North Carolina | Business Air News

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Business aviation in North Carolina

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Based business air charter operators:
22

Based business aircraft available for charter:
143

Business air charter brokers:
2

Most prevalent charter types:

1	Citation 560XL	35
2	Citation 560	16
3	Cessna Citation CJ3	9
4	Hawker 750/800/900	6
5	Challenger 300	6
6	Pilatus PC-12	6
7	Citation X	6
8	Beechjet 400	5
9	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	5
10	Beechcraft Twin Piston	5
11	Cessna Citation CJ2	5
12	Citation Sovereign	4
13	Bell 206B JetRanger	3
14	Eclipse 500 series	3
15	Citation Latitude	3
16	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	3
17	Boeing B-737	2
18	Beechcraft King Air 300	2
19	Beechcraft King Air 200	2
20	Learjet 35/36	2
21	Citation 650	2
22	Eurocopter AS355	2
23	MDH 500	2
24	Cessna Citation CJ4	2
25	Beechcraft King Air 90	1
26	Nextant 400XT	1
27	Challenger 605	1
28	Learjet 60	1
29	Beechcraft Premier	1
30	Hawker 1000	1
31	Embraer Phenom 100	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Greensboro (Piedmont Triad)	19 business aviation companies active
2	Charlotte Douglas International	16
3	Raleigh-Durham International	12
4	Concord-Padgett Regional	10
5	Winston Salem (Smith Reynolds)	9
6	Statesville Regional	8
7	Monroe (Charlotte-Monroe Executive)	7
8	Kinston (Regional Jetport)	7
9	Burlington Alamance Regional	6
10	Sanford (Raleigh Executive Jetport)	6
11	Pitt Greenville	5
12	Albemarle (Stanly County)	4
13	Rocky Mount Wilson Regional	4
14	Louisburg (Triangle North Executive)	4
15	Smithfield (Johnston Regional)	4
16	Hickory Regional	4
17	Lexington (Davidson County)	4
18	Gastonia Municipal	4
19	Wilmington International	4
20	Oak Island (Brunswick County)	3
21	Lumberton Regional	3
22	Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional	3
23	Asheboro Regional	3
24	Shelby-Cleveland County Regional	3
25	Liberty Causey	3
26	Salisbury (Mid-Carolina Regional)	3
27	Pinehurst (Moore County)	3
28	Asheville Regional	3
29	North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County)	2
30	Roxboro (Person County)	2
31	Reidsville (Rockingham County NC Shiloh)	2
32	Andrews (Western Carolina Regional)	2
33	Washington (Warren Field)	2
34	Mount Airy/ Surry County	2
35	Morganton (Foothills Regional)	2
36	Manteo (Dare County Regional)	2
37	Williamston (Martin County)	2
38	Roanoke Rapids (Halifax-Northampton Regional)	2
39	Henderson Oxford	2
40	Goldsboro (Wayne Executive Jetport)	2
41	Elizabethtown (Curtis L Brown Jr Field)	2
42	New Bern (Coastal Carolina Regional)	2
43	Edenton (Northeastern Regional)	2
44	Kenansville (Duplin County)	2
45	Whiteville (Columbus County Municipal)	2
46	Ahoskie (Tri County)	2
47	Wadesboro (Anson County)	2
48	Engelhard (Hyde County)	2
49	Siler City Municipal	2
50	Jacksonville (Albert J Ellis)	2
51	Fayetteville Regional (Grannis Field)	2
52	Beaufort (Michael J. Smith Field)	2
53	Winston-Salem (Robertson Field)	1
54	Rutherfordton (Rutherford Co Marchman Field)	1
55	Clinton Sampson County	1
56	Mooresville Lake Norman Airpark	1
57	Winston Salem (Robertson Field)	0
58	Elkin Municipal	0
59	Ocracoke Island	0
60	Mount Olive Municipal	0
61	Wilson Industrial Air Center	0
62	Rockingham Richmond County	0
63	Fayetteville (Pope Field)	0
64	Plymouth Municipal	0
65	Currituck County Regional	0
66	Cherry Point MCAS /Cunningham Field	0
67	Swansboro Bogue Field Mcalf	0
68	Jacksonville New River MCAS /H/ /Mccutcheon Fld/	0
69	Waxhaw Jaars Townsend	0
70	Laurinburg Maxton	0
71	Chapel Hill Horace Williams	0
72	Hatteras Billy Mitchell	0
73	Erwin Harnett Regional Jetport	0
74	Camp Mackall Mackall Army Air Field	0
75	Goldsboro Seymour Johnson Air Force Base	0
76	Jefferson Ashe County	0
77	Kill Devil Hills First Flight	0
78	Fort Bragg Simmons Army Air Field	0
79	Tarboro Edgecombe	0
80	Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station	0
81	Wallace Henderson Field	0
82	Charlotte Wilgrove Air Park	0
83	Spruce Pine Avery County Morrison Field	0
84	Ocean Isle Beach Odell Williamson Municipal	0
85	Raleigh Triple W	0
86	Raeford P K Airpark	0
87	Star Montgomery County	0
88	Southeast Greensboro	0
89	Fayetteville Grays Creek	0
90	Sylva Jackson County	0
91	Franklin Macon County	0
92	Hendersonville	0

Business aviation suppliers in North Carolina

Maintenance 29 • Completions 1 • Training 2

Precision Support Services has installed SmartSky LITE on a PC-12.

Precision strengthens SmartSky dealer network

The sales and installation partner has already installed SmartSky LITE ATG on a PC-12.

May 20, 2024 Full report

Leaders from the City of Hickory and Burke County were joined by state legislative officials at Hickory Regional airport to celebrate the grand opening of 12 T-hangars on the north ramp.

Officials celebrate hangar opening at Hickory Regional airport

Hickory mayor Hank Guess, Burke County Commissioner Randy Burns and Burke County Commissioner Johnnie Carswell comment on the importance of the project for the airport and the region.

May 15, 2024 Full report

Flight Group Corporation director of maintenance Wes Maness has become the 900th professional to become a Certified Aviation Manager.

Maness is named 900th Certified Aviation Manager

Flight Group maintenance director Wes Maness says CAM helped him understand the bigger picture by providing fresh insights into the diversity of knowledge and skills used in corporate aviation.

May 13, 2024 Full report

D&J recently completed a first-article installation of the SmartSky LITE on a King Air C90, with an STC expected in coming months.

D&J Aviation joins SmartSky installation network

D&J's experienced aircraft maintenance staff, plus its focus on quality customer service, ensures it will be a highly effective partner in delivering SmartSky connectivity for a broad range of missions.

May 2, 2024 Full report

Resale uptick leads to optimism for coming six months

1Q24 ended on a buoyant note with an uptick in pre-owned business aircraft sales, according to IADA. Its First Quarter 2024 Market Report also indicates an optimistic outlook for the next six months.

April 26, 2024 Full report