Davidson County Airport

Davidson County Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: KEXX – FAA LID: EXX
Summary
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°W / 35.78111; -80.30389Coordinates: 35°46′52″N 080°18′14″W / 35.78111°N 80.30389°W / 35.78111; -80.30389
Map
EXX

Location of airport in North Carolina

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 5,004 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations 9,000
Based aircraft 66

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]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 FAA Airport Master Record for EXX (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  3. ↑ "Davidson County Airport (FAA: EXX, ICAO: KEXX, IATA: none)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  4. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  5. ↑ Ignasiak, Darrick (October 23, 2011). "Plane crashes at Davidson County Airport". The Dispatch.
  6. ↑ "NTSB Identification: ERA12FA021". National Transportation Safety Board.

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