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| Pitt-Greenville Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: PGV – ICAO: KPGV – FAA: PGV | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Pitt County & Greenville City | ||
| Serves | Greenville, North Carolina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 27 ft / 8.2 m | ||
| Coordinates | 35°38′07″N 77°23′07″W / 35.63528°N 77.38528°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 2/20 | 6,500 | 1,981 | Asphalt |
| 8/26 | 4,997 | 1,523 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 2,687 | 819 | Asphalt |
Pitt-Greenville Airport (IATA: PGV, ICAO: KPGV, FAA LID: PGV) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) north of East Carolina University, the central business district (CBD) of Greenville, a city in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA. The airport covers 872 acres (353 ha) and has three runways. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. The airport manager is Jerry Vickers.
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History
The Works Progress Administration constructed the Greenville Airport in 1940 on land that was jointly owned by the city of Greenville and Pitt County. A Civil Pilot training Program operated from the airport until it was leased by the United States Navy on May 1, 1942 to be an outlying field of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. The field was under utilized until November 30, 1942, when it was announced that it would be upgraded by the Civil Aeronautics Administration[1].
The first Marine Corps flying squadrons to arrive were scout bombing squadrons VMSB-343 and VMSB-344 in January of 1944. July saw the arrival of fighter squadrons VMF-913 and VMF-914 and October brought the photo reconnaissance squadrons VMD-354 and VMD-954. During the war Outlying Field Greenville was the busiest of MCAS Cherry Point's outlying fields[2].
Airlines and destinations
Scheduled airlines
- US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)
Cargo airlines
- Ram Air Freight (Raleigh-Durham, Rocky Mount-Wilson)
Notes
References
Books
- Shettle Jr., M. L. (2001). United States Marine Corps Air Stations of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-964-33882-3.
Web
External links
- Pitt-Greenville AirportPDF (333 KiB) at North Carolina DOT
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 27 Aug 2009
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KPGV
- ASN accident history for PGV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KPGV
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