Lake Norman Airpark

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Lake Norman Airpark
Summary
Serves Lake Norman
Location Mooresville, North Carolina
OpenedJune 1967
Built1964
Elevation  AMSL 839 ft / 225 m
Coordinates 35°36′49.9″N80°53′57.9″W / 35.613861°N 80.899417°W / 35.613861; -80.899417
Map
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Airplane silhouette.svg
14A
Location of airport in North Carolina
Lake Norman Airpark
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
14/323,147959Asphalt

Lake Norman Airpark (FAA LID: 14A) is a privately owned, public-use general aviation airport located in Iredell County, North Carolina, which serves Lake Norman and its surrounding communities. The airpark is located 5 miles (8 km) northwest of downtown Mooresville. [1]

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Facilities and operations

Lake Norman Airpark offers one asphalt runway, designated 14/32 and measuring at 3,147-ft (959 m) in length. The airpark also features six hangars as well as tie-down services. [2]

Race City Flight Operations, a flight training company, has two Cessna 152 and seven Cessna 172 which are stored at Lake Norman Airpark and Statesville Regional Airport. [2] The Charlotte-based 309th chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association also conducts flights from the airpark. [3]

History

Plans for an airport to serve Mooresville began in 1964 when a group of local businessmen, led by John D. Gibson, founded Lake Norman Aviation Club, Inc. (LNAC), and leased land from Duke Power Co. on a peninsula on Cornelius Creek to build a grass airstrip. By 1965, with help from the North Carolina National Guard, the airstrip, dubbed Mooresville Airport, was opened to the public with a 2,400-foot (731 m) grass airstrip as its sole runway. The same year, the club purchased its first two aircraft, a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser and a Piper J-3 Cub, and had 51 registered members. In June 1967, it was officially activated by the FAA and renamed Lake Norman Airpark. [4]

By August of 1971, the Lake Norman Aviation Club's membership had dropped to 21 due to local financial difficulties in the early 1970s. By the mid-1980s, the club's membership was active again. In February 1987, LNAC Inc. engaged in discussion with the Mooresville Chamber of Commerce to discuss the possibility of turning control over the airport over to the city. These plans ultimately fell through. [4]

In 1990, LNAC member Tom Wilson purchased the airport property and some surrounding area. Wilson's company Tom Wilson Properties led the construction of tie-down zones, the development of a residential community near the airpark, and the renovation of the LNAC clubhouse. [4]

In 1994, Lake Norman Aviation Club, Inc. was dissolved. In its place, the Lake Norman Airpark Owners Association, a registered non-profit corporation, was founded. The Association oversees maintenance and operations of the airpark and owns approximately 40 acres of land surrounding it. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LAKE NORMAN AIRPARK 14A". National Flight Data Center. Federal Aviation Administration. 12 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 "14A - Lake Norman Airpark". AirNav. 12 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "EAA 309 Home Page". EAA 309.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Tug. "HISTORY OF LAKE NORMAN AIRPARK". Lake Norman Airpark.
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