Ocracoke Island Airport
W95 · Ocracoke, North Carolina · Hyde County · map
Ocracoke Island Airport is a public-use airport owned by the National Park Service, 1 mile east of Ocracoke, North Carolina, 4 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 2,998 feet of asphalt. The FAA counts about 6,100 takeoffs and landings a year. About 7 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Ocracoke Island Airport?
Its FAA code is W95.
Where is Ocracoke Island Airport?
It is 1 mile east of Ocracoke, North Carolina, 4 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Ocracoke Island Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 06/24, is 2,998 feet long.
Does Ocracoke Island Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Ocracoke Island Airport?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Coastal Carolina Regional. Every route
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 Ocracoke Island Airport…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W95
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- National Park Service
- Elevation
- 4 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1969
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,998 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | |
| H1 | 100 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | Perimeter lights |
- Runway 06: brush 5 ft high 226 ft from the end
- Runway 24: brush 9 ft high 226 ft from the end
- Runway H1: trees 15 ft high 151 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.75 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Michael J Smith Field (41 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Hyde County (28 nm north), Michael J Smith Field (41 nm southwest).
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
- Activate helicopter beacon - the common traffic frequency.
- Airport closed 30 minimum after sunset until 30 minimum before sunrise.
- Activate helicopter perimeter lts only - the common traffic frequency.
- Windsock for helicopter lighted.
- Natl parks service NR answered 7 days a week between 0800 to 1700.
- Best approach from northeast or southwest.
- 5 feet brush 0-200 feet from threshold 81 feet R of centerline; 5 feet brush 50-200 feet from threshold 145 feet L of centerline.
- 12 feet scrub trees 155 feet from threshold 94 feet R of centerline; 10 feet scrub trees 0-200 feet from threshold 74 feet L of centerline.
- Approach slope for northeast helicopter approach is 13:1 due to 12 feet brush 162 feet from helicopter offset 31 feet L; and approach slope for southwest helicopter approach is 10:1 due to 15 feet trees 151 feet from helicopter offset 0 feet both sides.
- High speed low level military operations in the vicinity of of airport.
- Flocks of seagulls on and near runway around standing water after hvy rains.
- Runway safety area is loose sand; not suitable for aircraft.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
- Looking…
Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2 departures from W95 in those twelve months, carrying 6 passengers in 16 seats (38% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocracoke Island → Coastal Carolina Regional W95–EWN | 2 | 6 | Tradewind Aviation |
All 1 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
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 6,100, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 3,000 |
| general aviation, local | 3,000 |
| military | 100 |
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 Ocracoke from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Ocracoke, North Carolina: 4 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 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.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in North Carolina.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 mechanic examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- 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 · 9 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Ocracoke 6 aircraft · 4 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 helicopters
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 303 in the last ten years
- Coastal Carolina Regional (EWN) 2 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 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/W95.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.