Albert J. Ellis Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Onslow County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jacksonville, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Location | 264 Albert Ellis Airport Road Richlands, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 94 ft / 29 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°49′45″N 077°36′44″W / 34.82917°N 77.61222°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Albert J. Ellis Airport (IATA: OAJ, ICAO: KOAJ, FAA LID: OAJ) is a county-owned public-use airport in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States.[1] It is located in Richlands,[2] 10 nautical miles (19 km) northwest of the central business district of Jacksonville and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.[1] The airport has a single runway and three gates. Opening on February 15, 1971, the airport is used by general aviation, the military and two commercial airlines, American Eagle and Delta Connection.[3]
American Eagle operates services to Charlotte. These services are operated by PSA Airlines, which operates CRJ-700s and CRJ-900s, and Piedmont Airlines, which operates ERJ-145s.[3]
On August 30, 2006, Delta Air Lines announced new service from the airport to Atlanta, Georgia, operated by Delta Connection carrier ExpressJet Airlines, starting on December 11, 2006. Delta began operating B-717 aircraft on the OAJ-ATL route on August 28, 2016. When ExpressJet closed, the service transferred to Endeavor Airlines.[3]