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Albert J Ellis Airport (KOAJ) is the public-use airport serving Jacksonville and Onslow County on North Carolina's coastal plain, located near Richlands. It offers a single long hard-surfaced runway with an ILS approach, making it a practical instrument and VFR destination for pilots operating in the area under Wilmington Approach's airspace.
Albert J Ellis Airport, identified by the ICAO code KOAJ, lies near Richlands, North Carolina, and functions as the public-use airport for Jacksonville and the surrounding Onslow County area. The field sits at an elevation of 89 feet and is equipped with an instrument landing system on its runway, giving it useful all-weather capability for pilots transiting or visiting this stretch of the North Carolina coast.
The airport is situated at 34.8292 N, 77.6121 W near Richlands, North Carolina, roughly 13 miles by road northeast of downtown Jacksonville via NC-17B South, US-258 North/NC-24 West and NC-111 North (Catherine Lake Road) to Albert Ellis Airport Road. Arriving and departing traffic is worked by Wilmington Approach/Departure on 121.4 MHz.
KOAJ has a single physical runway, 05/23, a hard-surfaced strip 7091 feet in length with runway lighting. An instrument landing system serves runway 05, providing an instrument approach into the field.
Pilots should contact Wilmington Approach/Departure on 121.4 MHz for arrival and departure services. Airport weather is available via AWOS-3 on 124.475 MHz, and CTAF/UNICOM calls are made on 123 MHz. Runway 05 is served by an ILS for instrument approaches.