Aviation View July 2023

41 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2 NORTH CAROL INA GLOBAL TRANSPARK park in the center of eastern North Carolina. Offering access to air, rail, highways, and North Carolina’s two international ports, the park has helped spur the transition of the region’s economy from agriculture to one of skilled labor and advanced manufacturing – specifically in the aerospace, defense, and logistics sectors. “We have an 11,500 by the 150-foot runway with an ILS and AWAS and approach lighting system,” says Rick Barkes, Airport Director. “It is designed to manage just about anything that can fly. We have had a lot of larger commercial and military aircraft and we have always been able to handle everything.” “We also have a full parallel taxiway that can handle the traffic as well. There is an FAA control tower that is operational from 6:30 am