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KAKQ · Wakefield Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KAKQ FAA AKQ Elev 113 ft Lat 36° 59.23' N Lon 77° 0.07' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,337 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 017° 4,337 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
21 197° 4,337 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.09%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 128.325
  • A/D NORFOLK APP/DEP 127.900
  • RDO LEESBURG RDO 110.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 10 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 03 threshold displaced 298 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 21 threshold displaced 471 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Runway 03 threshold displaced 298 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 21 threshold displaced 471 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

All translated remarks (2)

  • Runway 03 threshold displaced 298 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 03: Thld dsplcd 298´

  • Runway 21 threshold displaced 471 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 21: Thld dsplcd 471´

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·382 VIRGINIA VINTON N37º12.24´ W79º52.90´ NOTAM FILE ROA.
  • ·NDB (MHW) 277 VIT 336º 8.6 NM to Roanoke/Blacksburg Rgnl (Woodrum Fld). 1543/8W.
  • ·Attended irregularly. 100LL: 24 hr self svc fuel.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 mrkgs cvrd with algae.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 757-899-0096
  • ·ASOS 128.325 (757) 684–3011.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®NORFOLK APP/DEP CON 127.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Norfolk Apch at 757-464-0757.
  • ·HOPEWELL (VL) (H) VORTACW 114.35 HPW Chan 90(Y) N37º19.73´ W77º06.96´ 171º 21.2 NM to fld. 70/6W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 052º–060º byd 40 NM 100º–105º byd 40 NM 150º–160º byd 40 NM 205º–220º blo 4,500´ 225º–242º byd 30 NM blo 6,000´ 295º–305º byd 40 NM 330º–345º byd 40 NM NDB (MHW) 274 AKQ N36º58.97´ W77º00.06´ at fld. 105/11W.
  • ·NDB unusable: Byd 10 NM CINCINNATI L–26J WASHINGTON L–36H IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 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

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Ground collision 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-07-25 Cessna 152 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2018-04-13 PAGE RUSSELL L LONG EZ · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2010-05-21 RUTTER HERBERT G LONG EZ · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-10-31 Cessna 172M · Other · VMC · day →
1996-10-26 Cessna 140 · Other · day →
1986-02-27 Beech BE65 · 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
Christopher Bryan Smith Chesterfield VA 33 nm
David Hynes Chesapeake VA 38 nm
Peter Stavrides Chesapeake VA 38 nm
Robert A Garcia Chesapeake VA 38 nm
Steven Arthur Martin Chesapeake VA 38 nm
Andrew Walton Richmond VA 40 nm
Michael Gwinn Richmond VA 40 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Gasburg VA 49 nm
John Thompson Molumphy Amelia Court House VA 52 nm
Michael Arthur Pearson Fredericksburg VA 82 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
Jason Thomas Hebert Windsor VA 17 nm
Robert Joseph Petkewicz Smithfield VA 19 nm
John Nicole Petrone Smithfield VA 19 nm
Richard West Hancock Jr Smithfield VA 19 nm
Erik Allen Van Osten Smithfield VA 19 nm
Dana Noelle Mace Smithfield VA 19 nm
Brian James Best Smithfield VA 19 nm
Corey Alexander Patrick Prince George VA 19 nm
Gary William Allen Williamsburg VA 22 nm
Walter Raleigh Boulden Williamsburg VA 22 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
Troy Glenn Patterson Wakefield VA 1 nm
Ty Christopher Bowman Ivor VA 7 nm
Matthew Lee Brame Ivor VA 7 nm
John Ernest Balius Surry VA 12 nm
Howard Lee Johns Surry VA 12 nm
Lawrence Woodrow Starke Disputanta VA 14 nm
Johnathan David Grubb Disputanta VA 14 nm
Frederick T James Disputanta VA 14 nm
Kevin Thomas Peters Disputanta VA 14 nm
John Oliver Lee Ii Claremont VA 15 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 29 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 30 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 38 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 39 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 45 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 53 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 86 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 107 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 111 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 118 nm

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