Halifax County Airport

Halifax County Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Roanoke Rapids
Serves Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL 256 ft / 78 m
Coordinates 36°26′22″N 077°42′34″W / 36.43944°N 77.70944°W / 36.43944; -77.70944Coordinates: 36°26′22″N 077°42′34″W / 36.43944°N 77.70944°W / 36.43944; -77.70944
Map
RZZ

Location of airport in North Carolina

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 4,006 1,221 Asphalt
16/34 2,100 640 Turf
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 31,500
Based aircraft 24

Halifax County Airport (IATA: RZZ, ICAO: KRZZ, FAA LID: RZZ) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Roanoke Rapids, a city in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States.[1] It is owned by the City of Roanoke Rapids.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

This airport KRZZ, is closed. The Halifax Northampton airport KIXA is open.

Halifax County Airport covers an area of 281 acres (114 ha) at an elevation of 256 feet (78 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 5/23 is 4,006 by 75 feet (1,221 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 16/34 is 2,100 by 150 feet (640 x 46 m) with a turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 14, 2007, the airport had 31,500 aircraft operations, an average of 86 per day: 89% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and 4% military. At that time there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single-engine and 4% multi-engine.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for RZZ (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2009–2013 NPIAS Report, Appendix A, Part 4" (PDF, 1.61 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 15, 2008. External link in |work= (help)
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