Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Rocky Mount–Wilson Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rocky Mount / Wilson, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 158 ft / 48 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°51′23″N 077°53′31″W / 35.85639°N 77.89194°W | ||||||||||
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Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (IATA: RWI, ICAO: KRWI, FAA LID: RWI) is a public airport located seven miles (11 km) southwest of the central business district of Rocky Mount, a city located in Nash and Edgecombe Counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is also north of Wilson, a city in Wilson County. The airport is owned by the Rocky Mount–Wilson Airport Authority.[1]
History[edit]
Piedmont Airlines served RWI from 1961 to 1980.[2] CCAir, operating as US Airways Express, later provided scheduled service to RWI, but traffic fell after the arrival of Southwest Airlines at nearby Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in 1999, which made flights from RDU relatively inexpensive.[3] The US Airways Express service was suspended in March 2001 and replaced with shuttle bus service to RDU.[4]
Facilities and aircraft[edit]
Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport covers an area of 364 acres (147 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (4/22) measuring 7,099 x 150 ft (2,164 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2017, the airport had 29,810 aircraft operations, an average of 82 per day: 94% general aviation, 4% air taxi, 2% military and <1% scheduled commercial. There was at the time 41 aircraft based at this airport: 27 single engine, 7 multi-engine, 4 jet, 2 helicopter, and 1 glider.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for RWI PDF, effective 2023-10-05
- ^ "JetPiedmont.com || Inaugural Station Dates for Piedmont Airlines". www.jetpiedmont.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ^ WRAL. "Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport to Travelers: Use It... Or Lose It! :: WRAL.com". WRAL.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ^ "REGION BRIEFS". Wilmington Star News. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
External links[edit]
- "Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI)" (PDF). at North Carolina DOT airport guide
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RWI, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for RWI
- AirNav airport information for KRWI
- ASN accident history for RWI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures