Mount Olive is located in Wayne County and on the border of Duplin County and is served by a network of highways with US Highway 117 and US Highway 55, linking Mount Olive to Interstate 40, Interstate 795, Highway 70 Bypass, and the North Carolina Eastern Region’s Global TransPark. CSX rail service enters the industrial area which adjoins the Mount Olive Municipal Airport with our expanded runway. Commercial air service is available in Jacksonville, Wilmington and Raleigh-Durham. Regional Air Service is available at Yeager Field Mount Olive Airport.
Faison is served by Highways 50 and 403, as well as US 117 and I-40. Seaports are located two hours away at Wilmington and Morehead City. Wayne County is also part of the 13-county North Carolina Eastern Region. Economic Development information may be obtained by contacting the Wayne County Development Alliance.
Time Zone: Eastern (-5 GMT)
Distances from Mount Olive to:
Atlanta, GA 425 miles
Boston, MA 724 miles
Charlotte, NC 221 miles
Goldsboro, NC 15 miles
New York, NY 511 miles
Norfolk, VA 193 miles
Raleigh, NC 64 miles
Washington D.C. 287 miles
Airports
Yeager Field Mount Olive Airport
919-635-1471
Wayne Executive Jetport
919-734-7630
Raleigh-Durham International
919-840-2123
Kinston Regional Jetport
252-522-4929
Fayetteville Regional Airport
910-433-1160
Albert J. Ellis Airport, Jacksonville, NC
910-324-1100
Wilmington International Airport
910-341-4125
Trains
CSX Railroad
www.csx.com
Norfolk Southern Railroad
www.nscorp.com
Wilson Amtrak Station
www.amtrak.com
Selma
Rocky Mount
Raleigh