1. Facilities and aircraft

2. Businesses at Raleigh Exec

3. Recent and future improvements

4. Economic impact

5. References

6. External links

Raleigh Exec: The Raleigh Executive Jetport @ Sanford-Lee County^[2] or Raleigh Exec Jetport at Sanford-Lee County^[1]{{FAA-airport|ID=TTA|use=PU|own=PU|site=16644.2*A}}^[3] {{airport codes||KTTA|TTA}} is a public use airport located seven nautical miles (8 mi, 13 km) northeast of the central business district of Sanford, a city in Lee County, North Carolina, United States.^[1] It is owned by the Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport Authority^[1] and was previously known as Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport.^[4] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a reliever airport^[5] for Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

The jetport specializes in corporate and recreational flights into the Research Triangle Region — an area that includes Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham and the Research Triangle Park. It also hosts community-oriented special events; some recent examples include visits from the Memphis Belle^[6] and air shows by World War II warbirds^[7]. Raleigh Exec conducts tours of its facilities for guests and offers full services, including Jet A and 100LL aircraft fuel, complete aircraft maintenance, avionics repair, pilot weather services, flight schools, secure hangars with limited-access gates, car service, courtesy and rental automobiles, and catering.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned TTA by the FAA^[1] but has no designation from the IATA,^[8] which has assigned TTA to Plage Blanche Airport in Tan-Tan, Morocco.^[9] The airport's ICAO identifier is KTTA.^[10]

Facilities and aircraft

Raleigh Exec covers an area of 700 acres (283 ha) at an elevation of 246 feet (75 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway, designated 3/21, which is 6,500 by 100 feet (1,981 x 30 m)^[1] with a weight capacity of 100,000 pounds, and a parallel taxiway, 35 to 50 feet wide, also with a weight capacity of 100,000 pounds. Construction to expand the width to 50 feet along the entire taxiway is underway and scheduled to conclude in July 2018.^[11] The facility also has full lighting, signage and safety equipment — including an automated weather observation system (AWOS), instrument landing system (ILS), ground communicator outlet (GCO) and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast system (ADS-B).^[12] Because the ADS-B is located on the airport grounds, pilots can monitor both ground and air traffic.

For the 12-month period ending May 26, 2016, the airport had 62,780 aircraft operations, an average of 172 per day: 95% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and 2% military. Currently there are 144 aircraft based at Raleigh Exec.^[13]

Businesses at Raleigh Exec

Several companies operate at Raleigh Exec. They include:

AeroServices, a full-service avionics center and FAA-certified avionics repair facility;

Elite Aircraft Services and Elite Aircraft Maintenance, the Southeast's only Platinum Cirrus Training Center;

Sanford Aircraft, LLC, an aircraft maintenance and repair operation providing services for general aviation and part 135 operators. Services, available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., include annual inspection, phase inspection, engine replacement and simple oil changes. Located at the jetport since it opened, Sanford Aircraft is staffed by Inspector Authorized (IA) and Airframe and Power Plant (A&P) mechanics.

Recent and future improvements

Several significant expansions and improvements have recently concluded or are now underway at Raleigh Exec. In addition to widening the taxiway to 50 feet and improving its weight capacity to 100,000 pounds in 2018, Raleigh Exec expanded its North Terminal Area, adding sites for four new corporate hangars 19,500 square feet or larger — each site with water and sewer service, fiber internet service, adjacent rail service, a public fire suppression system now under construction, a large apron and a new taxiway connector.^[17] Construction on a two-story, 14,500-square-foot terminal began in July 2018 with a projected opening date of August 2019.^[18] The new terminal includes several meeting rooms, an observation deck, and commercial space available for short- and long-term rental. Other upcoming projects include expansion of the airport's sewer capacity^[19] and the addition of a public fire suppression system for larger hangars.

Economic impact

Raleigh Exec contributed about $40,050,000 to the local economy, according to a report published by the [https://www.ncdot.gov/aviation/ North Carolina Division of Aviation]. Researchers placed its overall economic impact at $40.05 million per year, with $17.16 million classified as "direct contributions," or the spending required to move people and goods through the airport. The airport was credited with creating about 110 jobs on the field and 220 jobs overall with a total estimated payroll of $11.63 million.^[20]

References

External links

• Raleigh Exec, official site
• Wings of Carolina Flying Club, official site
• Aerial image as of February 1999 from USGS The National Map
• {{FAA-procedures|TTA}}

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