The First Successful Flight of an Airplane
The First Successful Flight of an Airplane is a monument in Atlantic Township, Dare, North Carolina. The First Successful Flight of an Airplane is situated nearby to the park Wright Brothers National Memorial, as well as near the aerodrome First Flight Airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wright Brothers National Memorial and First Flight Airport.
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Park
Photo: Ken Thomas, Public domain.
Wright Brothers National Memorial, located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates Wright Flyer; the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine.
First Flight Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ke7dlt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
First Flight Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Kill Devil Hills, a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
RC Theaters Movies 10
Movie theater
Photo: Packer1028, CC0.
RC Theaters Movies 10 is a movie theater, which is situated 1 mile north of The First Successful Flight of an Airplane.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kill Devil Hills and Colington.
Kill Devil Hills
Kill Devil Hills is a colorfully-named town on the coast of North Carolina. It is part of the Outer Banks, and is best known for its association with the Wright Brothers' historic flights in the first airplane in 1903.
Kitty Hawk
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kitty Hawk, located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, consists of a thriving village that has been around for generations, a newer beach community of residential cottages, and a maritime forest called Kitty Hawk Woods which features a wide variety of plant and animal life.
The First Successful Flight of an Airplane
- Type: Monument
- Location: Atlantic Township, Dare, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.01997° or 36° 1′ 12″ northLongitude
-75.66876° or 75° 40′ 8″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
8786289J+XFGeoNames ID
7871051
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