FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FFA |
| Lat/Long: | 36-01-03.3000N 075-40-17.7000W
36-01.055000N 075-40.295000W
36.0175833,-75.6715833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 11.9 ft. / 3.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (2020) |
| 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FFA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (252-449-0698) |
| CHERRY POINT APPROACH: | 124.725 |
| CHERRY POINT DEPARTURE: | 124.725 |
| 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 |
| ECGr128/28.4 | | ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME | | 115.75 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MANTEO | | 020/6.2 | | 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 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 36-00.816898N | | 36-01.294677N |
| Longitude: | 075-40.372653W | | 075-40.215673W |
| Elevation: | 11.6 ft. | | 8.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 026 magnetic, 015 true | | 206 magnetic, 195 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 59 ft. trees, 296 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
10 FT ROAD 125 FT R; 0-200 FT FM THR AND 35 FT TREES 82 FT FM THR OFFSET 206 FT L. | | 37 ft. trees, 362 ft. from runway, 214 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
37 FT TREES 109 FT FM THR OFFSET 213 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NATIONAL PARK SVC.
1401 NATIONAL PARK DR.
MANTEO, NC 27954-2708
Phone 252-478-9000
NCDOT DIVISION OF AVIATION COOPERATING AGENCY UNDER MOU; CTC NR 919-814-0550. |
| Manager: | MARK SEAMAN
1401 NATIONAL PARK DR.
MANTEO, NC 27984-2708
Phone 252-475-9000
NTL PARKS SVC NR ANSWERED 7 DAYS A WEEK BTWN 0800 TO 1700. |
Additional Remarks
| - | MAX OF 24 HRS PRKG PMTD. NO MORE THAN TWO OVNGT STAYS PER MONTH. |
| - | RWY 21 HAS 10 FT DEEP DITCH 400 FT FM THR. |
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. |
| - | SITE OF FIRST FLIGHT BY WRIGHT BROTHERS. |
| - | RESTROOM FAC ON SITE; KEY CODE ACES TO PILOT LOUNGE. |
| - | HANG GLIDING & POWERED HANG GLIDING TO 4000 FT INVOF ARPT FROM SR-SS YEAR ROUND. |
| - | ARPT CLSD 30 MIN AFT SS TIL 30 MIN BEFORE SR. |
| - | 100 FT+ MKD TRANSMISSION PLINES W/HAZARD BALLS, LIGHTS 1300 FT FM THR IN APCH AREA RWY 21; 300 FT TWR AND TANK 1/2 MI N OF RWY 21 THR. |
| - | HOLDLINES RWY 21 ARE 115 FT FM CNTRLN. |
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (173KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (185KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (258KB) |
Other 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)
7W6 - Hyde County Airport (31 nm SW)
KEDE - Northeastern Regional Airport (44 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Antonio Gemma More'
photo01aviation.com
Photo taken 11-Jul-2017
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of First Flight Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 16-Nov-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunset | | 16:54 | | 21:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Nov-2025 15:04:33 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Nov-2025 10:04:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFA | 161455Z AUTO 25009G16KT 210V270 10SM BKN110 17/11 A2949 RMK AO2 T01740111
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KMQI
6nm S | 161455Z AUTO 27012G20KT 10SM SCT100 18/11 A2951 RMK AO2 T01830105
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KECG
29nm NW | 161120Z 1612/1712 22012G18KT P6SM SCT150 WS020/26045KT FM161300 26014G22KT P6SM FEW150 FM161600 29017G26KT P6SM SKC FM162200 30011KT P6SM SKC FM170400 28007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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