Transportation Services
Whether your transportation needs run from shipping manufactured goods out of the state to cycling scenic highway 181 up into the Blue Ridge, Burke County has the roads to get you there. A major interstate, I-40, connects Asheville to the west and Hickory to the east, as well as both coasts, as it crosses Burke County. Three other major interstate highways, I-85, I-77, and I-26 are less than an hour’s drive from Burke County.
Other highways lead to urban centers such as Charlotte or to nature preserves such as the Pisgah National Forest and the South Mountains State Park. Our touring section describes only a few of the many possible exciting and informative excursions waiting to be made.
Burke County Transit Administration, Inc.
This highly-flexible public transit system offers curb-to-curb transportation around town and outside it. Working on an advance reservation basis, a fleet of 15-passenger vans and small buses as well as vehicles equipped with lifts respond to calls for rides to employment, medical care, and grocery shopping.
Airports
Burke County lies within easy access of various local, regional, national, and international airports. Foothills Regional Airport serves most kinds of aircraft, up to and including medium-sized corporate jets. The airport, located on the Burke-Caldwell County line, offers
FAA-certified flight training as well as sightseeing flights tours. The Speedbird Aviation Company services aircraft and offers flight tours from a newly renovated facility.
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