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Airport · ICAO · US

Class E (sfc)

Front Royal Warren County Airport

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

Live conditions at KFRR

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view · KFRR

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for KFRR — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at KFRR

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%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

1 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KFRR, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

3 matched · 10 not yet translated

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)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·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

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KFRR — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KFRR

26 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

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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

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=4

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

All time · n=26

  • Other 14
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Midair / near-midair 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-08-15 Piper PA28-140 · Other · 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 →
1980-05-05 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1979-03-03 Cessna 172 · Other →
1976-09-23 Boeing D75N1 · Other →
1975-11-07 Beech D55 · Other →
1973-09-16 Piper PA-12 · Ground collision →
1972-04-26 Boeing 720B · Other →
1971-12-29 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1969-06-16 Cessna 150 · Other →
1968-10-17 Cessna 182J · Ground collision →

Designees in VA

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KFRR — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

1,802

Flight Instructors

A&P

4,380

Mechanics

AME

58

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

10

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

2

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

1

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

3

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-T

2

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

35

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

Schools

56

Flight Schools

FBO

51

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

37

Flying Clubs

Repair

10

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

13

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KFRR

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

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 near KFRR

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

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 near KFRR

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

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 near KFRR

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

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.