AirNav: KFFA - First Flight Airport

KFFA

First Flight Airport
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023

Location

FAA Identifier:	FFA
Lat/Long:	36-01-03.3000N 075-40-17.7000W 36-01.055000N 075-40.295000W 36.0175833,-75.6715833 (estimated)
Elevation:	11.9 ft. / 3.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	11W (2020)
From city:	1 mile W of KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	27948

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FFA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3:	118.075 (252-449-0698)
CHERRY POINT APPROACH:	124.725
CHERRY POINT DEPARTURE:	124.725
WX AWOS-3 at MQI (6 nm S):	128.275 (252-473-2826)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RBXr020/6.0		WRIGHT BROTHERS VOR/DME		111.60		08W
ECGr128/28.4		ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME		112.50		07W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
MANTEO		020/6.2		370		09W		MQI	-- --.- ..
WOODVILLE		126/33.7		254		10W		LLW	.-.. .-.. .--

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:

3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

10.0

RUNWAY 3

RUNWAY 21

Latitude:

36-00.816898N

36-01.294677N

Longitude:

075-40.372653W

075-40.215673W

Elevation:

11.6 ft.

8.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

026 magnetic, 015 true

206 magnetic, 195 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

92 ft. trees, 348 ft. from runway, 176 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
10 FT ROAD 125 FT R; 0-200 FT FM THR.

37 ft. trees, 362 ft. from runway, 214 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
37 FT TREES 109 FT FM THR OFFSET 213 FT R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	NATIONAL PARK SVC. 1401 NATIONAL PARK DR. MANTEO, NC 27954-2708 Phone 252-478-9000 ARPT LEASED TO NC DOT UNDER SPECIAL-USE PERMIT; CTC NR 919-814-0550.
Manager:	NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1401 NATIONAL PARK DR. MANTEO, NC 27984-2708 Phone 252-478-9000 NTL PARKS SVC NR ANSWERED 7 DAYS A WEEK BTWN 0800 TO 1700.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 103/day *
61%	local general aviation
37%	transient general aviation
1%	military
* for 12-month period ending 20 August 2021

Additional 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+ UNMKD TRANSMISSION PLINES 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.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 CHANGED		download
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 CHANGED		download
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply NEW		download
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (258KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMQI - Dare County Regional Airport (6 nm S)
KONX - Currituck County Regional Airport (28 nm NW)
KECG - Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Station/Regional Airport (28 nm NW)
7W6 - Hyde County Airport (31 nm SW)
KEDE - Northeastern Regional Airport (44 nm W)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Feb-2023

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:37	11:37
Sunrise	07:04	12:04
Sunset	17:29	22:29
Evening civil twilight	17:56	22:56

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Feb-2023 21:07:54
Local (UTC-5)	02-Feb-2023 16:07:54

METAR

KFFA	022055Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM BKN055 OVC100 04/02 A3009 RMK AO2 60004 T00380024
KMQI 6nm S	022055Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM -DZ SCT010 OVC055 04/02 A3011 RMK AO2 60007 T00400024

TAF

KECG
29nm NW

021758Z 0218/0318 01005KT 4SM -RA BR SCT012 BKN060 TEMPO 0218/0219 P6SM -RA BKN007 FM021900 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT007 OVC012 FM022000 VRB03KT P6SM OVC025 FM030000 27004KT 6SM -RA BR OVC035 FM030700 26007KT P6SM OVC005 FM031100 30009KT P6SM OVC060

NOTAMs

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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities
	Business Name	Contact	Services / Description	Distance	Comments
	Wright Brothers Memorial Pilot Facility		no information available If you are affiliated with Wright Brothers Memorial Pilot Facility and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here	on airport	2 read write


Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport
	Business Name	Contact	Services / Description	Distance	Comments
	Wright Brothers National Memorial	252-441-7430	no information available If you are affiliated with Wright Brothers National Memorial and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here	0.1 miles	write


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