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K8W2 · New Market Airport

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID K8W2 Elev 975 ft Lat 38° 39.34' N Lon 78° 42.54' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,920 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 50.5° 2,920 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
24 230.5° 2,920 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.00%

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).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K8W2 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 13 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER AND BIRDS ON & INVOF RY.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
  • ·HOT AIR BALLOONS WEEKENDS EARLY MORNING & LATE AFTERNOON.
  • ·APRXLY 1000 FT N OF RY, 200 FT RIDGE/TREES PARALLEL RY.
  • ·ARRIVING PILOTS SHOULD USE CAUTION.
  • ·SKYDIVING OPERATIONS WITHIN 2NM OF THE AIRPORT FROM 0800-SUNSET EVERY WEEKEND AND OCCASIONALLY DURING THE WEEK.
  • ·UNATNDD THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, AND NEW YEAR'S DAY.
  • ·NSTD LIRL; THLD LGTS ONE FIXTURE EACH SIDE.
  • ·RY 06 LGTD THLD RELOCATED 100 FT & RY 24 LGTD THLD RELOCATED 930 FT FOR NGT OPNS; 2020 FT RY 06/24 LGTD AT NGT.
  • ·RIDGE & TREES PERPINDICULAR TO RWY 06; 225 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN & APRXLY 1300 FT FROM THLD.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLP; CLNC SLP 34:1 TO DTHR.
  • ·RY 24, 5 FT FENCE 110 FT FM THLD 0B, 15 FT ROAD 115 FT FM THLD 0B, POLE 90 FT FM THR 100 FT R, 23 FT PLINE 114 FT FM THLD 117 FT L. 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC BLN RPR STN; ACFT RPRS AVBL, BUT NOT FULL-TIME.
  • ·PWR PLANT RPRS AVBL, BUT NOT FULL-TIME.
  • ·RT TFC IS USED WHEN LNDG ON RWY 6.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Skydive Shenandoah

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1
  • Hard landing 1

All time · n=5

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1
  • Hard landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-12-15 Piper PA18 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2017-07-19 Piper PA28 · Birdstrike · day →
2017-04-09 AMERICAN AA 1 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2004-10-15 Beech A23 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
2001-05-12 Cessna U206E · Engine failure · VMC · 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
Mitchell Thomas Pennington Petersburg WV 28 nm
Bradley Palmer Charlottesville VA 39 nm
Steven Earl Nixon Brandy Station VA 40 nm
Piet Edward Barber Wiley Ford WV 58 nm
Alan Lowdermilk Manassas VA 58 nm
Spencer Reed Watson Manassas VA 58 nm
Piet Edward Barber South Riding VA 58 nm
Christopher Frasse Leesburg VA 60 nm
Michael Arthur Pearson Fredericksburg VA 61 nm
Melissa Torres Frederick MD 76 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
Neal Daniel Lanning New Market VA 2 nm
Philip Wayne Zepp New Market VA 2 nm
Cindy Pearson Ferek Broadway VA 5 nm
Jonathan Lamar Eaton Broadway VA 5 nm
Thomas Michael Osinkosky Basye VA 10 nm
Ruel Jacob Burkholder Linville VA 10 nm
Daniel Joseph Sylvia Jr Stanley VA 11 nm
Matthew Eric Queen Shenandoah VA 11 nm
Christian Eduard Goebel Luray VA 12 nm
William Lloyd Smelser Jr Luray VA 12 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
Ryan David Lanning New Market VA 2 nm
Robert John Coolbaugh New Market VA 2 nm
Arthur Dale Martin New Market VA 2 nm
Wayne Richard Butterfield New Market VA 2 nm
Brian Scott Selders New Market VA 2 nm
Arthur L Atwood Ii Timberville VA 3 nm
Donald Alexander Damron Timberville VA 3 nm
Don Wesley Shank Broadway VA 5 nm
John Jeremy Gilmore Broadway VA 5 nm
Samuel Hunter Layman Broadway VA 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 25 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 27 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 56 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 57 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 78 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 79 nm
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 82 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 98 nm
Advanced Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
 107 nm
Advanced AeroWorks and Avionics, LLC
Indiana, PA
 120 nm

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