FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| RBXr020/6.0 | | WRIGHT BROTHERS VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 08W |
| ECGr127/28.3 | | ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MANTEO | | 020/6.3 | | 370 | | 09W | | MQI | -- --.- .. |
| WOODVILLE | | 126/33.7 | | 254 | | 10W | | LLW | .-.. .-.. .-- |
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: | |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 479 ft. from runway, 18:1 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
4 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THLD 124 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
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: | SUP, CAPE HATTERAS GROUP
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 104/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 37% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 19 August 2009 | |
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 02; 300' 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 22-Oct-2009
from 3,000' looking east.
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:07 | | 11:07 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunset | | 16:59 | | 21:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 22:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 04:59:53 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Nov-2009 23:59:53 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFA | 100438Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3034 RMK AO2 T01710141
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KMQI
6nm S | 100438Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3034 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KECG
29nm NW | 092329Z 1000/1024 16003KT P6SM BKN250 FM101000 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN250 FM101400 08005KT P6SM SCT030 OVC150
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| NOTAMs |
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