First Flight Airport (KFFA), North Carolina
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
First Flight Airport (KFFA) sits on the Outer Banks near Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, on the site where the Wright brothers made their first powered flight. It is a single-runway, unattended field handling light business aviation traffic, with the nearest customs clearance point at Norfolk International (KORF).
Runways
First Flight Airport has one paved runway, 03/21, 3,000 ft long and 60 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
First Flight Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Norfolk International (KORF), 59 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
First Flight Airport recorded 185 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at KFFA is concentrated in the summer months, peaking in July, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 28 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
First Flight Airport averages 9.4 days above 90°F in July, 11.4 freeze days in January and 0.3 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 85.8°F, and January the coldest, at 50.7°F.
Weather station is 6.2 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
First Flight Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Transmission lines over 100 feet tall, marked with hazard balls and lights, are located 1,300 feet from the threshold in the approach area for runway 21; a 300-foot tower and tank are located half a mile north of the runway 21 threshold.
A 10-foot road lies 125 feet right of the runway; 35-foot trees are located 82 feet from the threshold, offset 206 feet left, within 0-200 feet of the threshold.
37-foot trees are located 109 feet from the threshold, offset 213 feet right.
Holdlines for runway 21 are located 115 feet from the centerline.
Runway 21 has a 10-foot-deep ditch located 400 feet from the threshold.
Deer and birds are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Parking is permitted for a maximum of 24 hours, with no more than two overnight stays per month.
This is the site of the first powered flight by the Wright brothers.
Restroom facilities are available on site; a key code provides access to the pilot lounge.
Hang gliding and powered hang gliding operate up to 4,000 feet in the vicinity of the airport, from sunrise to sunset, year round.
The airport is closed from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise.
For clearance delivery, contact Washington ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
First Flight Airport has five airfields within 33 NM. The closest is Dare County Regional (KMQI), 6.03 NM south.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KFFA
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Frequently asked questions
Is fuel available at KFFA?
First Flight Airport (KFFA) does not list confirmed fuel service in current data. Dispatchers should plan fuel stops at a nearby field, such as Dare County Regional, roughly 6 nautical miles south.
Can international flights clear customs at KFFA?
KFFA has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is at Norfolk International (KORF), approximately 58.55 nautical miles away, so aircraft arriving from outside the US must plan clearance there.
What are the hours of operation at First Flight Airport?
First Flight Airport (KFFA) is unattended and closes 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise. The single runway, 03/21, is paved and 3,000 feet long, with no tower on field at any time.