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Davidson County Airport

Coordinates: 35°46′52″N 080°18′14″W / 35.78111°N 80.30389°W / 35.78111; -80.30389
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Davidson County Executive Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDavidson County Airport Authority
ServesLexington, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL733 ft / 223 m
Coordinates35°46′52″N 080°18′14″W / 35.78111°N 80.30389°W / 35.78111; -80.30389
Map
EXX is located in North Carolina
EXX
EXX
Location of airport in North Carolina
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 5,004 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations9,000
Based aircraft66

Davidson County Executive 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

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Davidson County Executive 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 Executive Airport offers complete aircraft maintenance from the onfield maintenance provider, https://skyaviationholdings.com/aircraft-maintenance/.

Incidents

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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 25, 2018, a Stearman 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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Form 5010 for EXX PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Davidson County Executive 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 Executive Airport". The Dispatch.
  6. ^ "NTSB Identification: ERA12FA021". National Transportation Safety Board.
  7. ^ "Plane crash reported at Davidson County Airport". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
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