 It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "general aviation" facility.The airport itself is famous for being the site of hundreds of pre-flight gliding experiments carried out by the Wright brothers.The Wright Brothers National Memorial, located atop nearby Kill Devil Hill, is a 60-foot granite pylon paying homage to the Wright Brothers and the first sustained heavier-than-air flight.