Davidson County Airport
Davidson County Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Davidson County Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lexington, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 733 ft / 223 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°46′52″N 080°18′14″W / 35.78111°N 80.30389°WCoordinates: 35°46′52″N 080°18′14″W / 35.78111°N 80.30389°W | ||||||||||
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  EXX Location of airport in North Carolina | |||||||||||
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Davidson County Airport (ICAO: KEXX, FAA LID: EXX) is a public use airport in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States.[1] It is owned by the Davidson County Airport Authority and located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Lexington, North Carolina.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned EXX by the FAA,[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[3][4]
Facilities and aircraft[]
Davidson County Airport covers an area of 330 acres (133 ha) at an elevation of 733 feet (223 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,004 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2015, the airport had 19,000 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per day: 89% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and 6% military. At that time there were 75 aircraft based at this airport: 66% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, 8% jet, and 6% helicopter.[1]
The Davidson County Airport offers complete aircraft maintenance from the on field maintenance provider, Superior Aero Services.
Incidents[]
On October 23, 2011, a Cozy MK IV aircraft crashed on approach to the airport, resulting in the death of the pilot and an injury to the passenger.[5][6]
On June 25th, 2018, a Steerman Biplane flipped on landing coming to rest upside down on the runway, resulting in minor injuries to both the pilot and a child passenger.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Form 5010 for EXX PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ "Davidson County Airport (FAA: EXX, ICAO: KEXX, IATA: none)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^ Ignasiak, Darrick (October 23, 2011). "Plane crashes at Davidson County Airport". The Dispatch.
- ^ "NTSB Identification: ERA12FA021". National Transportation Safety Board.
- ^ "Plane crash reported at Davidson County Airport". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
External links[]
- "Davidson County Airport - EXX" (PDF). at North Carolina DOT airport guide
- Fly High Lexington, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- Aerial image as of March 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for EXX, effective January 27, 2022
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for EXX
- AirNav airport information for KEXX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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