Wilson'S Airport
E40 · Hickory, North Carolina · Catawba County · map
Wilson'S Airport is a public-use airport, 4 miles south of Hickory, North Carolina, 985 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,175 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Wilson'S Airport?
Its FAA code is E40.
Where is Wilson'S Airport?
It is 4 miles south of Hickory, North Carolina, 985 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Wilson'S Airport?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,175 feet long, grass.
Does Wilson'S Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wilson'S Airport?
12 pilot examiners and 18 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Wilson'S Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA E40
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 985 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1982
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,175 × 70 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 17: trees 26 ft high 50 ft from the end
- Runway 35: trees 70 ft high 17 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Hickory Regional (6 nm north), Lincoln County Regional (14 nm southeast), Foothills Regional (16 nm northwest), Statesville Regional (21 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Hickory Regional (6 nm north), Lincoln County Regional (14 nm southeast), Foothills Regional (16 nm northwest), Statesville Regional (21 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in North Carolina · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR use only.
- 130 feet above ground level unmkd power lines 1000 feet North and east of runway and unmkd power lines parl to east side of runway 75 feet from centerline.
- Airport open daylight hours only.
- Runway 17/35 marked with yellow cones.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Runway 35 slopes uphill. Last half of runway 17 slopes downhill - thld of runway 35 is 6 feet lower than thld of runway 17.
- Winds pmtg takeoff runway 17 and land runway 35.
- Runway 35 landing aircraft will turn final North of power lines, aircraft on sta will rmn above 1700 feet above sea level until North of power lines. Aircraft depg SB climb to 1700 feet above sea level by power lines or initiate a XW turn before reaching power lines.
- Runway 35 has 10 feet DROP-OFF 20 feet FR threshold both sides centerline.
- Runway 17/35 marked both ends with cones indicating NON-PUBLD displaced thld.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Hickory from the FAA register
80 aircraft are registered to owners in Hickory, North Carolina: 57 piston singles, 6 business jets, 5 piston twins, 3 turboprops, 3 gliders. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Hickory, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Repair stations in Hickory:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
12 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 11 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot; 11 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 18 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 9 training center evaluators, 39 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners.
- Brandon NeSmith private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Hickory Regional Airport · Hickory, NC (6 nm) · (828) 638-5370 · [email protected]
- Melissa Curtis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lincolnton - Lincoln County Airport · Iton Station, NC (17 nm) · (757) 435-7865 · [email protected]
- Gary Garavaglia private pilot, commercial and instrument, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Statesville, NC (21 nm) · (704) 340-8924 · [email protected]
- John William Dennis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Statesville, NC (21 nm) · (770) 595-9395 · [email protected]
- Charles Rosenstein private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Stanley, NC (22 nm) · (704) 277-2596 · [email protected]
- Darrin Murphy private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gastonia Municipal Airport KAKH · Gastonia, NC (29 nm) · (803) 526-1153 · [email protected]
- Adam Rosenberg private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Concord, NC (35 nm) · (516) 567-4828 · [email protected]
- Craig Varnum private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; helicopters · Concord, NC (35 nm) · (704) 724-3655 · [email protected]
All 86 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Hickory 80 aircraft · 57 piston singles, 6 business jets, 5 piston twins
- Ms Air LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Plane Crazy Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Jm Aircraft INC 2 aircraft in town
- Ac Sales & Investments LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Mavi Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Appalachian Aero Group, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 304 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Carolina 106 landing places
- North Carolina 7,120 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/E40.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.