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Welcome to the Dare County Regional Airport
Youth Aviation Day May
2, 2009
The airport terminal
building was built in 1986, and has
 several amenities available to
our visitors to the airport:
We at Dare County Regional Airport (DCRA) want to welcome you to
the beautiful island of Roanoke.
The airport is owned by
the County of Dare and is operated under a nine member Airport Authority.
Located just 18 driving miles from First Flight Airport and the
Wright
Brothers National Memorial, the airport has a lot to offer those visitors to
our community. With the North Carolina Aquarium located at the
entrance to the terminal, the airport's location rests on the
waterfront.
At the waters edge, the airport borders the beach that has a lifeguard
from Memorial Day to Labor Day, an open air pavilion on the
sound with charcoal grills, picnic tables, and a restroom all
overlooking the sandy beach.
DCRA serves as home to several
businesses located at the airport which provide support services to
our local business community as well as our local
and Itinerant pilots. Home to the Emergency Management Service
MMB BK117 helicopter, they provide emergency medevac services to the
region.
The airports economic
impact to the region is $25,353,200 employing 46 people directly with a tax revenue calculated at over $20,000 per year.
Airport information and services can be found
by selecting this link.
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