Currituck County Airport

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Currituck County Airport Currituck Regional Airport
IATA: none - ICAO: KONX - FAA: ONX
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Currituck County
Serves		Currituck, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL		16 ft (4.9 m)
Coordinates		36°23′56″N, 076°00′59″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
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 Jimenez Airport in Colón, Panama^[3]). The airport's ICAO identifier is KONX.^[4]

1 History
2 Expansion
3 References
4 External links

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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