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

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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
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, 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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Aerial photo of KFFA (First Flight Airport)
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 22-Oct-2009
from 3,000' looking east.

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From to KFFA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0711:07
Sunrise06:3411:34
Sunset16:5921:59
Evening civil twilight17:2622:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 04:59:53
Local (UTC-5)  09-Nov-2009 23:59:53
 
METAR
KFFA 100438Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3034 RMK AO2 T01710141
KMQI 
6nm S 
100438Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3034 RMK AO2
TAF
KECG 
29nm NW 
092329Z 1000/1024 16003KT P6SM BKN250 FM101000 VRB03KT 5SM BR BKN250 FM101400 08005KT P6SM SCT030 OVC150
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description 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 JOHN YANCEY 2.0 100-250
RAMADA PLAZA NAGS HEAD BEACH 1.8 158-279
TRAVELODGE NAGS HEAD BEACH HOTEL 0.6 100-190
DAYS INN & SUITES KILL DEVIL HILLS - MARINER 1.1 79-249
BEST WESTERN OCEAN REEF SUITES 0.8 162-260
DAYS INN KILL DEVIL HILLS OCEANFRONT - WILBUR 0.7 144-245
COMFORT INN ON THE OCEAN 1.8 130-265
HOLIDAY INN EXP KITTY HAWK 3.7 139-169
 

Other hotels near First Flight Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMILTON CAY AT BERMUDA BAY 0.7 319-329
SEA RANCH 1.0 153-247
CAMBRIDGE COVE AT BERMUDA BAY 1.9 169-219
BEACH FRONT BEACON MOTOR LODGE 2.9 
COLONIAL INN MOTEL 3.7 127-181
NAGS HEAD INN 5.9 144-295

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

10 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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