Ocracoke Island Airport Explained

Ocracoke Island Airport
Faa:W95
Type:Public
Owner:U.S. National Park Service
Operator:North Carolina Department of Transportation
City-Served:Ocracoke, North Carolina
Location:Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Elevation-F:5
Coordinates:35.1011°N -75.9658°W
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in North Carolina
Pushpin Label:W95
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:6/24
R1-Length-F:2,999
R1-Surface:Asphalt
H1-Number:H1
H1-Length-F:100
H1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2009
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:6,110
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Ocracoke Island Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Ocracoke, a town on Ocracoke Island in Hyde County, North Carolina, United States. It located in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, owned by U.S. National Park Service, and operated by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Ocracoke Island Airport covers an area of 50 acres (20 ha) at an elevation of 5 feet (2 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,999 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). It also has one helipad designated H1 with a concrete surface measuring 100 by 100 feet (30 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending September 9, 2009, the airport had 6,110 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and <1% military.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 .

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