Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) Guide | Fayetteville NC

Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) is the commercial airport for Fayetteville, North Carolina, at 400 Airport Rd., Fayetteville, NC 28306. As of October 2026 it has two airlines: American Airlines flies daily to its Charlotte hub and Delta Air Lines flies daily to its Atlanta hub, per the City of Fayetteville airport page. Long-term parking tops out at $10 a day, and the city recommends arriving 90 minutes to 2 hours before departure.

FAY is a city-owned airport that serves a 12-county area of the Sandhills along the I-95 corridor and handles nearly 500,000 travelers a year, according to the city. It is the airport most Fort Bragg families use for PCS travel and visits home; see the Fort Bragg relocation guide if you are planning a move.

Not the Fayetteville, Arkansas Airport

Searches for "Fayetteville airport" often mix up two cities. FAY serves Fayetteville, North Carolina. Travelers headed to Fayetteville, Arkansas and the University of Arkansas usually fly into Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), which lists its address in Bentonville, AR 72713. Double-check the three-letter code when booking: FAY for North Carolina, XNA for northwest Arkansas.

Airlines and Nonstop Destinations

Airline	Nonstop destination	Local counter	Reservations
American Airlines	Charlotte (CLT)	(910) 717-2321	(800) 433-7300
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta (ATL)	(910) 778-7661	(800) 221-1212

Phone numbers and routes are from the city airport page. The city's Flights & Airlines page describes the network as two major hubs giving access to 661 one-stop flights. In practice, nearly every trip from FAY involves a connection in Charlotte or Atlanta.

In a July 17, 2026 BizFayetteville interview, airport director LaGala described meetings with network planners at both legacy and low-cost carriers, but no new airline had been announced as of this update.

Terminal, TSA and Arrival Times

The city airport page lists these operating details:

• The terminal opens at 4 a.m. daily.
• TSA screening runs from 3:45 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• There are two checkpoints: one on the first floor by the airline ticket counters and a second on the second floor for concourse boarding.
• A REAL ID-compliant license, U.S. passport or other federally accepted ID is required to board.
• Arrive 90 minutes to 2 hours before departure.
• Airport police and an on-site fire station operate 24 hours a day.

The city completed the final phase of its main terminal renovation with a ribbon cutting in December 2024. Separately, FAY was awarded $7.3 million in grants for an international arrivals terminal, which the city said would first serve military aircraft returning from overseas. Construction status was not confirmed in official sources at the time of this update.

Parking Rates

Short-term and long-term lots sit directly in front of the terminal. Rates from the city's Parking & Transportation page:

Lot	First period	Each additional	24-hour maximum
Short term	$1 for 0–30 minutes	$1 per 30 minutes	$13
Long term	$1 for 0–1 hour	$1 per hour	$10

Parking is operated by Republic Parking, reachable at (910) 484-0063. The city page does not list a weekly rate or a cell phone waiting lot. For a one-week trip, long-term parking at the $10 daily maximum works out to about $70.

Rental Cars and Ground Transportation

Rental counters are inside baggage claim, and rental parking is beside the public lots. The city page lists Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, Alamo, National and Thrifty. It also publishes a list of local taxi companies with phone numbers; call ahead for early-morning departures, since FAY is south of downtown and cabs are not always waiting curbside.

The airport sits just off U.S. 301, the city says. For travel onto Fort Bragg after landing, visitors 18 and older without a DoD ID need a pass (children riding with a cleared adult are vouched for); see the Fort Bragg visitor access guide. The commute and transportation guide covers local roads and transit.

Nearest Airport to Fayetteville, NC: FAY vs. RDU

FAY is the nearest airport with airline service. The main alternative is Raleigh-Durham International (RDU), which a February 2026 Visit Raleigh update said offered 86 nonstop destinations. Uber's route data puts the RDU-to-FAY trip at an average of 83 miles and about 1.4 hours, and actual time depends on traffic and where in Fayetteville you start.

Factor	Fayetteville Regional (FAY)	Raleigh-Durham (RDU)
Nonstop destinations	2 (Charlotte, Atlanta)	86, per Visit Raleigh (Feb. 2026)
Airlines	American, Delta	Many domestic and international carriers
Distance from Fayetteville	In town, off U.S. 301	About 83 miles from FAY (Uber average)
Daily parking max	$10 long term	Check rdu.com
Best for	Short connections, PCS trips, avoiding a long drive	Nonstop flights and lower fares on busy routes

How to choose:

• Fly FAY when a single connection is acceptable, you are traveling with young children or lots of PCS luggage, or the fare difference is small. Skipping roughly three hours of round-trip driving and a day of airport parking adds up.
• Drive to RDU when you need a nonstop to a city outside the Charlotte and Atlanta networks, or when fares are meaningfully lower.
• Price both on the same dates. FAY's two-airline market means fares can swing in either direction.

Driving from Fayetteville to Raleigh

For the "Fayetteville to Raleigh" trip in general, Uber's airport-to-airport average above (83 miles, about 1.4 hours) is a useful planning benchmark; your own time depends on where you start and where in the Triangle you are going. Leave extra time on Friday afternoons and holiday weekends. For routes, buses and why there is no direct train, see our Fayetteville to Raleigh guide. If you are visiting Fayetteville and want to stay near FAY or Fort Bragg instead, the Fayetteville hotels guide and PCS lodging guide compare areas.

Quick Reference

• Address: 400 Airport Rd., Fayetteville, NC 28306
• Airport administration: (910) 433-1160, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. weekdays
• Code: FAY (do not confuse with XNA in Arkansas)
• Economic impact: more than $829.2 million, per the 2025 NCDOT Division of Aviation report cited by the city

For things to do once you land, see things to do in Fayetteville or the Fayetteville tourism guide.