Albert J Ellis Airport
OAJ · KOAJ · Jacksonville, North Carolina · Onslow County · map
Albert J Ellis Airport is a public-use airport owned by Onslow County, 10 miles northwest of Jacksonville, North Carolina, 93 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 7,100 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KOAJ · observed 4:56 pm EDT (20:56 UTC), 25 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 74°F (23°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter 30.07 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:34 pm EDT (17:34 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KOAJ 062056Z 03009KT 10SM CLR 23/11 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02330111 56018 $
TAF KOAJ 061734Z 0618/0718 07010G20KT P6SM FEW040 FM062300 04008KT P6SM SCT250 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OAJ · ICAO KOAJ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Onslow County
- Elevation
- 93 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 12:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 7,100 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 132.65 | Ellis Tower |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 124.475 | Ellis Tower |
| Clearance delivery When tower closed | 121.4 | Ellis Tower |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 125.4 | Ellis Tower |
| Approach and departure · Wilmington and center (remote transmitter) High | 135.75 | Ellis Tower |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 910-324-5233.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Jacksonville from the FAA register
29 aircraft are registered to owners in Jacksonville, North Carolina: 23 piston singles, 3 drones, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 180 degrees turns on runway 05/23 NA for aircraft 60000 pounds and over.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 05; runway end identifier lights runway 23; PAPI runway 05 and 23; high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency.
- Index B rescue and firefighting (ARFF) coverage provided during commercial air trc operations. Index C available upon required.
- Field conditions not monitored 0000LCL-0500LCL daily.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.