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Currituck County Airport
Currituck Regional AirportIATA: none – ICAO: KONX – FAA LID: ONX Summary Owner Currituck County, North Carolina Location Crawford Township, Currituck County, near Currituck, North Carolina Coordinates 36°23′56″N 076°00′59″W / 36.39889°N 76.01639°WCoordinates: 36°23′56″N 076°00′59″W / 36.39889°N 76.01639°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 5,501 1,677 Concrete Currituck County Airport (ICAO: KONX, FAA LID: ONX), also known as Currituck Regional Airport,[1] is a public airport located four miles (6 km) south of the central business district (CBD) of Currituck, in Currituck County, North Carolina, USA. This general aviation airport covers 101 acres (41 ha) and has one runway.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Currituck County Airport is assigned ONX[2] by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned ONX to Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport in Colón, Panama[3]). The airport's ICAO identifier is KONX.[4]
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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, 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.[1]
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)[5]
- 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
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
- ^ a b "Currituck Regional Airport homepage". Archived from the original on 2006-10-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20061010053936/http://www.co.currituck.nc.us/citizens/transportation/citizens_transportation_airport2.aspx. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for ONX (Form 5010 PDF)
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: ONX/MPEJ - Colón, Panamá (Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport)
- ^ AirNav: KONX - Currituck County Airport
- ^ (PDF) Airport Layout Plan Update. Archived from the original on 2006-09-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20060925155455/http://www.co.currituck.nc.us/citizens/transportation/airport_EA_phase_I/Airport_EA_phase_I.pdf. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
External links
- Currituck Regional Airport (page at Currituck County web site)
- NCDOT Airport Information: Currituck County Airport PDF (271 KiB)
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KONX
- ASN accident history for ONX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KONX
Categories:- Airports in North Carolina
- Transportation in Currituck County, North Carolina
- Flight Strips of the United States Army Air Forces
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Currituck County, North Carolina
- North Carolina airport stubs
- Phase 1 - 0-5 Years (Should already be complete)[5]
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