Dare County Regional
MQI · KMQI · Manteo, North Carolina · Dare County · map
Dare County Regional is a public-use airport owned by Dare County Airport Authority, 1 mile northwest of Manteo, North Carolina, 13 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 4,306 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 45 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 16,950 takeoffs and landings a year. About 15 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Dare County Regional?
Its FAA code is MQI, and its ICAO code is KMQI.
Where is Dare County Regional?
It is 1 mile northwest of Manteo, North Carolina, 13 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Dare County Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 4,306 feet long.
Does Dare County Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Dare County Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Are there flight schools at Dare County Regional?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Obx Airplanes LLC and Kitty Hawk Flight School LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Dare County Regional?
1 pilot examiner and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MQI · ICAO KMQI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Dare County Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,306 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 3,303 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 305 ft
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 301 ft, building 25 ft high 301 ft from the end
- Runway 17: threshold displaced 290 ft, trees 102 ft high 1,246 ft from the end
- Runway 35: threshold displaced 989 ft, trees 88 ft high 580 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.725 | |
| Mqi and aWOS-3 | 128.275 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 252-473-2826.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, charter flights, flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Elizabeth City CG Air Station/Rgnl (31 nm northwest), Currituck County Regional (33 nm northwest), Northeastern Regional (43 nm west).
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
- Built prior to 1958.
- Runway 05 15 feet DROP-OFF 40 feet from threshold 0B.
- PAPI runway 05 and 23 operates continuously, sunset to sunrise - the common traffic frequency. Activate runway end identifier lights runway 05, 23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 and 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL available aft hours self service with credit card.
- 7 feet fence 100-300 feet from end of pavement both sides of centerline; 15 feet road 90 feet from end of pavement and both sides of centerline.
- 24 feet trees 167 feet from end of pavement offset 140 feet left of centerline.
- Approach slope 13:1 at displaced.
- Approach slope 11:1 at displaced threshold due to 15 feet road 378 feet from displaced threshold and both sides of centerline.
- Approach slope 19:1 at displaced threshold due to 70 feet trees 1538 feet from displaced threshold offset 178 feet right of centerline.
- Migratory waterfowl oct - feb.
- Banner towing operations 200 feet west of runway 05.
- Seaplane ramp near apron.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 42 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 16,950, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 10,050 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,400 |
| general aviation, local | 2,300 |
| military | 200 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Manteo from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Manteo, North Carolina: 17 piston singles, 1 helicopter. 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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Obx Airplanes LLC 5 aircraft · Manteo OBX Airplanes operates scenic air tours and biplane rides over the Outer Banks from Dare County Regional Airport in Manteo, North Carolina.
- Kitty Hawk Flight School LLC 6 aircraft · Kill Devil Hills, 7 miles away
- Kitty Hawk Flight Training and Tours LLC 2 aircraft · Kill Devil Hills, 7 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Manteo:
- Dare County 1 aircraft on the certificate
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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners.
- Steven Arthur Martin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hampton Roads Exec. Airport · Chesapeake, VA (49 nm) · (757) 717-7274 · [email protected]
All 9 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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).
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 · 15 since 1982, 4 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 Manteo 18 aircraft · 17 piston singles, 1 helicopters
- Obx Airplanes LLC 5 aircraft in town
- 15 Rides LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Dare County 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Obx Airplanes LLC 5 aircraft · flight school
- Kitty Hawk Flight School LLC 6 aircraft · flight school
- Kitty Hawk Flight Training and Tours LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 15 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 303 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/MQI.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 29, 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.