Planning a trip to the Outer Banks?

April 18, 2007

I ran across this article on Richmond.com that has some really good information if you are planning a trip to the Northern Outer Banks. There are some really good suggestions on things you can do while visiting. I found the information about the aerial tours interesting. That would be a great way to see the lighthouses from a different perspective. Here is the information on the tours:

From richmond.com:

Barrier Island Aviation, (252) 473-4247, flies out of the Dare County Regional Airport in nearby Manteo and offers 30-minute tours of the area for up to three people with flights starting at $125. Longer 60-minute flights are also available.

Down in Frisco near Hatteras Village, Barrus Flying Service, (252) 986-2679, offers three different aerial tours of the Southern Outer Banks. Flying out of Billy Mitchell Airport on Hatteras Island, Barrus’ standard flights offer choices of half-hour or 45-minute aerial tours of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. Customized flights are available but standard prices range from $35 to $62.50 per person depending on how many people are in the party.

Back in Manteo at the Dare County Regional Airport, Kitty Hawk Aero Tours, (252) 441-TOUR, also offers the usual air tour packages but they also have a special Red Barron package for the daring. For about $200, a party of two can soar the skies of the Outer Banks in a World War II-era WACO biplane. Two passengers, wearing old-style goggles, sit in an open cabin in front of the pilot as the party takes a 20-minute circle around the Banks, including a tribute pass of the Wright Brothers Monument of course.

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