Albert J. Ellis Airport – OAJ Jacksonville
Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) is a public airport in Jacksonville, North Carolina and is situated in Onslow County. OAJ is 11 miles from Jacksonville’s business district. This airport opened in 1971 and was used in general and military aviation. This airport has one runway and three gates.
The commercial airlines flying in and out of Albert J. Ellis Airport are Delta Connection and American Eagle with flights to Atlanta and Charlotte. Xtra Airways also offers chartered flights to Atlantic City.
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Albert J. Ellis Airport serves the city of Jacksonville along with its surrounding towns including Carolina Beach, Hampstead, Surf City, Wrightsville, and a few others. The busiest routes from OAJ Airport are Charlotte and Atlanta, which gets the most passengers. In 2012, OAJ-Jacksonville attended to over 350,000 passengers flying in and out of Albert J. Ellis Airport.
In 2013, OAJ-Jacksonville began constructing a passenger terminal to accommodate loading bridges and bigger areas for the passengers as well as additional airlines. In 2018, the airport opened its first Air Traffic Control Tower. There are also plans of adding more extensions to the runway which will begin in 2023.
What to Do & Area Attractions
While airport hotels are convenient for most passengers, especially travelers with layovers, there are several options available that are near the airport. Two hotels with great reviews include the TownePlace Suites by Marriott Jacksonville and the Hilton Garden Inn, which are both 13 miles from Jacksonville Airport. The nearest airport to OAJ, on the other hand, is the Wilmington International Airport (ILM).
