Media Relations

Welcome to Raleigh Exec, your corporate gateway to the Research Triangle Region! We’ve provided some of our recent news releases, videos and media resources — along with some recently published articles about the jetport. If you have any questions, contact us at 919.776.2939 or in**@ra*********.com.

News Releases

  • US Aircraft Expo Returns to Raleigh Exec in April

    SANFORD, N.C. — US Aircraft Expo, a regional showcase for general aviation aircraft, will return to the Raleigh Exec Jetport on April 14-15 after successful events in recent years. Many of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers and dealers use the expo to exhibit their latest models during a free weekend event that includes an ownership…

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  • Even Through Pandemic, Raleigh Exec Delivered Major Economic Boost to the Triangle Region

    SANFORD, N.C. — Raleigh Exec continues to boost the Triangle Region’s economic success, contributing $52.8 million in economic output annually and supporting 430 jobs, according to a report released last month by the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation. The report, “North Carolina: The State of Aviation,” highlights economic impacts of the state’s public…

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  • Raleigh Exec Helps Regional Manufacturing Soar

    Published in The Sanford Herald’s 2022 Industrial Edition 11/3/2022 When VinFast announced last spring that it would build its first facility in the United States to manufacture electric cars, the news reverberated around the state. The $4 billion investment was headed for North Carolina, the largest economic development project in state history at the time…

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  • Family Day @ the Jetport Returns With a Free Community Aviation Celebration

    SANFORD, N.C. — Family Day @ the Jetport, a free community celebration of aviation, returns to Raleigh Exec on Saturday, Oct. 15, with aircraft displays, an aerobatics demonstration, community group booths, food trucks and more. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features corporate jets, vintage airplanes and recreational aircraft. Pilot Gary…

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  • Jetport Expansion Continues With $4.77 Million in State Funding

    SANFORD, N.C. — Expansion will continue at Raleigh Exec after the jetport received $4.77 million in state funding to expand and enhance taxi lanes in what is being called the South Terminal Area Project. Funding approved on Sept. 9 by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, which will require a 10-percent local match, would bring…

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  • State and Local Officials Help Celebrate Jetport Expansion

    SANFORD, N.C. — State and local officials gathered at Raleigh Exec on Monday morning for what was billed as an “Expansion Celebration” — a half-hour ceremony combining a groundbreaking for the jetport’s new corporate hangar and a ribbon cutting for sewer service that was recently extended to the general aviation airport serving the Research Triangle…

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  • Odyssey Aero Club Installs Flight Simulator in Raleigh Exec Terminal

    SANFORD, N.C. — Pilots flying out of Raleigh Exec now have a new training option after a flight simulator was installed in the terminal by Odyssey Aero Club, a nonprofit flying club based at the general aviation airport. The simulator, a Redbird TD2 with G1000 and 6-pack panels, is designed for instrument-rated pilots — those…

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  • Raleigh Exec’s Economic Impact Expands According to Latest Study

    SANFORD, N.C. — Raleigh Exec expanded its economic impact over the last two years, now contributing more than $62.7 million in economic output annually and supporting 490 jobs, according to a report released today by the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation. The report, “North Carolina: The State of Aviation,” highlights the pre-pandemic economic…

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  • US Aircraft Expo Rescheduled for All 2021 at Raleigh Exec

    SANFORD, N.C. — US Aircraft Expo, a regional showcase for general aviation aircraft, has been rescheduled and now will be held at Raleigh Exec Jetport on October 22-23, 2021, due to some scheduling conflicts with the original spring date. Many of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers and dealers use the expo to exhibit their latest…

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  • US Aircraft Expo Returns to Raleigh Exec for 2021

    SANFORD, N.C. — US Aircraft Expo, a regional showcase for general aviation aircraft, will return to the Raleigh Exec Jetport on April 2-3, 2021, after a successful inaugural event held earlier this year. Many of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers and dealers use the expo to exhibit their latest models during a free weekend event…

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Video

Raleigh Exec: Corporate Gateway to the Research Triangle
Corporate executives and airport director Bob Heuts explain how Raleigh Exec provides access to the world and why business are so happy operating here. Two-minute video.
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Aviation View
With its vibrant aviation community, expanding facility and an economic boom taking place throughout the surrounding area, Raleigh Exec has been growing fast and emerging as one of the influential players in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Region.