F L Y I N G T O : N O R T H C A R O L I N A
Coastal Carolina
Regional Airport (EWN)
Location: New Bern
Operatinghours: 04:15am–01:00am
Runwaylength: 4/22 – 6,004ft,
13/31 – 4,000ft
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A
Kinston Regional
Jetport (ISO)
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Piedmont Triad
International Airport
The US state of North Carolina is building
a strong business aviation sector on the
foundations of its rich aviation heritage
Words | David Hughes
orth Carolina has
been prominent
in aviation ever
since the Wright
Brothers selected
Kitty Hawk for
glider trials due to the favorable winds and
the wide beach.
Today, it takes a lot more than a steady
wind over a mile-wide beach to catch the
attention of aviation. Aerospace companies
look globally for their next business
opportunity. The state of North Carolina
knows this and is playing close attention.
North Carolina’s advantages include
the largest manufacturing workforce in
the Southeast United States and the tenth
largest in the nation. It is home to the third
largest military workforce of any state in
the USA and has several tier one research
universities. The state graduates more than
22,000 students per year with degrees in
science, technology, engineering and math.
North Carolina has the second fastest
growing aerospace manufacturing sector
in all the states. The economic impact of
public airports in North Carolina is US$52
billion per year, 9% of the state’s annual
gross domestic product. Aviation accounts
for more than 300,000 jobs.
A 2019 Price Waterhouse Cooper
ranking of US states for how attractive they
are to aerospace and defense companies
rated North Carolina in seventh place,
with favorable tax policies and lower
costs than most other states. The state’s
transportation arm is funneling aviation fuel
tax money back to 72 public airports to
Location: Kinston
Operatinghours: 06:30am-10:00pm
Runwaylength: 05/23 - 11,500ft
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A
Concord-Padgett
Regional Airport (JQF)
Location: Concord
Operatinghours: 24/7
Runwaylength: 2/20 - 7,400ft
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A
(GSO)
Location: Greensboro
Operatinghours: 24/7
Runwaylength: 5L/23R - 9,0002ft,
5R/23L-10,001ft, 14/32 - 6,3801ft
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A