Skip to content

KFRR · Front Royal Warren County Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KFRR FAA FRR Elev 709 ft Lat 38° 55.05' N Lon 78° 15.21' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,008 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 087° 3,008 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.35%
28 267° 3,008 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.35%

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 123.000

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 10 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MIRL Rwy 10–28—CTAF

  • 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 geese on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1400–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·352 VIRGINIA FRONT ROYAL–WARREN CO (FRR)(KFRR) 3 W UTC–5(–4DT) N38º55.05´ W78º15.20´ 704 B NOTAM FILE DCA RWY 10–28: H3008X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 0.4% up E RWY 10: APAP(PNIR)—GA 3.0º TCH 16´.
  • ·RWY 28: APAP(PNIL)—GA 3.0º TCH 16´.
  • ·Noise abatement procedures in effect, ctc arpt mgr for details at 540–635–3570.
  • ·Glider ops on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 10 and Rwy 28 rgt tfc for gyrocopters, ultralights and gliders.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 540-635-3570
  • ·AWOS–3 121.85 (540) 635–5377.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®POTOMAC APP/DEP CON 120.45 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Potomac Apch at 866-709-4993.
  • ·LINDEN (L) (L) VORTACW 114.3 LDN Chan 90 N38º51.26´ W78º12.33´ 335º 4.4 NM to fld. 2435/6W.
  • ·DME portion unusable: 115º–150º byd 20 NM blo 3,500´ 150º–155º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 155º–175º byd 20 NM blo 4,500´ 175º–200º byd 20 NM blo 5,000´ 200º–225º byd 20 NM blo 5,500´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 115º–225º byd 20 NM WASHINGTON L–29D, A IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · FRR

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

17

since 1982

Fatal

3

17.6% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 21,300 ops in 1992

2024 total

16,334

10-yr total

167,042

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 93% · Mil 3%

Events / million ops

23.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.23

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=18

  • Other 7
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Midair / near-midair 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-08-15 Piper PA28-140 · Other · VMC · day →
2026-05-09 SKY RANGER SKY RANGER 1 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2024-10-06 Schleicher ASK-21 · Other · VMC · day →
2024-03-12 Beech K35 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2020-02-09 Aviastroitel AC 4C · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2017-10-07 Piper PA 25-235 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2011-08-14 Piper PA-28-236 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2008-06-29 Glasflugel Standard Libelle · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2008-03-14 Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Other · night →
2004-04-29 Mooney M20C · Weather · VMC · day →
2002-09-29 Aeronca 65-C · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2001-07-05 Rolladen-Schneider LS3-A · CFIT · VMC · day →
1989-11-14 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
1987-10-25 Cessna,Cessna U-206,152 · Midair / near-midair · day →
1983-08-16 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-02-19 Piper PA-18 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-09-19 Cessna 150L · Other · day →
1982-05-06 Piper PA-28R-180 · Under/overshoot · 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 31 nm
Christopher Frasse Leesburg VA 34 nm
Piet Edward Barber South Riding VA 35 nm
Alan Lowdermilk Manassas VA 37 nm
Spencer Reed Watson Manassas VA 37 nm
Mitchell Thomas Pennington Petersburg WV 41 nm
Piet Edward Barber Wiley Ford WV 48 nm
Melissa Torres Frederick MD 50 nm
Harry William Kraemer Gaithersburg MD 51 nm
Sharif Hidayat Gaithersburg MD 51 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
Roger Charles Roberts Sr Front Royal VA 3 nm
Stoney James Jarvis Front Royal VA 3 nm
Douglas Walter Ross Front Royal VA 3 nm
Alex Lee Montgomery Lake Frederick VA 4 nm
Paul Russell Kosubinsky Fort Valley VA 5 nm
Robert Hall Hahn Jr Middletown VA 7 nm
Michael Phillip Stickley Strasburg VA 7 nm
John Patrick Crowley Strasburg VA 7 nm
David Charles Fairhurst Locust Grove VA 8 nm
Jonathan Richard Hurst Locust Grove VA 8 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
Gerald Neubert Front Royal VA 3 nm
Edward George Gornak Front Royal VA 3 nm
Geoffrey Eugene Peterson Front Royal VA 3 nm
Richard Allen Baker Front Royal VA 3 nm
Jeffrey Clark May Front Royal VA 3 nm
Shawn Stewart Teachout Front Royal VA 3 nm
Bruce Howard Williams Front Royal VA 3 nm
Martin James Winterer Front Royal VA 3 nm
Gregory L Jordan Front Royal VA 3 nm
Michael Scott Welle Front Royal VA 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 0 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 35 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 37 nm
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 50 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 53 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 53 nm
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 89 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 90 nm
Aircraft and Avionics Sales, Inc.
New Cumberland, PA
 102 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 103 nm

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