Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station — Elizabeth City, United States

Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station, coded ECG, is a joint-use facility in northeastern North Carolina combining civilian regional airport functions with one of the United States Coast Guard's largest air stations. The Coast Guard operates C-130 Hercules aircraft and helicopters from ECG for search and rescue, maritime patrol, and law enforcement missions along the Atlantic coast, making it operationally significant well beyond its modest civilian passenger traffic. The base has a long history tied to Coast Guard aviation dating back decades and remains a major employer in the Elizabeth City area. Civilian use of ECG is limited mainly to general aviation and occasional charter flights, with the Coast Guard mission dominating the airfield's overall activity.