Where is OAJ airport?

OAJ is a medium-sized airport in Richlands, North Carolina, United States, at 34.8292, -77.6121, 29 m above sea level. It serves Jacksonville.

What time zone is OAJ in?

OAJ is in the America/New_York time zone, UTC−5 / UTC−4 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use OAJ?

295,185 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

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OAJ — Albert J Ellis Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Jacksonville, United States.

IATA code: OAJ
ICAO code: KOAJ
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 295,185; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 12; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−5 / UTC−4; America/New_York
Elevation: 29 m; 95 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,164 m

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About OAJ

Albert J Ellis Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Jacksonville, United States. 295,185 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 12 nonstop routes from OAJ.

US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from OAJ

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
OAJ → ATL	Atlanta, United States	642 km	147,624
OAJ → CLT	Charlotte, United States	307 km	146,980
OAJ → ILM	Wilmington, United States	67 km	90
OAJ → MHT	Manchester, United States	1,046 km	72
OAJ → CHA	Chattanooga, United States	694 km	67
OAJ → ABE	Lehigh Valley, United States	674 km	66
OAJ → BNA	Nashville, United States	835 km	66
OAJ → GSP	Greer, United States	421 km	50
OAJ → RDU	Raleigh, United States	158 km	49
OAJ → PHL	Philadelphia, United States	598 km	45
OAJ → FAY	North Carolina, United States	117 km	42
OAJ → GSO	Greensboro, United States	254 km	34

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at OAJ

PT Piedmont Airlines · 3,392 flights
9E Endeavor Air · 1,331 flights
OO SkyWest Airlines · 1,209 flights
OH PSA Airlines · 273 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Punctuality

Departures on time: 81.4%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 3%
Departures counted: 759; US domestic flights

US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
EWN	Coastal Carolina Regional Airport	New Bern, United States	59 km
ILM	Wilmington International Airport	Wilmington, United States	67 km
PGV	Pitt-Greenville Airport	Greenville, United States	92 km
FAY	Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field	North Carolina, United States	117 km

Distance from OAJ to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
OAJ → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,232 km	—
OAJ → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	11,720 km	—
OAJ → CDG	Paris, France	6,516 km	—
OAJ → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,886 km	—
OAJ → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,724 km	—
OAJ → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,550 km	—
OAJ → JFK	New York, United States	728 km	—
OAJ → ATL	Atlanta, United States	642 km	147,624
OAJ → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,727 km	—
OAJ → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	15,996 km	—
OAJ → HND	Tokyo, Japan	11,304 km	—
OAJ → DOH	Doha, Qatar	11,477 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
05/23	2,164 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Richlands, North Carolina, United States · 34.8292, -77.6121

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Albert J Ellis Airport has the IATA code OAJ and the ICAO code KOAJ. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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