| Currituck County Airport Currituck Regional Airport |
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|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: KONX – FAA: ONX | |||
| Summary | |||
| Owner | Currituck County, North Carolina | ||
| Location | 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 constructed during World War II as a military airfield. 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
- ^ a b "Currituck Regional Airport homepage". http://www.co.currituck.nc.us/citizens/transportation/citizens_transportation_airport2.aspx. Retrieved on 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. http://www.co.currituck.nc.us/citizens/transportation/airport_EA_phase_I/Airport_EA_phase_I.pdf. Retrieved on 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 for KONX
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