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Do not fill this in! == Facilities and fleets == [[File:Samaritan's Purse hangar.png|thumb|Samaritan's Purse facilities at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina]] [[File:Samaritan's Purse facilities.png|thumb|Samaritan's Purse facilities include maintenance, cargo loading facilities, and fuel storage]] Based in Boone, North Carolina, the organization also maintains warehouse and administrative facilities in [[North Wilkesboro, North Carolina]] including a {{Convert|202000|sqft}} former bottling plant and newly constructed {{Convert|47,000|sqft}} facility where its 5 custom tractor trailers used for distributing relief supplies are staged.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oakes |first=Anna |title=Samaritan's Purse expands at Wilkes airport |url=https://www.wataugademocrat.com/news/samaritans-purse-expands-at-wilkes-airport/article_1a22593e-7812-5eb9-846d-eb3a99c916a8.html |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Watauga Democrat |language=en}}</ref> The organization also operates a fleet of 23 passenger, cargo, and executive aircraft positioned around the world, registered in the organizations name and to the Emmanuel Group, a holding company. Operations focused at their maintenance facilities at the [[Piedmont Triad International Airport]], along with additional hangar facilities at the [[Wilkes County Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aircraft Inquiry |url=https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=registry.faa.gov}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> A $1.5 million taxiway was built by the State of North Carolina 2019 to serve the organization's second hangar at that airport under construction at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hubbard |first=Jule |title=$1.5 million okayed for new taxiway |url=https://www.journalpatriot.com/news/1-5-million-okayed-for-new-taxiway/article_f91ab040-ce4b-11e9-8b77-43daf834bacd.html |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=journalpatriot |language=en}}</ref> Aircraft serve humanitarian relief missions as well as executive transportation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hubbard |first=Jule |title=Samaritan growing at airport |url=https://www.journalpatriot.com/news/samaritan-growing-at-airport/article_01494c84-23f8-11e0-80de-0017a4a78c22.html |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=journalpatriot |language=en}}</ref> * [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-72-CF]]: configured to support up to 32 passengers and 10 cargo pallets. The aircraft was built in 1968 and began service for [[Finnair]], then by the [[French Air Force]] beginning in 1985, then by charter airline Air Transport International before being registered to Samaritan's Purse in 2015. The aircraft recently flew missions an average of once per month.<ref>{{Cite web |title=N782SP Samaritan's Purse Douglas DC-8-60/70 |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/douglas-dc-8-60-70-n782sp-samaritans-purse/elz191 |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=www.planespotters.net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aircraft Inquiry |url=https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N782SP |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=registry.faa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fact Sheet: DC-8 |url=https://www.samaritanspurse.org/media/fact-sheet-dc8/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Samaritan's Purse |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Douglas DC-3]] registered N467SP in 2010, based in Kenya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Aircraft Hangar Dedicated in Kenya |url=https://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/new-aircraft-hangar-dedicated-in-kenya/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Samaritan's Purse |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Boeing 757|Boeing 757-200]], configured as a freighter. Built in 1985, began service as a passenger aircraft with Eastern Airlines then several British and Icelandic airlines. Converter to a freighter in 2006 where it flew for DHL and other airlines before being registered as N783SP in 2022. * [[Beechcraft Super King Air|Beech Super King B200 turboprop]] registered as N874SP in 2010. * [[Beechcraft Super King Air|Beech Super King B300 turboprop]] registered as N841KA in 2020 * Two [[CASA C-212|CASA 212-CC]] cargo aircraft designed for take off and landing from short runways. Registered as N831SP and N499SP in 2010. * Five [[Cessna 208 Caravan|Cessna 208]] nine passenger aircraft * [[Cessna 172|A Cessna 172 Skyhawk]] and a [[Cessna 182 Skylane|Cessna 182E Skylane]] 2 seat aircraft. * [[Cessna 185 Skywagon|Cessna A185F]] six seat aircraft originally designed for agricultural use. * One [[de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter]] and two [[Quest Kodiak|Quest Kodiak 100 turboprop]] bush planes for transportation around Alaska including to the organization's retreat in [[Port Alsworth, Alaska|Port Alsworth]], Alaska <ref>{{Cite web |title=Samaritan's Purse in Alaska |url=https://video.samaritanspurse.org/samaritans-purse-in-alaska/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Samaritan's Purse Video}}</ref> * [[Bell 206|Bell 206-L4]] helicopter registered to Samaritan's Purse in 2016 as N146SP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aircraft Inquiry |url=https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N146SP |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=registry.faa.gov}}</ref> * [[Gulfstream G550]] 19 passenger executive aircraft, registered as N521GV to Emmanuel Group. * [[Dassault Falcon 50]] 9 passenger executive aircraft, registered as N50FJ to Emmanuel Group. * [[Dassault Falcon 900|Dassault Falcon 900EX]] 13 passenger executive aircraft, registered as N900FJ to Emmanuel Group. Previous aircraft include a [[Mitsubishi MU-2|Mitsubishi MU 2]] purchased in the mid-1990s and a [[Learjet 45]] bought in 2020 and sold in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=N740KD (LEARJET INC 45 owned by ELIJAH G6 LLC) Aircraft Registration |url=http://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N740KD |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=FlightAware |language=en}}</ref> The organization donated two Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft in 2011 to a similar Micronesia-based organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=12ft {{!}} |url=https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https://www.ashepostandtimes.com/news/samaritans-purse-donates-planes-to-pacific-mission-aviation/article_1e4af8b7-ac0a-533f-80ac-001f2b2b25e4.html |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=12ft.io}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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