NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 63-2 (2026)

Cities and towns authorized to establish airports

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The governing body of any city or town in this State is hereby authorized to acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, operate, and regulate airports or landing fields for the use of airplanes and other aircraft, either within or without the limits of such cities and towns and may use for such purpose or purposes any property suitable therefor that is now or may at any time hereafter be owned or controlled by such city or town. (1929, c. 87, s. 2.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1961–2001 · leading case: Pinehurst Airlines, Inc. v. Resort Air Servs., Inc., 476 F. Supp. 543 (M.D.N.C. 1979).

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Pinehurst Airlines, Inc. v. Resort Air Servs., Inc., 476 F. Supp. 543 (M.D.N.C. 1979). · cites it 5× “At oral argument the plaintiffs asserted that since the enabling legislation for the municipalities in the Harrelson case, N.C.G.S. § 63-2, differs from that in this case, N.”

Piedmont Triad Airport Auth. v. Urbine, 554 S.E.2d 331 (N.C. 2001). “§ 63-5, which provides as follows: Any lands acquired, owned, controlled, or occupied by such cities, towns, and/or counties, for the purposes enumerated in G.S. 63-2, 63-3 and 63-4 [permitting municipalities to join together in establishing airports], shall and are hereby…”

Harrelson v. City of Fayetteville, 155 S.E.2d 749 (N.C. 1967). “G.S. 63-2 provides: “The governing body of any city or town in this State is hereby authorized to acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, operate, and regulate airports or landing fields for the use of airplanes and other aircraft, either…”

City of Reidsville v. Citizens Dev. Corp., 120 S.E.2d 730 (N.C. 1961). · cites it 3× “" Do the parties by this stipulation mean this property is not needed as an airport, a public purpose, because this public purpose has been filled by other properties dedicated to that purpose or do they mean that the city council can set at nought the will of the people and…”

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