▁Mitchell ▁Count ies , ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁community ▁college , ▁which ▁offers ▁associate ' s ▁degrees ▁and ▁a ▁university - parallel ▁college ▁transfer ▁program ▁towards ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁A viation ▁A very ▁County ▁Airport ▁( 7 A 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁small , ▁public ▁general ▁av iation ▁facility ▁with ▁no ▁control ▁tower . ▁It ▁primarily ▁serves ▁private ▁aircraft ▁and ▁has ▁no ▁regularly ▁scheduled ▁commercial ▁or ▁cargo ▁fl ights ▁or ▁major ▁carri ers . ▁The ▁facility ▁joint ly ▁serves ▁A very ▁and ▁Mitchell ▁Count ies ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁Gr ass y ▁Creek ▁Road , ▁just ▁off ▁US 1 9 E ▁near ▁the ▁Mitchell ▁County ▁Line ▁in ▁Green ▁valley , ▁ 1 0 ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁New land ▁and ▁ 4 ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁Spr uce ▁P ine . ▁It ▁is ▁joint ly ▁operated ▁by ▁both ▁count ies ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁ 3 0 0 0 - foot - long ▁run way ▁that ▁is ▁ 6 0 ▁feet ▁wide , ▁with ▁over ▁runs ▁at ▁both ▁ends ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁ 1 1 0 ▁feet . ▁The ▁facility ▁has ▁private ▁contract ors ▁who ▁offer ▁private ▁air ▁services , ▁flying ▁less ons ▁and ▁char ter ▁fl ights . ▁The ▁air port ▁has ▁seen ▁increased ▁usage ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁upgrad ed ▁several ▁times . ▁The ▁county ▁has ▁made ▁curs ory ▁in qui ries ▁into ▁res ur f acing ▁the ▁air port ▁to ▁a ▁heav ier ▁weight ▁rating , ▁to ▁allow ▁NC ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁C