# Ocracoke Island Airport (W95)

**Ocracoke Island Airport** (FAA: W95) is a small airport in Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States. It opened in May 1969. It has one runway, 2,998 ft (914 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by North Carolina Department of Transportation.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kw95

## At a glance

- FAA: W95
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: North Carolina Department of Transportation
- Serves: Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: May 1969
- Elevation: 4 ft / 1 m
- Coordinates: 35.1012, -75.9660
- Runways: 1
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 2,998 ft / 914 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocracoke_Island_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7076647
- Weather station: KHSE
- Ident: KW95

## Timeline

- May 1969: Ocracoke Island Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,998 ft / 914 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 050° / 230° |  |

- Also 1 helipad.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,998 ft / 914 m | =16,515 of 29,858 | =7,091 in North America | =5,999 in US |
| Elevation | 4 ft / 1 m | =43,124 of 43,403 | =19,357 in North America | =15,727 in US |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =4,280 in North America | =4,191 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | CHERRY POINT APP/DEP | 119.750 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [NC17](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nc17.md) Wolf's Den Airport · 21 mi / 33 km
- [HNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khse.md) Billy Mitchell Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [12NC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/12nc.md) Atlantic Field Marine Corps Outlying Field · 26 mi / 42 km
- [NC54](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nc54.md) Jackson Private Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [7W6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k7w6.md) Hyde County Airport · 32 mi / 51 km
- [23NR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/23nr.md) Whitfield's East Airport · 35 mi / 57 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kw95/data