, FAA LID: CRE) is a county-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northwest of the central business district of North Myrtle Beach, in Horry County, South Carolina, United States.

[2] Grand Strand Airport covers an area of 427 acres (173 ha) at an elevation of 32 feet (10 m) above mean sea level.

[1] For the 12-month period ending May 6, 2021, the airport had 35,772 aircraft operations, an average of 98 per day: 80% general aviation, 17% air taxi, and 3% military.

[1] The origins of the airport are undetermined; however, it was likely built during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces.

Beginning in 1956, this was the commercial airport for Myrtle Beach and other Grand Strand communities, primarily being serviced by Piedmont Airlines.