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KFFA First Flight Airport
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: FFA
Lat/Long: 36-01-05.6020N / 075-40-16.6330W
36-01.093367N / 075-40.277217W
36.0182228 / -75.6712869
(estimated)
Elevation: 13 ft. / 4.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09W (1985)
From city: 1 mile W of KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 27948

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FFA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 813 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 118.075 (252-449-0698)
WX AWOS-3 at MQI (6 nm S): 128.275 (252-473-2826)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RBXr020/6.0WRIGHT BROTHERS VOR/DME111.6008W
ECGr127/28.3ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME112.5007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MANTEO020/6.337009WMQI -- --.- ..
WOODVILLE126/33.725410WLLW .-.. .-.. .--

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 10.0
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear
15 FT ROAD 125 FT R; 0-200 FT FM THLD.		14 ft. brush, 396 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: NATIONAL PARK SVC.
1401 NATIONAL PARK DR.
MANTEO, NC 27954-2708
Phone 252-473-2111
Manager: PARK RANGER/PILOT
1401 NATIONAL PARK DR.
MANTEO, NC 27954-2708
Phone 252-473-2111
OR 252-475-8306 JOHN KIMMEL, CHIEF PILOT

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 103/day *
61% local general aviation
37% transient general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 12 May 2012

Additional Remarks

- MAX OF 24 HRS PARKING PERMITTED. NO MORE THAN TWO OVERNIGHT STAYS PER MONTH.
- 10' DEEP DITCH 400' FM THR 0BOTH AND 100L FM THR TO 400'.
- DEER AND BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
- SITE OF FIRST FLIGHT BY WRIGHT BROTHERS.
- RESTROOM FACILITIES ON SITE; KEY CODE ACCESS TO PILOT LOUNGE.
- HANG GLIDING & POWERED HANG GLIDING TO 4000' IN VICINITY OF ARPT FROM SR-SS YEAR ROUND.
- ARPT CLSD 30 MIN AFT SS TIL 30 MIN BEFORE SR.
- UNMKD PLINES IN APCH AREA RY 20; 300 FT TOWER AND TANK 1/2 MILE NORTH OF RY 20 THR.
- HOLDLINES RY 20 ARE 115 FT FM CNTRLN.
- WINDSOCK PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY TREES FM APRON.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KFFA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMQI - Dare County Regional Airport (6 nm S)
KONX - Currituck County Regional Airport (28 nm NW)
KECG - Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional Airport (28 nm NW)
KEDE - Northeastern Regional Airport (43 nm W)
KHSE - Billy Mitchell Airport (47 nm S)
  
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Aerial photo of KFFA (First Flight Airport)
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Photo taken 22-Oct-2009
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From to KFFA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4610:46
Sunrise07:1111:11
Sunset18:2522:25
Evening civil twilight18:5122:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 19:51:39
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 15:51:39
 
METAR
KFFA 161655Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM OVC007 19/17 A2998 RMK AO2 T01890170
KMQI 
6nm S 		161655Z AUTO 02009G15KT 10SM OVC008 20/18 A2999 RMK AO2 T02030182
TAF
KECG 
29nm NW 		161305Z 1613/1712 03009KT P6SM BKN010 BKN025 FM161400 04006KT P6SM SCT010 OVC013 FM161600 04008KT P6SM BKN025 FM170000 VRB03KT P6SM OVC004 FM170800 21003KT 3SM BR OVC003
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
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252-453-8032
252-232-2242
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Wright Brothers Memorial Pilot Facility no information available

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KFFA have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN CAROLINA OCEANFRONT 0.7 119-129
JOHN YANCEY OCEANFRONT INN 2.0 140-141
RAMADA PLAZA NAGS HEAD BEACH 1.8 118-179
TRAVELODGE NAGS HEAD BEACH HOTEL 0.6 110-130
DAYS INN & SUITES KILL DEVIL HILLS - MARINER 1.1 139-219
DAYS INN KILL DEVIL HILLS OCEANFRONT - WILBUR 0.7 119-120
BEST WESTERN OCEAN REEF SUITES 0.8 189-260
COMFORT INN ON THE OCEAN 1.8 159-189
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS KITTY HAWK 3.7 128-180
 

Other hotels near First Flight Airport

Miles Price ($)
SHUTTERS ON THE BANKS 0.9 
SEA RANCH 1.0 201-275
BERMUDA BAY RESORT BY KEES VACA 1.9 249-280
BEACH FRONT BEACON MOTOR LODGE 2.9 
COLONIAL INN MOTEL 3.7 54-94
NAGS HEAD INN 5.9 112-125

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near First Flight Airport

12 in Kill Devil Hills
1 in Duck
 

Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Wright Brothers National Memorial 252-441-7430
 no information available

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