103 public-use fields

North Carolina Airport Density Altitude

North Carolina has 103 public-use airports, and on a typical summer afternoon 2 of them push density altitude past 5,000 ft. The list below leads with the fields that bake hardest.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
KGEV — Ashe County	Jefferson	3,178 ft	5,307 ft ▲	July
24A — Jackson County	Sylva	2,857 ft	5,177 ft ▲	July
7A8 — Avery County/Morrison Field	Spruce Pine	2,745 ft	4,792 ft	July
KAVL — Asheville Regional	Asheville	2,164 ft	4,335 ft	July
0A7 — Hendersonville	Hendersonville	2,084 ft	4,189 ft	July
1A5 — Macon County	Franklin	2,034 ft	4,116 ft	July
KRHP — Western Carolina Regional	Andrews	1,699 ft	3,824 ft	July
KMRN — Foothills Regional	Morganton	1,270 ft	3,393 ft	July
KUKF — Wilkes County	North Wilkesboro	1,303 ft	3,385 ft	July
KMWK — Mount Airy/Surry County	Mount Airy	1,269 ft	3,307 ft	July
KHKY — Hickory Regional	Hickory	1,190 ft	3,278 ft	July
KFQD — Rutherford County/Marchman Field	Rutherfordton	1,077 ft	3,232 ft	July
78A — Swan Creek	Jonesville	1,137 ft	3,195 ft	July
9A9 — Shiflet Field	Marion	1,212 ft	3,176 ft	July
N92 — Laneys	Maiden	1,025 ft	3,156 ft	July
NC2 — Taylorsville	Taylorsville	1,090 ft	3,144 ft	July
KZEF — Elkin Municipal	Elkin	1,067 ft	3,110 ft	July
E40 — Wilson'S	Hickory	985 ft	3,059 ft	July
KEHO — Shelby-Cleveland County Regional	Shelby	847 ft	3,055 ft	July
N83 — Ds Butler Farm And Airfield	Oak Ridge	950 ft	3,053 ft	July
KINT — Smith Reynolds	Winston Salem	969 ft	3,045 ft	July
80C — Lone Hickory	Yadkinville	1,015 ft	3,034 ft	July
KGSO — Piedmont Triad International	Greensboro	926 ft	3,023 ft	July
KAKH — Gastonia Municipal	Gastonia	798 ft	3,002 ft	July
KSVH — Statesville Regional	Statesville	968 ft	3,001 ft	July
KIPJ — Lincoln County Regional	Lincolnton	878 ft	2,977 ft	July
N97 — Hiatt	Thomasville	855 ft	2,974 ft	July
KJQF — Concord-Padgett Regional	Concord	704 ft	2,954 ft	July
KCLT — Charlotte/Douglas International	Charlotte	748 ft	2,917 ft	July
W88 — Air Harbor	Greensboro	822 ft	2,903 ft	July
KEQY — Charlotte/Monroe Exec	Monroe	683 ft	2,850 ft	July
14A — Lake Norman Airpark	Mooresville	839 ft	2,844 ft	July
8A7 — Twin Lakes	Mocksville	818 ft	2,843 ft	July
KEXX — Davidson County Exec	Lexington	733 ft	2,825 ft	July
KRUQ — Mid-Carolina Regional	Salisbury	772 ft	2,818 ft	July
N61 — Hinshaw (Greenacres)	Liberty	750 ft	2,809 ft	July
3A4 — Greensboro Exec	Greensboro	739 ft	2,790 ft	July
KBUY — Burlington/Alamance Regional	Burlington	616 ft	2,786 ft	July
N88 — Kecks	Julian	724 ft	2,771 ft	July
4W4 — Whitfield Farms	Hurdle Mills	653 ft	2,770 ft	July
KSIF — Rockingham County Nc Shiloh	Reidsville	694 ft	2,765 ft	July
6W4 — Yanceyville Municipal	Yanceyville	648 ft	2,764 ft	July
N52 — Jaars-Townsend	Waxhaw	602 ft	2,751 ft	July
43A — Montgomery County	Star	633 ft	2,746 ft	July
28A — Goose Creek	Indian Trail	565 ft	2,706 ft	July
KHBI — Asheboro Regional	Asheboro	671 ft	2,701 ft	July
KTDF — Raleigh Regional At Person County	Roxboro	609 ft	2,686 ft	July
KSCR — Siler City Municipal	Siler City	616 ft	2,646 ft	July
KVUJ — Stanly County	Albemarle	609 ft	2,644 ft	July
N26 — Derby Aerodrome	Pinehurst	516 ft	2,604 ft	July
N63 — Meadow Brook Field	Walnut Cove	647 ft	2,604 ft	July
KHNZ — Henderson/Oxford	Oxford	526 ft	2,567 ft	July
KRDU — Raleigh-Durham International	Raleigh/Durham	435 ft	2,566 ft	July
KSOP — Moore County	Pinehurst/Southern Pines	459 ft	2,565 ft	July
BQ1 — Gilliam - Mc Connell Airfield	Carthage	445 ft	2,548 ft	July
KRCZ — Richmond County	Rockingham	358 ft	2,546 ft	July
KLHZ — Triangle North Exec	Louisburg	368 ft	2,448 ft	July
KAFP — Anson County/Jeff Cloud Field	Wadesboro	300 ft	2,396 ft	July
KMEB — Laurinburg/Maxton	Maxton	216 ft	2,385 ft	July
KHRJ — Harnett Regional Jetport	Erwin	202 ft	2,344 ft	July
5W4 — P K Airpark	Raeford	304 ft	2,327 ft	July
KFAY — Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field	Fayetteville	189 ft	2,303 ft	July
KTTA — Raleigh Exec Jetport At Sanford-Lee County	Sanford	247 ft	2,301 ft	July
KJNX — Johnston Regional	Smithfield	164 ft	2,291 ft	July
2GC — Grays Creek	Fayetteville	160 ft	2,268 ft	July
KRWI — Rocky Mount/Wilson Regional	Rocky Mount	158 ft	2,211 ft	July
KEYF — Curtis L Brown Jr Field	Elizabethtown	131 ft	2,208 ft	July
KLBT — Lumberton Regional	Lumberton	125 ft	2,201 ft	July
W03 — Wilson Industrial Air Center	Wilson	160 ft	2,195 ft	July
W40 — Mount Olive Municipal	Mount Olive	167 ft	2,154 ft	July
KISO — Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field	Kinston	93 ft	2,138 ft	July
KIXA — Halifax/Northampton Regional	Roanoke Rapids	144 ft	2,138 ft	July
3W6 — Bladenboro	Bladenboro	116 ft	2,135 ft	July
KCTZ — Clinton-Sampson County	Clinton	144 ft	2,132 ft	July
5W5 — Southern Wake Regional	Raleigh	243 ft	2,130 ft	July
N08 — Flanagan Field	Farmville	75 ft	2,122 ft	July
KSUT — Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie Franklin Field	Oak Island	26 ft	2,117 ft	July
KCPC — Columbus County Regional	Whiteville	99 ft	2,114 ft	July
KOAJ — Albert J Ellis	Jacksonville	93 ft	2,095 ft	July
KACZ — Wallace-Pender	Wallace	38 ft	2,077 ft	July
05N — South Oaks Aerodrome	Winterville	50 ft	2,073 ft	July
KGWW — Wayne Exec Jetport	Goldsboro	134 ft	2,046 ft	July
KPGV — Pitt-Greenville	Greenville	26 ft	2,044 ft	July
KDPL — Duplin County	Kenansville	137 ft	2,032 ft	July
KILM — Wilmington International	Wilmington	32 ft	2,027 ft	July
N22 — Sky Manor	Jacksonville	60 ft	2,018 ft	July
KASJ — Tri-County At Henry Joyner Field	Ahoskie	67 ft	2,014 ft	July
KETC — Tarboro-Edgecombe	Tarboro	53 ft	2,009 ft	July
KPMZ — Plymouth Municipal	Plymouth	36 ft	1,988 ft	July
KMCZ — Martin County	Williamston	75 ft	1,987 ft	July
KEWN — Coastal Carolina Regional	New Bern	18 ft	1,985 ft	July
7NC — Donald'S Air Park Inc	Plymouth	18 ft	1,967 ft	July
KOCW — Washington-Warren	Washington	38 ft	1,960 ft	July
KEDE — Northeastern Regional	Edenton	19 ft	1,949 ft	July
KONX — Currituck County Regional	Currituck	18 ft	1,942 ft	July
KECG — Elizabeth City Cg Air Station/Regional	Elizabeth City	11 ft	1,890 ft	July
7W6 — Hyde County	Engelhard	7 ft	1,861 ft	July
60J — Odell Williamson Municipal	Ocean Isle Beach	33 ft	1,856 ft	July
KHSE — Billy Mitchell	Hatteras	16 ft	1,841 ft	July
KMRH — Michael J Smith Field	Beaufort	10 ft	1,797 ft	July
KMQI — Dare County Regional	Manteo	13 ft	1,745 ft	July
KFFA — First Flight	Kill Devil Hills	12 ft	1,744 ft	July
W95 — Ocracoke Island	Ocracoke	4 ft	1,703 ft	July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which North Carolina airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Ashe County (KGEV) tops the list: from 3,178 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 5,307 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in North Carolina?

Ashe County (KGEV) at 3,178 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.