Kitty Hawk Kites

Since 1974, Kitty Hawk Kites has been “Teaching the World to Fly” by building communities of passionate employees and customers with our uplifting, exceptional service; unique, fun products; and adventure experiences in travel destinations. We create friendly, world-class products and environments that make people smile, lift their spirits, challenge them and give them lifetime memories.

Retail Business
Kitty Hawk Kites is the largest brick and mortar kite retailer in the United States, with more than 20 stores located along the coast of North Carolina, in addition to stores in Destin and Fort Walton Beach, Florida; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Kitty Hawk Kites also operates an online store, serving customers around the world.

Adventure Center
Kitty Hawk Kites is also the leading outdoor adventures company on the Outer Banks. We operate the oldest hang gliding school on the East Coast and the largest school of its kind in the world. The flight school has taught more than 400,000 students how to fly with upwards of 35 instructors during the summer months. We also operate Morningside Flight Park in New Hampshire and one of the few kiteboarding resorts in America, Waves Village Watersports Resort in Rodanthe. Kitty Hawk Kites Adventure Center now offers more than 25 adventures.

Good Winds Restaurant
Good Winds Restaurant proudly serves tasty and inventive beach cuisine, fresh-caught local seafood, and the widest selection of wine and regional craft beer and in the Tri-Villages. Located above Kitty Hawk Kites on the second floor of the Waves Village Watersports Resort in Rodanthe, North Carolina (at MP 40), Good Winds is known for delicious food at a reasonable price and for the most spectacular sunsets on the Outer Banks.