Coastal Carolina Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of central business district of New Bern, a town in Craven County, North Carolina, United States.Coastal Carolina Regional Airport serves four counties in Eastern North Carolina. They include Craven County, Pamlico County, Carteret County, and Jones County. The total population encachment area of the four counties as of the June 2004 census was 176,851. Coastal Carolina Regional Airport is the main connection to Crystal Coast North Carolina destinations such as Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, various seasonal camps including Camp Sea Gull/Seafarer and Camp Don Lee, and Emerald Isle, North Carolina.On July 10, 2008 the North Carolina General Assembly ratified a bill that allowed Craven County Regional Airport to change its name to Coastal Carolina Regional Airport. The name change became effective on August 15, 2008.It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.