With Coastal Helicopters, OBX Biplanes and OBX Warbirds, you’ll have your choice of aerial adventures over the Outer Banks!

Our high time pilots are very experienced so rest assured that you are in very capable hands!

Soar the skies in our ultra smooth, air conditioned Robinson helicopter; with room for three passengers, every seat is a window seat and visibility is unlimited!

Like to feel the wind in your hair and the sun on your face? Ride in our open cockpit WACO biplane…you and a friend can get great bird’s eye views of sea life, shipwrecks and lighthouses from the front seat of this beautiful airplane.

Up for the ultimate adventure? Go back in time and join us for a flight in our authentic WWII T-6 Texan warbird Sweet Sophia. The Texan is one of the most important aircraft in aviation history and now you can experience the joy of flight in one over the Outer Banks (aerobatics optional)!

There are many flight options available, from the Discovery Flight to an hour or longer in the air, and we operate out of Dare County Airport in Manteo (Outer Banks) North Carolina.

Come experience one of the best adventures on the Outer Banks and take home memories that last a lifetime!


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Manteo
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*Off-season hours may vary*
Call 252-475-4354 for current hours.
  • Monday9:00am-6:00pm
  • Tuesday9:00am-6:00pm
  • Wednesday9:00am-6:00pm
  • Thursday9:00am-6:00pm
  • Friday9:00am-6:00pm
  • Saturday9:00am-6:00pm
  • Sunday9:00am-6:00pm
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Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Welcome to the home of the happy oyster where for over 35 years the oyster has been our world. The Outer Banks only authentic oyster bar is the place to enjoy sensational fare from the sea washed down with your favorite brew or cocktail. We serve by the peck, pound, and dozen, raw or steamed to perfection. Kicked back casual, down to earth friendly staff, and reasonable prices make Awful Arthur’s Oyster Bar the all-time favorite of locals and travelers alike.

The idea wasn’t to set out and establish a new concept restaurant on the Outer Banks, but that’s exactly what Awful Arthur’s owner Jo Whitehead and her late husband, Jay, accomplished more than 35 years ago when they opened the area’s first authentic oyster bar.

 

Awful Arthur’s opened in May 1984 on the Outer Banks. “We embraced the concept of an authentic copper top bar with the idea of it being a major drawing card and it still is,” explains Whitehead. “I get oysters wherever they are local. We follow the warm waters.” 

 

Just across from the ocean, in Kill Devil Hills, oyster season is year-round at Awful Arthur’s. Diners can take a seat at the copper-topped bar to observe the staff shucking oysters, served raw or steamed, along with shrimp, crab legs and clams all steamed to perfection. 

 

It’s not just the raw bar that’s earned Awful Arthur’s both local and national recognition, including being named one of America’s greatest oyster bars by Coastal Living magazine. The restaurant is a seafood-lover’s paradise, offering the freshest catches available.