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3VA3 · Flying Circus Aerodrome

FAA-LID · US · 12 NTSB events

ID 3VA3 Elev 315 ft Lat 38° 33.09' N Lon 77° 42.92' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,500 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 — 2,500 ft 150 ft Turf No —
34 — 2,500 ft 150 ft Turf No —
02 — 2,000 ft 150 ft Turf No —
20 — 2,000 ft 150 ft Turf No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 3 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·THIS FIELD FOR FLYING CIRCUS AERO INC; PRIVATE-AIRSHOW.
  • ·UNMRKD/UNLGTD TREES & PLINES.
  • ·FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-709-4993.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

2

15.4% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=12

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Other 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-05-01 AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2023-08-20 Waco UPF-7 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2022-08-20 Boeing,Boeing A75N1,A75N1 · Under/overshoot · day →
2014-06-29 Waco UPF 7 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2010-07-05 Piper J3C-65 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2007-10-07 Boeing A75N · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2000-10-07 Boeing B75-N1 · Stall / spin · day →
2000-07-23 Waco UPF7 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2000-06-23 Piper PA-28-140 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1994-05-28 Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-E · Other · VMC · day →
1990-09-23 de Havilland,Ryan DH-82A,ST3KR · Other · VMC · day →
1989-07-09 Boeing A75N1 · Engine failure · day →

Designees in VA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,802 A&P Mechanics 4,380 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 58 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 Schools Flight Schools 56 FBO Fixed Base Operators 51 Clubs Flying Clubs 37 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Steven Earl Nixon Brandy Station VA 9 nm
Alan Lowdermilk Manassas VA 16 nm
Spencer Reed Watson Manassas VA 16 nm
Michael Arthur Pearson Fredericksburg VA 19 nm
Piet Edward Barber South Riding VA 24 nm
Christopher Frasse Leesburg VA 34 nm
Jeffrey Richard Riemer Arlington VA 35 nm
Harry William Kraemer Gaithersburg MD 43 nm
Sharif Hidayat Gaithersburg MD 43 nm
Bradley Palmer Charlottesville VA 48 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Ryan William Haldenwanger Midland VA 3 nm
Perry Lee Benshoof Sumerduck VA 5 nm
Justin Daniel Matthews Goldvein VA 6 nm
William Carter Bunch Elkwood VA 7 nm
Sarah Frances Patten Catlett VA 8 nm
Mathias Joel Fridgen Catlett VA 8 nm
Jonathan Ellis Deane Catlett VA 8 nm
Daniel Victor Parmelee Jeffersonton VA 9 nm
Wayne Dorsey Fetty Jr Rixeyville VA 10 nm
Timothy Scott Lohr Rixeyville VA 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
James William Hilton Midland VA 3 nm
Robert Allen Spiteri Midland VA 3 nm
William Mcdonald Weber Jr Midland VA 3 nm
Mark Allen Goodnight Midland VA 3 nm
Matthew J O'Neill Bealeton VA 4 nm
Richard William Kaus Jr Bealeton VA 4 nm
Herman Claudett Ferguson Jr Bealeton VA 4 nm
Albert Washington Jr Bealeton VA 4 nm
William Mckinley Iames Jr Bealeton VA 4 nm
David Ponce-Mexicano Bealeton VA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 14 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 17 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 33 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 45 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 57 nm
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 58 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 70 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 79 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 83 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
 106 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.