Halifax County Airport Explained

Halifax County Airport should not be confused with Halifax–Northampton Regional Airport.

Halifax County Airport
Iata:RZZ
Icao:KRZZ
Faa:RZZ
Type:Public
Owner:City of Roanoke Rapids
City-Served:Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Elevation-F:256
Coordinates:36.4394°N -77.7094°W
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in North Carolina
Pushpin Label:RZZ
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:5/23
R1-Length-F:4,006
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:16/34
R2-Length-F:2,100
R2-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2007
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:31,500
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:24
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Halifax County Airport was a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Roanoke Rapids, a city in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. It was owned by the City of Roanoke Rapids. This airport was included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

This airport KRZZ, is closed. The Halifax Northampton airport KIXA is open. Halifax County Airport covered an area of 281 acres (114 ha) at an elevation of 256 feet (78 m) above mean sea level. It had two runways: 5/23 is 4,006 by 75 feet (1,221 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 16/34 is 2,100 by 150 feet (640 x 46 m) with a turf surface.

For the 12-month period ending August 14, 2007, the airport had 31,500 aircraft operations, an average of 86 per day: 89% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and 4% military. At that time there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single-engine and 4% multi-engine.

According to recent satellite imagery, it appears the airport is now being used as a solar farm.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2009–2013 NPIAS Report, Appendix A, Part 4 . PDF, 1.61 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 15, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606180725/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2009/npias_2009_appA_part4.pdf . June 6, 2011.

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