FFA
First Flight Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2026-08-06 0901Z
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Location Information for KFFA
Coordinates: N36°1.05' / W75°40.29'
Located 01 miles W of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina on 40 acres of land. View all Airports in North Carolina.
Surveyed Elevation is 11 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:Yes
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Lighted
A.R.T.C.C.:WASHINGTON
F.S.S.:RALEIGH
NOTAMs Facility:FFA (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:WASHINGTON
AirspaceAnalysis:CONDITIONAL
VFR OPS ONLY.
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
AWOS-3:118.075 Tel. 252-449-0698
CHERRY POINT APPROACH:124.725 350.35
CHERRY POINT DEPARTURE:124.725 350.35
CTAF:122.900
AWOS-3 at MQI (6.1 S):128.275 252-473-2826
ASOS at ECG (28.2 NW):124.375 252-338-4750
AWOS-3 at ONX (28.3 NW):119.775 252-453-8939
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD ECG ELIZABETH CITY 115.75 127°28.4
VOT NTU OCEANA 116.60 169°51.5
VOT ORF NORFOLK 116.90 160°58.3
VOT CVI COFIELD 114.60 118°62.0
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOT LLW WOODVILLE 254 295°33.8
VOT RNW CHOCOWINITY 388 246°76.4
VOT AQE ALWOOD 230 257°85.0
VOT AKQ WAKEFIELD 274 312°86.5
Runway 03/21
Dimensions:3000 x 60 feet / 914 x 18 meters
Surface:Asphalt in Good Condition
Weight Limits:S-10
Runway 03Runway 21
Coordinates:N36°0.82' / W75°40.37'N36°1.29' / W75°40.22'
Elevation: 11.6 8.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Right
Runway Heading: 15° True 195° True
Markings:Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.
Obstacles: 59 ft Trees 296 ft from runway, 150 ft right of center
10 FT ROAD 125 FT R; 0-200 FT FM THR AND 35 FT TREES 82 FT FM THR OFFSET 206 FT L.
 37 ft Trees 362 ft from runway, 214 ft right of center
37 FT TREES 109 FT FM THR OFFSET 213 FT R.
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:NATIONAL PARK SVC.
NCDOT DIVISION OF AVIATION COOPERATING AGENCY UNDER MOU; CTC NR 919-814-0550.
1401 NATIONAL PARK DR.
MANTEO, NC 27954-2708
252-478-9000
Manager:MARK SEAMAN
1401 NATIONAL PARK DR.
MANTEO, NC 27984-2708
252-475-9000
NTL PARKS SVC NR ANSWERED 7 DAYS A WEEK BTWN 0800 TO 1700.
Other Remarks
  • MAX OF 24 HRS PRKG PMTD. NO MORE THAN TWO OVNGT STAYS PER MONTH.
  • RWY 21 HAS 10 FT DEEP DITCH 400 FT FM THR.
  • DEER AND BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
  • SITE OF FIRST FLIGHT BY WRIGHT BROTHERS.
  • RESTROOM FAC ON SITE; KEY CODE ACES TO PILOT LOUNGE.
  • HANG GLIDING & POWERED HANG GLIDING TO 4000 FT INVOF ARPT FROM SR-SS YEAR ROUND.
  • ARPT CLSD 30 MIN AFT SS TIL 30 MIN BEFORE SR.
  • 100 FT+ MKD TRANSMISSION PLINES W/HAZARD BALLS, LIGHTS 1300 FT FM THR IN APCH AREA RWY 21; 300 FT TWR AND TANK 1/2 MI N OF RWY 21 THR.
  • HOLDLINES RWY 21 ARE 115 FT FM CNTRLN.
Weather Minimums
Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) Charts
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