Tri-County Airport at Henry Joyner Field Unveils New Terminal Building

*Cutting the ribbon (center) are Henry Joyner, Manager of Tri-County Airport, and Tammy Lee, Bertie County Commissioner and Chair of the Tri-County Airport Authority.*

North Carolina Division of Aviation staff joined community leaders Thursday (Feb. 11) to cut the ribbon on a new 4,269 square foot terminal building at Tri-County Airport at Henry Joyner Field in Ahoskie. The general aviation airport serves business and leisure travelers in three rural, Tier One counties: Bertie, Hertford and Northampton. The $1.79 million project replaced an aging structure, built in 1979, and was funded with state and federal grants provided through the Division of Aviation’s grant programs.

Local businesses donated interior design, wall plaques and furnishings to save taxpayer dollars. The airport annually generates $1.5 million in economic output, supports 35 jobs that generate $213,000 in personal income, and contributes $4.47 million in state and local tax, based on 2019 data.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.