Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Rocky Mount–Wilson Airport Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Rocky Mount / Wilson, North Carolina | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 159 ft / 48 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°51′23″N 077°53′31″W / 35.85639°N 77.89194°WCoordinates: 35°51′23″N 077°53′31″W / 35.85639°N 77.89194°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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Aircraft operations | 24,904 |
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Based aircraft | 23 |
Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (IATA: RWI, ICAO: KRWI, FAA LID: RWI) is a public airport located seven miles (11 km) southwest of the central business district of Rocky Mount, a city located in Nash and Edgecombe Counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is also north of Wilson, a city in Wilson County. The airport is owned by the Rocky Mount–Wilson Airport Authority.
Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport covers an area of 364 acres (147 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (4/22) measuring 7,100 x 150 ft (2,164 x 46 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2005, the airport had 24,904 aircraft operations, an average of 68 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi, 1% military and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 23 aircraft based at this airport: 16 single engine, 6 multi-engine and 1 jet.