RH wrote:
Hi everyone,

We have a vacation planned in September to Ocracoke Island. We'll be
departing from Spartanburg, SC (SPA).

I have flown to Ocracoke once before but that was VFR from the north.
Any idea what routing to expect when IFR from the west?

Over PUNGO. There are RNAV instrument approaches, but either the approach or the
missed approach are into the restricted areas, and there's no radar or comm
coverage below ~3000-5000 ft, so center doesn't like to clear for the approaches
since (I suppose) they have to coordinate with the military. Planning to go VFR
after PUNGO will ease the way for you. I understand there may have been
improvements to radar/comm coverage in the last few months, since I've been there.