How do general aviation airports affect the Wilmington area? | Myreporter – Yahoo! Voices

As for airports in the Wilmington area, most people think of Wilmington International Airport, perhaps better known for their three letters “Ilm”.

But there are three more in the Cape Fear region, which are often overlooked: Wallace-Preder Airport, Regional Jetport/Howi Franklin Field and Odel Williamson Municipal. They are among the 72 public airports in North Carolina. Here’s what you need to know about them.

Where are these airports?

Wallace-Pecrer Airport serves both Duplin and Penter Counts and is located in Wallace. ODell Williamson Municipal Airport is located in Ocean Isle Beach and Cape Fear Regional Jetport is located on Oak Island, which are also beach cities in Brunswick.

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What does the term “general aviation” mean?

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum website defines “common aviation” as a “civil, non -commercial flight” and notes that there are more than 340,000 aviation aircraft worldwide, with 204,000 of those run by pilots in the United States

How does common aviation affect the economy of the country?

Accord to “North Carolina: The State of Aviation,” A Report Pubileed in Janai 2025 by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Division of Aviation Ersonal Income, and It Generates $ 378,926,000 In state and local taxes, for total economic production of $ 7,185,290,000. The report notes that the analysis “quantitatively determines the impact of jobs, supported directly by the airport, jobs supported by businesses that rely on the airport, and the impact of visitors.”

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How do these numbers break down locally?

The report states that the Wallace-Pecrer airport provides 75 jobs with $ 6.310,000 personal income, $ 1,047,000 state and local taxes and total economic products of $ 19,070,000. Odell Williamson Municipal Airport maintains 75 jobs for $ 6,490,000 personal income, $ 771,000 state and local taxes and $ 14,660,000 total economic production. The regional Jetport Cape Fear supports 2,075 jobs with $ 196,780,000 personal income, $ 35,270,000 and $ 557.430,000 total economic production.

This article originally appeared on Wilmington Starnews: Where are the general aviation airports of the Wilmington region?