Ocracoke Island Airport

Ocracoke Island Airport
IATA: noneICAO: noneFAA LID: W95
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner U.S. National Park Service
Operator North Carolina Department of Transportation
Serves Ocracoke, North Carolina
Location Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Elevation AMSL 5 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 35°06′04″N 075°57′57″W / 35.10111°N 75.96583°W / 35.10111; -75.96583Coordinates: 35°06′04″N 075°57′57″W / 35.10111°N 75.96583°W / 35.10111; -75.96583
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W95

Location of airport in North Carolina

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 2,999 914 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 100 30 Concrete
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 6,110

Ocracoke Island Airport (FAA LID: W95) 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.[1] It located in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, owned by U.S. National Park Service, and operated by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.[1] 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).[1]

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for W95 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)

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