Curtis L. Brown Jr. Field is a town owned, public use airport located two
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for 2011–2015, which
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, this airport is assigned EYF by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Curtis L. Brown Jr. Field covers an area of 212
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s (86 ha) at an elevation of 132 feet (40 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,998 by 75 feet (1,523 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending November 1, 2010, the airport had 14,500 aircraft operations, an average of 39 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military.
At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single- engine, 15% multi-engine, and 8% helicopter.
See also
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List of airports in North Carolina
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