North Carolina | Business Air News

BAN's World Gazetteer

Business aviation in North Carolina

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Based business air charter operators:
29

Based business aircraft available for charter:
176

Business air charter brokers:
1

Most prevalent charter types:

1	Citation 560XL	35
2	Citation X	28
3	Citation 560	8
4	Challenger 300	8
5	Hawker 750/800/900	8
6	Pilatus PC-12	7
7	Cessna Citation CJ3	6
8	Eclipse 500 series	5
9	Beechjet 400	5
10	Beechcraft Twin Piston	4
11	Citation Latitude	4
12	Cessna Citation CJ4	3
13	Bell 206B JetRanger	3
14	Pilatus PC-24	3
15	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	3
16	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	3
17	Embraer Phenom 300	3
18	Gulfstream G280	2
19	Nextant 400XT	2
20	Citation Sovereign	2
21	Beechcraft King Air 300	2
22	Robinson R66	2
23	Eurocopter AS355	2
24	Cirrus Vision Jet	2
25	Beechcraft King Air 200	2
26	Cessna Citation CJ2	2
27	MDH 500	2
28	Citation 650	2
29	Gulfstream G500/G600	2
30	Beechcraft King Air 90	2
31	Citation M2	1
32	Challenger 605	1
33	Falcon 900	1
34	Learjet 35/36	1
35	Embraer Phenom 100	1
36	Falcon 7X	1
37	HondaJet	1
38	Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage	1
39	Gulfstream G500/G550	1
40	Falcon 20/200	1
41	Learjet 31	1
42	Gulfstream GIV	1
43	Falcon 2000	1
44	Hawker 1000	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Raleigh-Durham International	19 business aviation companies active
2	Charlotte Douglas International	18
3	Greensboro (Piedmont Triad)	17
4	Concord-Padgett Regional	11
5	Statesville Regional	10
6	Sanford (Raleigh Executive Jetport)	8
7	Monroe (Charlotte-Monroe Executive)	8
8	Winston Salem (Smith Reynolds)	8
9	Burlington Alamance Regional	6
10	Kinston (Regional Jetport)	6
11	Louisburg (Triangle North Executive)	5
12	Hickory Regional	5
13	Albemarle (Stanly County)	4
14	Rocky Mount Wilson Regional	4
15	Pitt Greenville	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	Raleigh (Southern Wake Regional)	1
59	Mooresville Lake Norman Airpark	1
60	Elkin Municipal	0
61	Ocracoke Island	0
62	Mount Olive Municipal	0
63	Wilson Industrial Air Center	0
64	Rockingham Richmond County	0
65	Fayetteville (Pope Field)	0
66	Plymouth Municipal	0
67	Currituck County Regional	0
68	Cherry Point MCAS /Cunningham Field	0
69	Swansboro Bogue Field Mcalf	0
70	Jacksonville New River MCAS /H/ /Mccutcheon Fld/	0
71	Waxhaw Jaars Townsend	0
72	Laurinburg Maxton	0
73	Chapel Hill Horace Williams	0
74	Hatteras Billy Mitchell	0
75	Erwin Harnett Regional Jetport	0
76	Camp Mackall Mackall Army Air Field	0
77	Goldsboro Seymour Johnson Air Force Base	0
78	Jefferson Ashe County	0
79	Kill Devil Hills First Flight	0
80	Fort Bragg Simmons Army Air Field	0
81	Tarboro Edgecombe	0
82	Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station	0
83	Charlotte Wilgrove Air Park	0
84	Spruce Pine Avery County Morrison Field	0
85	Ocean Isle Beach Odell Williamson Municipal	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 29 • Completions 1 • Training 3

Textron and its suppliers have been working on this Citation X approval for some time.

Jet Excellence takes Gogo Galileo HDX on 27 Citation Xs

Jet Excellence is retrofitting its entire fleet with Gogo Galileo HDX under a five-year instalment financing arrangement, with installations by Araina Aviation beginning immediately.

October 31, 2026 Full report

flyExclusive onboards Contrails FMS convert in Fly Alliance

Fly Alliance is replacing its entire flight management system with flyExclusive's no-fee Contrails FMS, which shares real-time aircraft availability across participating operators to reduce empty legs and fill unmet charter demand.

October 26, 2026 Full report

The training relationship between FlightSafety and Honda is deepening.

FlightSafety and Honda target runway risk with HA-420 module

FlightSafety International and Honda Aircraft Company have launched a voluntary 5.5-hour Runway Operations Mastery course for HA-420 Elite and Elite II pilots, available at Greensboro and Farnborough.

October 22, 2026 Full report

Jim Seagrave does not take his duties lightly.

Awards name flyExclusive North America's top charter operator

flyExclusive has been voted North America's Leading Private Jet Charter Company 2026 by the World Travel Awards, beating five nominees including defending champion Wheels Up Experience.

October 16, 2026 Full report

The Cirrus SF50 is a purpose-built owner-operator aircraft.

Bop selects Elite for SF50 Vision Jet support

Elite's programme offers initial and recurrent training in Elite's own SF50, with the option for training to be conducted in an owner's aircraft. Owner-pilots can complete initial type training, including time in Elite's sim.

October 5, 2026 Full report