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Commercial Airports in North Carolina
Commercial airports in North Carolina

This is a list of airports in North Carolina (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.

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Airports

This list contains the following information:

  • City served – The city generally associated with the airport, as per the airport's master record with the Federal Aviation Administration. This is not always the actual location since some airports are located in smaller towns outside of the city they serve. It is not meant to be a complete list of cities served, which can be found in or added to each airport's Wikipedia article.
  • FAA – The location identifier assigned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These are linked to each airport's page at the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
  • IATA – The airport code assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Those that do not match the FAA code are shown in bold.
  • ICAO – The location indicator assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
  • Airport name – The official airport name. Those shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.
  • Role – One of four FAA airport categories, as per the 2021–2025 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) report released September 2020:
    • P-s: Commercial service – primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have more than 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) each year. Each primary airport is sub-classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types (s):
      • L: Large hub that accounts for at least 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
      • M: Medium hub that accounts for between 0.25% and 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
      • S: Small hub that accounts for between 0.05% and 0.25% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
      • N: Nonhub that accounts for less than 0.05% of total U.S. passenger enplanements, but more than 10,000 annual enplanements.
    • CS: Commercial service – nonprimary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have at least 2,500 passenger boardings each year.
    • R: Reliever airports are designated by the FAA to relieve congestion at a large commercial service airport and to provide more general aviation access to the overall community.
    • GA: General aviation airports are the largest single group of airports in the U.S. airport system.
  • Enplanements – The number of enplanements (commercial passenger boardings) that occurred at the airport in calendar year 2019, as per FAA records released October 2020.
City served FAA IATA ICAO Airport name Role Enplanements (2019)
Commercial service – primary airports
Asheville AVL AVL KAVL Asheville Regional Airport P-S 573,206
Charlotte CLT CLT KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport P-L 22,281,949
Concord JQF USA KJQF Concord–Padgett Regional Airport P-N 147,065
Fayetteville FAY FAY KFAY Fayetteville Regional Airport (Grannis Field) P-N 234,998
Greensboro GSO GSO KGSO Piedmont Triad International Airport P-S 938,593
Greenville PGV PGV KPGV Pitt–Greenville Airport P-N 51,599
Jacksonville OAJ OAJ KOAJ Albert J. Ellis Airport P-N 152,448
New Bern EWN EWN KEWN Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (was Craven County Regional) P-N 111,172
Raleigh RDU RDU KRDU Raleigh–Durham International Airport P-M 6,258,101
Wilmington ILM ILM KILM Wilmington International Airport P-S 468,816
Reliever airports
Monroe EQY KEQY Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (was Monroe Regional) R 228
Sanford TTA KTTA Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County (was Sanford-Lee Co. Regional) R 41
General aviation airports
Ahoskie ASJ KASJ Tri-County Airport at Henry Joyner Field GA 0
Albemarle VUJ KVUJ Stanly County Airport GA 13
Andrews RHP KRHP Western Carolina Regional Airport (was Andrews-Murphy Airport) GA 25
Asheboro HBI KHBI Asheboro Regional Airport (was Asheboro Municipal Airport) GA 13
Beaufort MRH KMRH Michael J. Smith Field GA 31
Burlington BUY KBUY Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport GA 69
Clinton CTZ CTZ KCTZ Clinton-Sampson County Airport (was Sampson County Airport) GA 0
Currituck ONX KONX Currituck County Regional Airport (was Currituck County Airport) GA 27
Edenton EDE EDE KEDE Northeastern Regional Airport GA 0
Elizabeth City ECG ECG KECG Elizabeth City Regional Airport / CGAS Elizabeth City GA 1,087
Elizabethtown EYF KEYF Curtis L. Brown Jr. Field GA 11
Elkin ZEF KZEF Elkin Municipal Airport GA 0
Engelhard 7W6 Hyde County Airport GA 0
Erwin HRJ KHRJ Harnett Regional Jetport (was Harnett County Airport) GA 0
Franklin 1A5 Macon County Airport GA 19
Gastonia AKH KAKH Gastonia Municipal Airport GA 16,916
Goldsboro GWW KGWW Wayne Executive Jetport (was Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport) GA 91
Hatteras HSE HNC KHSE Billy Mitchell Airport GA 25
Hickory HKY HKY KHKY Hickory Regional Airport GA 934
Jefferson GEV KGEV Ashe County Airport GA 0
Kenansville DPL KDPL Duplin County Airport GA 30
Kill Devil Hills FFA FFA KFFA First Flight Airport GA 0
Kinston ISO ISO KISO Kinston Regional Jetport at Stallings Field GA 505
Lexington EXX KEXX Davidson County Airport GA 22
Lincolnton IPJ KIPJ Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport GA 11
Louisburg LHZ LFN KLHZ Triangle North Executive Airport (was Franklin County Airport) GA 19
Lumberton LBT LBT KLBT Lumberton Municipal Airport GA 101
Manteo MQI MEO KMQI Dare County Regional Airport GA 95
Maxton MEB MXE KMEB Laurinburg-Maxton Airport GA 2
Morganton MRN MRN KMRN Foothills Regional Airport (was Morganton-Lenoir Airport) GA 7
Mount Airy MWK KMWK Mount Airy/Surry County Airport GA 7
Mount Olive W40 Mount Olive Municipal Airport GA 0
North Wilkesboro UKF IKB KUKF Wilkes County Airport GA 46
Oak Island SUT KSUT Cape Fear Regional Jetport (Howie Franklin Field) (was Brunswick County) GA 59
Ocean Isle Beach 60J Odell Williamson Municipal Airport (was Ocean Isle Airport) GA 0
Ocracoke W95 Ocracoke Island Airport GA 0
Oxford HNZ KHNZ Henderson-Oxford Airport (Oxford Henderson Airport) GA 15
Pinehurst / Southern Pines SOP SOP KSOP Moore County Airport GA 183
Plymouth PMZ KPMZ Plymouth Municipal Airport GA 0
Reidsville SIF KSIF Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport GA 8
Roanoke Rapids IXA KIXA Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport GA 8
Rockingham RCZ KRCZ Richmond County Airport (was Rockingham-Hamlet Airport) GA 3
Rocky Mount RWI RWI KRWI Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport GA 105
Roxboro TDF TDF KTDF Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County GA 9
Rutherfordton FQD KFQD Rutherford County Airport (Marchman Field) GA 33
Salisbury RUQ SRW KRUQ Mid-Carolina Regional Airport (was Rowan County Airport) GA 9
Shelby EHO KEHO Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (was Shelby Municipal) GA 3
Siler City SCR KSCR Siler City Municipal Airport GA 0
Smithfield JNX KJNX Johnston Regional Airport GA 5
Spruce Pine 7A8 Avery County Airport (Morrison Field) GA 0
Star 43A Montgomery County Airport GA 0
Statesville SVH SVH KSVH Statesville Regional Airport (was Statesville Municipal Airport) GA 22
Sylva 24A Jackson County Airport GA 0
Tarboro ETC KETC Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport (Tarboro-Edgecombe County) GA 0
Wadesboro AFP KAFP Anson County Airport (Jeff Cloud Field) GA 0
Wallace ACZ KACZ Henderson Field GA 0
Washington OCW OCW KOCW Washington–Warren Airport (Warren Field) GA 12
Whiteville CPC KCPC Columbus County Municipal Airport GA 0
Williamston MCZ KMCZ Martin County Airport GA 0
Winston-Salem INT INT KINT Smith Reynolds Airport GA 691
Other public-use airports (not listed in NPIAS)
Bladenboro 3W6 Bladenboro Airport
Farmville N08 Flanagan Field
Fayetteville 2GC Grays Creek Airport
Greensboro W88 Air Harbor Airport
Greensboro 3A4 Southeast Greensboro Airport
Hendersonville 0A7 Hendersonville Airport
Hickory E40 Wilson's Airport
Holly Ridge N21 Holly Ridge/Topsail Island Airport
Hurdle Mills 4W4 Whitfield Farms Airport
Indian Trail 28A Goose Creek Airport
Jacksonville N22 Sky Manor Airport
Jonesville 78A Swan Creek Airport
Julian N88 Kecks Airport
Knightdale W17 Raleigh East Airport
Liberty 2A5 Causey Airport
Liberty N61 Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport
Maiden N92 Laneys Airport
Marion 9A9 Shiflet Field
Mocksville 8A7 Twin Lakes Airport
Mooresville 14A Lake Norman Airpark
Oak Ridge N83 DS Butler Farm and Airfield
Plymouth 7NC Donald's Air Park
Raeford 5W4 P K Airpark
Raleigh 5W5 Triple W Airport
Reidsville 6A5 Warf Airport
Taylorsville NC2 Taylorsville Airport
Thomasville N97 Hiatt Airport
Walnut Cove N63 Meadow Brook Field
Waxhaw N52 JAARS-Townsend Airport
Wilson W03 Wilson Industrial Air Center
Winterville 05N South Oaks Aerodrome
Yadkinville 80C Lone Hickory Airport
Yanceyville 6W4 Yanceyville Municipal Airport
Other military airports
Atlantic 12NC MCOF Atlantic
Camp Mackall HFF HFF KHFF Mackall Army Airfield (at Camp Mackall)
Cherry Point NKT NKT KNKT MCAS Cherry Point (Cunningham Field)
Fayetteville POB POB KPOB Pope Field 5,583
Fort Liberty FBG FBG KFBG Simmons Army Airfield (at Fort Liberty, formally Fort Bragg)
Goldsboro GSB GSB KGSB Johnson AFB 551
Holly Ridge 14NC MCOF Camp Davis (former Camp Davis AAF)
Jacksonville NCA KNCA MCAS New River (McCutcheon Field)
Pollocksville 13NC MCOF Oak Grove
Swansboro NJM KNJM MCALF Bogue (Bogue Field)
Notable private-use airports
Banner Elk NC06 Elk River Airport
Brevard 3NR3 Transylvania County Airport (was public-use, FAA: 22W) [1]
Clarkton 2NR2 Elkins Field (was public-use, FAA: 1E6) [2]
Corolla 7NC2 DUF Pine Island Airport
Huntersville NC05 Bradford Field
Mocksville 5NC2 Sugar Valley Airport (was public use, FAA: 31A) [3]
Morganton 92NC Grace Hospital Heliport 17,122
Pink Hill NR10 Pink Hill Airport
Notable former airports
Archdale 72A Johnson Field (closed 2006?) [4]
Chapel Hill IGX KIGX Horace Williams Airport (closed 2018) [5]
Charlotte 9A3 Brockenbrough Airport (closed 1986) [6]
Charlotte 8A6 QWG Wilgrove Air Park (closed 2020) [7]
Mebane 4W7 Hurdle Field
Potters Hill 6N9 Eagles Nest Airport
Roanoke Rapids RZZ RZZ KRZZ Halifax County Airport (closed permanently) GA

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