First Flight Airport

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First Flight Airport
IATA: FFA - ICAO: KFFA - FAA: FFA
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator National Park Service
Serves Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL 13 ft (4 m)
Coordinates 36°01′06″N, 75°40′17″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 3,000 914 Asphalt

First Flight Airport (IATA: FFA, ICAO: KFFA, FAA LID: FFA) is a general aviation airport located in Kill Devil Hills, a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. The airport itself is famous for being the site of hundreds of pre-flight gliding experiments carried out by the Wright brothers. The Wright Brothers National Memorial, located atop nearby Kill Devil Hills, is a 60-foot granite pylon paying homage to the Wright Brothers and the first sustained heavier-than-air flight.[1] The U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission also choose the airport as one of the stops for the National Air Tour 2003.[2]

Contents

In 1903 the first successful flight occurred here conducted by the Wright brothers.

  1. ^ Wright Brothers National Memorial. U.S. National Park Service (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
  2. ^ The National Park Service and the National Air Tour 2003 Announce Plans for Stop at Wright Brothers National Memorial. U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission (2003). Retrieved on 2006-12-19.


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