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Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport
KRWI / RWIRocky Mount, North CarolinaELEV 159 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#3 / 37
North Carolina airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 36 Google ratings — ranked against 37 rated NC fields.
28 nm
To the nearest alternate
Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport, listed as KRWI / RWI, is a mid-sized airport in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The airport sits 159 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into RWI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV, 28 nm), Johnston Regional Airport (KJNX, 31 nm), and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB, 31 nm).
Charter pricing from RWI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Rocky Mount.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“The staff were professional, friendly, and went above and beyond to make sure everything ran smoothly.”
Omead Sedghian5★ on Google
Easy in & out
3/5 reviews“The staff were professional, friendly, and went above and beyond to make sure everything ran smoothly.”
Omead Sedghian5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“One of my friends flew there straight from New Hampshire and said she really enjoyed the flight ✈️ Also it's real close to the reservoir and a pretty good boat…”
JEFFREY STARWOLF QUINN5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KRWI
IATA
RWI
FAA / Local
RWI
Elevation
159 ft
Coordinates
35.8563° N · 77.8919° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NC fields
state range 11–2,165 ft
At 159 ft, RWI sits lower than 53% of the 38 North Carolina fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 28nmPGVPitt-Greenville AirportGreenville
- 31nmKJNXJohnston Regional AirportSmithfield
- 31nmGSBSeymour Johnson Air Force BaseGoldsboro
- 34nmISOKinston Regional Jetport At Stallings FieldKinston
- 44nmRDURaleigh-Durham International AirportRaleigh/Durham
- 55nmKW63Lake Country Regional AirportClarksville
Location
Open the full mapKRWI · Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport · Rocky Mount, NC
From the ramp
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