Airport · ICAO · US
Class E (sfc)First Flight Airport
Live conditions at KFFA
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Aerial view · KFFA
No FAA diagram publishedThe FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for KFFA — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.
Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA
Runways at KFFA
2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.12%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 024° | 3,000 ft | 60 ft | ASP | No | 0.12% |
| 21 | 204° | 3,000 ft | 60 ft | ASP | No | 0.12% |
Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).
Communications
1 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.
- CTAF CTAF 122.900
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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement
Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KFFA, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.
4 matched · 33 not yet translated
TL;DR
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03–21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03–21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
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All translated remarks (4)
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03–21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 03–21: H3000X60 (ASPH) S–10 RWY 03: Trees. RWY 21: Trees…
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
Deer and birds on and invof arpt.
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
ACTVT MALSR Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23—CTAF
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Airport attended 1130–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1130–0300Z‡.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (33 sentences)
Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.
- ·Arpt clsd 30 mins after SS until 30 mins before SR.
- ·Hang gliding & powered hang gliding to 4000 ft invof arpt from SR–SS year round. 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.
- ·Rwy 21 has 10 ft deep ditch 400 ft fm thr.
- ·No more than two ovngt stays per month.
- ·Restroom facilities on site; key code access to pilot lounge.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 252-475-9000
- ·AWOS–3 118.075 (252) 449–0698.
- ·CTAF 122.9 ®CHERRY POINT APP/DEP CON 124.725 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Washington ARTCC at 703-771-3587.
- ·WRIGHT BROTHERS (T) (T) VORW/DME 111.6 RBX Chan 53 N35º55.23´ W75º41.82´ 020º 5.9 NM to fld. 10/8W.
- ·VOR/DME unmonitored 2300–1300Z‡.
- ·VOR unusable: 281º–318º blo 8,000´ 319 blo 4,000´ 320º–280º KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (ISO)(KISO) 3 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N35º19.89´ W77º36.53´ 93 B Class I, ARFF Index A NOTAM FILE ISO RWY 05–23: H11498X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–219, 2S–175, 2D–404, 2D/2D2–901 PCN 53 F/A/W/T HIRL RWY 05: MALSR.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 60´.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 74´.
- ·Clsd to unscheduled air carrier opr with more than 30 pax seats exc 24 hr PPR call arpt mgr 252–523–1351.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 252-607-0781
- ·AWOS–3 132.75 (252) 522–2712.
- ·CTAF 120.6 UNICOM 122.95 KINSTON RCO 122.15R 117.5T (RALEIGH RADIO) ®SEYMOUR JOHNSON APP/DEP CON 127.3 (1200–0400Z‡) other times ctc ®WASHINGTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 123.85 TOWER 120.6 (1130–0300Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Washington ARTCC at 703-771-3587.
- ·CLASS D svc 1130–0300Z‡; other times CLASS G.
- ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE WASHINGTON L–35D IAP CHARLOTTE H–9C, 12H, L–35B IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 328 NORTH CAROLINA CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
- ·(VL) (L) VORTAC 117.5 ISO Chan 122 N35º22.26´ W77º33.50´ 231º 3.4 NM to fld. 70/5W.
- ·VOR unusable: 020º–025º byd 40 NM 040º–115º byd 40 NM 145º–155º byd 40 NM 175º–185º byd 40 NM 183º–215º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ 200º–206º byd 40 NM 207º–214º byd 59 NM 215º–238º blo 3,500´ 215º–238º byd 6 NM 238º–258º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ 239º–265º byd 40 NM 280º–290º byd 40 NM 295º–308º byd 40 NM 309º–319º byd 31 NM 320º–325º byd 40 NM 335º–340º byd 40 NM 345º–347º byd 40 NM 348º–358º byd 20 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 183º–215º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ DME unusable: 183º–215º byd 30 NM blo 5,000´ ILS/DME 111.3 I–ISO Chan 50 Rwy 05.
- ·KNIGHTDALE RALEIGH EAST (W17) 2 E UTC–5(–4DT) N35º47.86´ W78º26.22´ 313 B NOTAM FILE RDU RWY 01–19: H3000X36 (ASPH) S–4 LIRL(NSTD) RWY 01: Trees.
- ·LGT Nstd LIRL, thld lgts are white, Rwy 19 lgtd thld relocated 70´, 2930´ of Rwy 01–19 unusbl at night, edge lgts are 17´ fm rwy edge.
- ·Rwy 01–19 rolling pavement and cracks.
- ·Rwy 19 thld aprxly 40´ higher than Rwy 01 thld (slps uphill to the north).
- ·Rwy 19 has 60´ plines 1000´ fm thld both sides of cntrln.
- ·Rwy 01–19 nstd small markings.
- ·Rwy 19 safety area has +20´ bldgs and parked acft. +10´ terrain 20´ from rwy edge west side south 2/3 of rwy. +5´ terrain 20´ from rwy edge west side of 2/3 of rwy.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 919-673-4527
+ 3 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
No
Chart Supplement
FAA Chart Supplement entry for KFFA — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.
NTSB events at KFFA
11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
15
since 1982
Fatal
2
13.3% of total
Last 5 years
1
≈ 0.2/yr
Last 10 years
1
≈ 0.1/yr
See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 38,120 ops in 1999
2024 total
37,500
10-yr total
375,000
2024 mix
AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%
Events / million ops
2.7
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.36
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=1
- Other 1
All time · n=11
- Other 3
- Ground collision 3
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
- Loss of control 1
- Stall / spin 1
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
- Engine failure / power loss 1
Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.
Designees in NC
Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KFFA — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.
CFI
2,054
Flight Instructors
A&P
7,307
Mechanics
AME
52
Medical Examiners (AME)
DME
9
Mechanic Examiners (DME)
DPRE
7
Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)
DAR-F
10
Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)
DAR-T
4
Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)
DER-Y
27
Engineering — Company (DER-Y)
DER-T
16
Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)
SAE
52
Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)
APD
39
Aircrew Program Designees (APD)
TCE
15
Training Center Evaluators (TCE)
Schools
72
Flight Schools
FBO
67
Fixed Base Operators
Clubs
32
Flying Clubs
Repair
13
Repair / Maintenance Shops
EAA
16
EAA Chapters
DPEs near KFFA
Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Combs Thompson | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| David Hynes | Chesapeake | VA | 50 nm |
| Peter Stavrides | Chesapeake | VA | 50 nm |
| Robert A Garcia | Chesapeake | VA | 50 nm |
| Steven Arthur Martin | Chesapeake | VA | 50 nm |
| Taft Louis Stallings | Greenville | NC | 87 nm |
| Johnny Joe Henley | New Bern | NC | 88 nm |
| Jerry Dean Kerby | Kinston | NC | 104 nm |
| Wilfred Bernard Consol | Gasburg | VA | 111 nm |
| Christopher Allen Kreske | Pikeville | NC | 117 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs near KFFA
Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Paul Pagurek | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| Jon Combs Thompson | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| Marty Alan Jewell | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| Cody Jacob Hudock | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| Theodore Philip Warren | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| Jacob Jonathan Baker | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| Michael Lowry Pattishall | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| Susan Selig Classen | Kitty Hawk | NC | 4 nm |
| Colin Joseph Moss | Nags Head | NC | 5 nm |
| Timothy Ray Ribble | Southern Shores | NC | 7 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics near KFFA
Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Jacob Hudock | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| Derek Joseph Woods | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| Melville Woodman Towle Jr | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| Robert Bartholomew Watson | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| James Mead Woodall | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| James Marshall Worrell | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| Bret William Doman | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| Christopher Noel Dixon | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| William Andrew Weldon | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
| Bradley Wayne Hudson | Kill Devil Hills | NC | 0 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations near KFFA
Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Norfolk Aviation Norfolk, VA | 58 nm |
| Aircraft Repair Solutions Chesapeake, VA | 59 nm |
| Bay Avionics, LTD Suffolk, VA | 59 nm |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA Chesapeake, VA | 60 nm |
| Whiskey75 Services, LLC Topping, VA | 102 nm |
| Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc. Tappahannock, VA | 125 nm |
| Triangle Avionics Louisburg, NC | 129 nm |
| ARQ Aviation MX Wilmington, NC | 151 nm |
| Powell Avionics, Inc. Fayetteville, NC | 169 nm |
| Air Repair, Inc Easton, MD | 169 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
Canonical references
The agency-of-record links pilots use for KFFA: charts, weather, NOTAMs, accident records. We surface them all from one URL — no SEO sludge, no clickthrough farms.
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗