North Carolina | Business Air News

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Business aviation in North Carolina

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Based business air charter operators:
30

Based business aircraft available for charter:
180

Business air charter brokers:
1

Most prevalent charter types:

1	Citation 560XL	36
2	Citation X	28
3	Hawker 750/800/900	10
4	Challenger 300	9
5	Citation 560	8
6	Cessna Citation CJ3	7
7	Pilatus PC-12	7
8	Beechjet 400	6
9	Beechcraft Twin Piston	4
10	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	4
11	Citation Latitude	4
12	Eclipse 500 series	3
13	Cessna Citation CJ4	3
14	Pilatus PC-24	3
15	Bell 206B JetRanger	3
16	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	3
17	Embraer Phenom 300	3
18	MDH 500	2
19	Nextant 400XT	2
20	Gulfstream G280	2
21	Citation Sovereign	2
22	Eurocopter AS355	2
23	Cirrus Vision Jet	2
24	Gulfstream G500/G600	2
25	Beechcraft King Air 200	2
26	Citation 650	2
27	Beechcraft King Air 90	2
28	Robinson R66	2
29	Beechcraft King Air 300	2
30	Embraer Phenom 100	1
31	HondaJet	1
32	Beechcraft Premier	1
33	Citation M2	1
34	Gulfstream G500/G550	1
35	Hawker 1000	1
36	Gulfstream GIV	1
37	Falcon 2000	1
38	Falcon 900	1
39	Cessna Citation CJ2	1
40	Challenger 605	1
41	Embraer Legacy 600/650	1
42	Learjet 35/36	1
43	Learjet 31	1
44	Falcon 7X	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	Louisburg (Triangle North Executive)	5
13	Hickory Regional	5
14	Wilmington International	5
15	Albemarle (Stanly County)	4
16	Rocky Mount Wilson Regional	4
17	Smithfield (Johnston Regional)	4
18	Rutherfordton (Rutherford County/ Marchman Field)	4
19	Lexington (Davidson County)	4
20	Gastonia Municipal	4
21	Salisbury (Mid-Carolina Regional)	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

flyExclusive expands maintenance and pilot training with $30m investment

Strategic, home-state investment will create more than one hundred aviation jobs, repatriate significant training and maintenance spend to NC, and deepen flyExclusive’s vertically integrated operating model.

August 3, 2026 Full report

Although membership levels start at a $100,000 deposit, new members deposited an average of more than $190,000 during May, reflecting growing customer confidence in the platform.

FlyExclusive Jet Club reports strong demand

The combination of member flying, accelerating membership sales, customer satisfaction and increasing deposits reflects the execution of flyExclusive's long-term strategy to build a larger recurring customer base.

August 3, 2026 Full report

Approximately $4.1m secures three future Citation CJ3 delivery positions for 2027.

Asset acquisition accelerates fleet growth for flyExclusive

Acquiring Jet.AI brings customers to the platform, aircraft that strengthen the fleet, future delivery positions that support long-term growth and financial assets that accelerate growth and increase flexibility.

July 26, 2026 Full report

John Terpstra is impressed with AOne's vision.

Terpstra aims to take AOne to the next level

Terpstra brings 25 years of experience in business aviation, including roles supporting aircraft operators, owners and maintenance organisations worldwide. He served as senior director of technical advisors at JSSI.

July 12, 2026 Full report

Titan consistently has demonstrated its reliability, responsiveness and high standards.

Titan supplies fuel at PremierFBO locations

Premier has been in growth mode over the last two years in its service area east of the Mississippi. As it expands, it is affiliating with respected partners in all its activities, Titan being the latest.

June 28, 2026 Full report