Currituck County Airport , also known as Currituck Regional Airport, is a public airport

Airport

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 located four miles (6 km) south of the central business district

Central business district

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 (CBD) of Currituck

Currituck, North Carolina

Currituck is an unincorporated community in extreme northeastern North Carolina, USA. Situated along the Currituck Sound, it serves as the county seat for Currituck County. Currituck is part of the Inner Banks region and is one of the state's few unincorporated county seats. The community harbors...

, in Currituck County

Currituck County, North Carolina

-National protected areas:*Currituck National Wildlife Refuge*Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 23,547 people, 6,902 households, and 5,204 families residing in the county. The population density was 70 people per square mile . There were...

, North Carolina

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, USA

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. This general aviation

General aviation

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 airport covers 101 acres (41 ha) and has one runway

Runway

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.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier

Location identifier

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 for the FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

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 and IATA

International Air Transport Association

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, Currituck County Airport is assigned ONX
by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned ONX to Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport

Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport

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 in Colón, Panama

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). The airport's ICAO

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 identifier is KONX.

History

Currituck Regional Airport was built by the United States Army Air Force about 1942, and was known as Barco Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. It was closed after World War II

World War II

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, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA). In later years Currituck County took over airport operations. In recent years, Currituck Regional Airport has experienced a constant increase in aircraft based at this field.

Expansion

In an attempt to improve facilities at Currituck Regional Airport, a 20-year Airport Improvement Program has been created in 2000 to identify improvements in the near, short and long term for the airport. Some of these improvements include:

• Phase 1 - 0-5 Years (Should already be complete)
  • 1,500' Extension of Runway 5/23 complete
  • Clear obstructions from runway approaches
  • Construct new terminal building
• Phase 2 - 6-10 Years
• Phase 3 - 11-20 Years
• Phase 4 - 21+ Years

External links

• Currituck Regional Airport (page at Currituck County web site)
• NCDOT Airport Information: