Bay Creek Airport

Real estate redevelopment. The airport was closed to be converted into a residential housing community. The land was more valuable for housing than for its use as a private airfield.

The site has been fully redeveloped into a waterfront residential community called 'Bay Creek at Pamlico Sound'. The former runway's path has been partially paved and is now the main road of the development, named 'Runway Drive'. The surrounding area is occupied by single-family homes, with other streets also having aviation-themed names like 'Propeller Drive', 'Tailwind Drive', and 'Wind Sock Way'.

Bay Creek Airport (formerly FAA identifier: 4W7) was a private general aviation airport established between 1981 and 1987. It featured a single 3,000-foot turf runway (5/23). The airport was designed as the central feature of a 'fly-in' residential airpark, intended to allow residents to park their personal aircraft at their homes. Its operations were limited to private, light general aviation aircraft, and it held no significant military or commercial role.

None. The prospect of reopening is nonexistent. The airport's runway and surrounding land have been permanently converted into roads, housing lots, and residential homes, making any future aviation use impossible at this location.