Global InformationCoastal Carolina Regional Airport information
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| Owner | Craven County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Outer Banks, Crystal Coast | ||||||||||||||
| Location | New Bern, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1931 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°04′23″N 077°02′35″W / 35.07306°N 77.04306°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (IATA: EWN, ICAO: KEWN, FAA LID: EWN) is a commercial airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of New Bern, a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. EWN covers 785 acres (318 ha) of land.[1]
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport is the closest commercial airport to North Carolina's Outer Banks and Crystal Coast. The airport is the main connection to such Crystal Coast destinations as Cape Lookout National Seashore, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the Outer Banks, Crystal Coast, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, various seasonal camps including Camp Sea Gull/Seafarer and Camp Don Lee, and Emerald Isle, North Carolina.
On July 10, 2008 the North Carolina General Assembly ratified a bill that allowed Craven County Regional Airport to change its name to Coastal Carolina Regional Airport. The name change became effective on August 15, 2008.[2]
It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[3]
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for EWN PDF, effective May 25, 2017.
- ^ Mayo, Nikie (July 10, 2008). "Airport Name Can Be Coastal Carolina Regional Airport". New Bern Sun Journal. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
- ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2017.