North Carolina | Business Air News

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Business aviation in North Carolina

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Based business air charter operators:
29

Based business aircraft available for charter:
187

Business air charter brokers:
1

Most prevalent charter types:

1	Citation 560XL	43
2	Citation X	28
3	Hawker 750/800/900	10
4	Citation 560	9
5	Challenger 300	8
6	Pilatus PC-12	8
7	Cessna Citation CJ3	7
8	Beechjet 400	6
9	Beechcraft Twin Piston	5
10	Citation Latitude	4
11	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	4
12	Embraer Phenom 300	3
13	Bell 206B JetRanger	3
14	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	3
15	Citation Sovereign	3
16	Eclipse 500 series	3
17	Pilatus PC-24	3
18	Beechcraft King Air 90	2
19	Eurocopter AS355	2
20	MDH 500	2
21	Cirrus Vision Jet	2
22	Cessna Citation CJ4	2
23	HondaJet	2
24	Beechcraft King Air 200	2
25	Gulfstream G280	2
26	Nextant 400XT	2
27	Citation 650	2
28	Beechcraft King Air 300	2
29	Falcon 7X	1
30	Beechcraft Premier	1
31	Learjet 35/36	1
32	Gulfstream GIV	1
33	Citation M2	1
34	Learjet 31	1
35	Gulfstream G500/G600	1
36	Falcon 2000	1
37	Robinson R66	1
38	Embraer Phenom 100	1
39	Challenger 605	1
40	Falcon 900	1
41	Embraer Legacy 600/650	1
42	Cessna Citation CJ2	1
43	Gulfstream G500/G550	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Raleigh-Durham International	18 business aviation companies active
2	Charlotte Douglas International	18
3	Greensboro (Piedmont Triad)	17
4	Concord-Padgett Regional	11
5	Statesville Regional	9
6	Winston Salem (Smith Reynolds)	9
7	Monroe (Charlotte-Monroe Executive)	8
8	Sanford (Raleigh Executive Jetport)	7
9	Burlington Alamance Regional	6
10	Kinston (Regional Jetport)	6
11	Pitt Greenville	5
12	Hickory Regional	5
13	Albemarle (Stanly County)	4
14	Rocky Mount Wilson Regional	4
15	Louisburg (Triangle North Executive)	4
16	Smithfield (Johnston Regional)	4
17	Rutherfordton (Rutherford County/ Marchman Field)	4
18	Lexington (Davidson County)	4
19	Gastonia Municipal	4
20	Salisbury (Mid-Carolina Regional)	4
21	Wilmington International	4
22	North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County)	3
23	Oak Island (Brunswick County)	3
24	Washington (Warren Field)	3
25	Lumberton Regional	3
26	Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional	3
27	Asheboro Regional	3
28	Shelby-Cleveland County Regional	3
29	Liberty Causey	3
30	Asheville Regional	3
31	Roxboro (Person County)	2
32	Reidsville (Rockingham County NC Shiloh)	2
33	Andrews (Western Carolina Regional)	2
34	Mount Airy/ Surry County	2
35	Morganton (Foothills Regional)	2
36	Manteo (Dare County Regional)	2
37	Williamston (Martin County)	2
38	Roanoke Rapids (Halifax-Northampton Regional)	2
39	Henderson Oxford	2
40	Goldsboro (Wayne Executive Jetport)	2
41	Elizabethtown (Curtis L Brown Jr Field)	2
42	New Bern (Coastal Carolina Regional)	2
43	Edenton (Northeastern Regional)	2
44	Kenansville (Duplin County)	2
45	Whiteville (Columbus County Municipal)	2
46	Ahoskie (Tri County)	2
47	Wadesboro (Anson County)	2
48	Wallace-Pender	2
49	Engelhard (Hyde County)	2
50	Siler City Municipal	2
51	Jacksonville (Albert J Ellis)	2
52	Pinehurst (Moore County)	2
53	Fayetteville Regional (Grannis Field)	2
54	Beaufort (Michael J. Smith Field)	2
55	Banner (Elk River)	1
56	Winston-Salem (Robertson Field)	1
57	Clinton Sampson County	1
58	Mooresville Lake Norman Airpark	1
59	Elkin Municipal	0
60	Ocracoke Island	0
61	Mount Olive Municipal	0
62	Wilson Industrial Air Center	0
63	Rockingham Richmond County	0
64	Fayetteville (Pope Field)	0
65	Plymouth Municipal	0
66	Currituck County Regional	0
67	Cherry Point MCAS /Cunningham Field	0
68	Swansboro Bogue Field Mcalf	0
69	Jacksonville New River MCAS /H/ /Mccutcheon Fld/	0
70	Waxhaw Jaars Townsend	0
71	Laurinburg Maxton	0
72	Chapel Hill Horace Williams	0
73	Hatteras Billy Mitchell	0
74	Erwin Harnett Regional Jetport	0
75	Camp Mackall Mackall Army Air Field	0
76	Goldsboro Seymour Johnson Air Force Base	0
77	Jefferson Ashe County	0
78	Kill Devil Hills First Flight	0
79	Fort Bragg Simmons Army Air Field	0
80	Tarboro Edgecombe	0
81	Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station	0
82	Charlotte Wilgrove Air Park	0
83	Spruce Pine Avery County Morrison Field	0
84	Ocean Isle Beach Odell Williamson Municipal	0
85	Raleigh Triple W	0
86	Raeford P K Airpark	0
87	Star Montgomery County	0
88	Southeast Greensboro	0
89	Fayetteville Grays Creek	0
90	Sylva Jackson County	0
91	Franklin Macon County	0
92	Hendersonville	0

Business aviation suppliers in North Carolina

Maintenance 30 • Completions 1 • Training 2

Piedmont expands capacity at Winston-Salem facility

The facility expansion will increase capacity and improve workflow to support growing global demand for the company's propeller maintenance services.

March 21, 2026 Full report

Starlink-equipped Challengers will thrive for flyExclusive

As demand for premium connectivity continues to increase, management believes reliable onboard internet has become a critical factor in aircraft selection and customer retention.

March 21, 2026 Full report

The agreement establishes shop capacity and defined turnaround commitments designed to reduce downtime across the global Robinson R66 fleet.

StandardAero supports R66 fleet with RR300 engine overhaul

An agreement has established recommended overhaul support for the global R66 fleet to improve turnaround times, reduce maintenance costs and minimise aircraft downtime.

March 16, 2026 Full report

The Citation XLS+ seats up to eight passengers and includes satellite-based Wi-Fi connectivity.

flyExclusive relaunches Citation XLS+ share programme

Owners can gain access to the midsize jet through fractional shares priced from $695,000, with additional aircraft planned to join the fleet in 2026.

March 16, 2026 Full report

West Star welcomes Howell as chief commercial officer

He brings senior aviation leadership experience to strengthen West Star’s commercial effectiveness and support its expansion strategy.

February 16, 2026 Full report