First Flight Airport
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| First Flight Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: FFA - ICAO: KFFA - FAA: FFA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | National Park Service | ||
| Serves | Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft (4 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 2/20 | 3,000 | 914 | Asphalt |
First Flight Airport (IATA: FFA, ICAO: KFFA, FAA LID: FFA) is a general aviation airport located in Kill Devil Hills, a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. The airport itself is famous for being the site of hundreds of pre-flight gliding experiments carried out by the Wright brothers. The Wright Brothers National Memorial, located atop nearby Kill Devil Hills, is a 60-foot granite pylon paying homage to the Wright Brothers and the first sustained heavier-than-air flight.[1] The U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission also choose the airport as one of the stops for the National Air Tour 2003.[2]
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[edit] History
In 1903 the first successful flight occurred here conducted by the Wright brothers.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ Wright Brothers National Memorial. U.S. National Park Service (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
- ^ The National Park Service and the National Air Tour 2003 Announce Plans for Stop at Wright Brothers National Memorial. U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission (2003). Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
[edit] External links
- NCDOT Airport Information: First Flight Airport PDF
- U.S. National Park Service: Wright Brothers National Memorial
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KFFA
- ASN Accident history for KFFA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KFFA
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