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W95 Ocracoke Island Airport
Ocracoke, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: W95
Lat/Long: 35-06-04.2000N 075-57-57.5000W
35-06.070000N 075-57.958333W
35.1011667,-75.9659722
(estimated)
Elevation: 4 ft. / 1.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09W (1985)
From city: 1 mile E of OCRACOKE, NC
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 27960

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1969
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RDU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes, WINDSOCK FOR HELI LGTD.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT HELI PERIMETER LTS ONLY - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green-yellow (heliport)
ACTVT HELI BEACON - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
CHERRY POINT APPROACH: 119.75
CHERRY POINT DEPARTURE: 119.75
WX ASOS at HSE (19 nm NE): 118.375 (252-552-1005)

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 2998 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 35-05.912480N35-06.227332N
Longitude: 075-58.189330W075-57.725703W
Elevation: 3.9 ft.3.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 059 magnetic, 050 true239 magnetic, 230 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 5 ft. brush, 226 ft. from runway, 107 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
5 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THR 81 FT R OF CNTRLN; 5 FT BRUSH 50-200 FT FM THR 145 FT L OF CNTRLN.
9 ft. brush, 226 ft. from runway, 45 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
12 FT SCRUB TREES 155 FT FM THR 94 FT R OF CNTRLN; 10 FT SCRUB TREES 0-200 FT FM THR 74 FT L OF CNTRLN.

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Runway edge lights: PERI
Operational restrictions: BEST APCH FM NE OR SW.
Latitude: 35-06.313333N
Longitude: 075-57.721833W
Elevation: 4.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good condition
Obstructions: 15 ft. trees, 151 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE FOR NE HELI APCH IS 13:1 DUE TO 12 FT BRUSH 162 FT FM HELI OFFSET 31 FT L; AND APCH SLOPE FOR SW HELI APCH IS 10:1 DUE TO 15 FT TREES 151 FT FROM HELI OFFSET 0 FT BOTH SIDES.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
1401 NATIONAL PARK DR.
MANTEO, NC 27954
Phone 252-475-9000
NCDOT DIVISION OF AVIATION COOPERATING AGENCY UNDER MOU; CTC NR 919-814-0550.
Manager: MARK SEAMAN
1401 NATIONAL PARK DRIVE
MANTEO, NC 27954
Phone 252-475-9000
NATL PARKS SVC NR ANSWERED 7 DAYS A WEEK BTWN 0800 TO 1700.

Additional Remarks

ARPT CLSD 30 MIN AFTER SS TIL 30 MIN BEFORE SR.
FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
30 FT PLINE ALONG NC HWY 12 N OF HELIPAD.
HIGH SPEED LOW LEVEL MIL OPS INVOF OF ARPT.
FLOCKS OF SEAGULLS ON AND NEAR RWY ARND STANDING WATER AFTER HVY RAINS.
RWY SAFETY AREA IS LOOSE SAND; NOT SUITABLE FOR ACFT.
RWY NOT LGTD - NIGHT OPS PROHIBITED.
ARPT IS WI CAPE HATTERAS NTL SEASHORE. MNTN 2000 FT VER & HORIZONTAL DIST FROM SEASHORE BEACHES.
RWY SUBJ RESIDUAL FLOODING DURG AND AFT HEAVY RAIN.
KEY CODE ACES TO PILOT LOUNGE.
HELIPAD FOR EMERG OPS ONLY.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (209KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24   download (213KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHSE - Billy Mitchell Airport (19 nm NE)
7W6 - Hyde County Airport (28 nm N)
KMRH - Michael J Smith Field Airport (41 nm SW)
KNKT - Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station (Cunningham Field) Airport (47 nm W)
KMQI - Dare County Regional Airport (51 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of W95 (Ocracoke Island Airport)
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Photo taken 28-Jul-2019
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4311:43
Sunrise07:1012:10
Sunset17:2122:21
Evening civil twilight17:4822:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Jan-2026 04:01:17
Local (UTC-5)  22-Jan-2026 23:01:17
 
METAR
KHSE 
19nm NE 
230351Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM BKN075 OVC090 11/08 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP217 T01060078
K7W6 
28nm N 
230355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC080 10/07 A3018 RMK AO2 T01000065
K2DP 
35nm N 
230355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC075 10/06 A3016 RMK AO2 SLPNO T00950059 $
TAF
KNKT 
46nm W 
2221/2321 VRB06KT 9999 SCT150 QNH3010INS FM230300 VRB06KT 9999 BKN060 QNH3018INS BECMG 2318/2320 VRB06KT 9999 BKN025 QNH3018INS TX18/2221Z TN07/2312Z
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