North Carolina - Duplin County Airports




North Carolina - Duplin County Airports

Airport Name	At / Near Town	Type	FAA LID	Year Opened	Year Closed	Comments
1) Duplin County Airport	Kenansville	General Aviation	DPL	1974	-	Per AirNav - activated 8/1974. Duplin County Airport opened December 16, 1974 when a University of North Carolina Medical School airplane landed on the runway. The airport is owned and operated by Duplin County. The airport was originally named for Preston B. Raiford, but was later changed to avoid confusion with the Raeford Municipal Airport in Raeford, NC. The airport’s first regular corporate user was Cates Pickles, Inc., of Faison.
2) Eagles Nest Airport	Potters Hill	Private	6N9	Unk	-	Was Flying W Airport. Eagles Nest Airport covers an area of eight acres at an elevation of 115 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with a turf surface measuring 1,850 by 75 feet. One source claims this airport is closed.
3) Safe Field Airport	Wallace	Private	NC48	1989	-	Per AirNav - activated 11/1989. Owned and operated by Carolyn M. Colwell.