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KGVE · Gordonsville Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KGVE FAA GVE Elev 454 ft Lat 38° 9.36' N Lon 78° 9.95' W Zulu …

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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: 2,300 ft. Max gradient: 0.23%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 038° 2,300 ft 50 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes 0.23%
23 218° 2,300 ft 50 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes 0.23%

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).

  • VORTAC GVE

    Gordonsville

    115.60 MHz · DME 115.60 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 11 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 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 05–23—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (11 sentences)
  • ·354 VIRGINIA GORDONSVILLE MUNI (GVE)(KGVE) 2 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N38º09.36´ W78º09.95´ 452 B NOTAM FILE DCA RWY 05–23: H2300X50 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 05: APAP(PNIR).
  • ·After hrs ctc 907–545–4555.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (540) 832-2233
  • ·AWOS–3 120.225 (540) 832–2095.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 RCO 122.1R 115.6T (LEESBURG RADIO) ®POTOMAC APP/DEP CON 132.85 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Potomac Apch at 866-640-4124.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 115.6 GVE Chan 103 N38º00.82´ W78º09.18´ 002º 8.6 NM to fld. 383/6W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 250º–260º byd 25 NM blo 7,000´ VOR unusable: 005º–050º byd 40 NM 180º–207º byd 40 NM 208º–218º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 208º–218º byd 50 NM 219º–225º byd 40 NM 260º–301º byd 40 NM 302º–312º byd 40 NM blo 9,000´ 302º–312º byd 65 NM 313º–331º byd 40 NM 332º–342º byd 40 NM blo 6,100´ 332º–342º byd 46 NM 343º–360º byd 40 NM GORDONSVILLE N38º00.82´ W78º09.18´ NOTAM FILE DCA.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 115.6 GVE Chan 103 002º 8.6 NM to Gordonsville Muni. 383/6W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 250º–260º byd 25 NM blo 7,000´ VOR unusable: 005º–050º byd 40 NM 180º–207º byd 40 NM 208º–218º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 208º–218º byd 50 NM 219º–225º byd 40 NM 260º–301º byd 40 NM 302º–312º byd 40 NM blo 9,000´ 302º–312º byd 65 NM 313º–331º byd 40 NM 332º–342º byd 40 NM blo 6,100´ 332º–342º byd 46 NM 343º–360º byd 40 NM RCO 122.1R 115.6T (LEESBURG RADIO) HAMPTON ROADS EXEC (See NORFOLK on page 368) HANOVER CO MUNI (See RICHMOND/ASHLAND on page 376) HARCUM N37º26.92´ W76º42.68´ NOTAM FILE DCA.
  • ·(L) (L) VORTACW 108.8 HCM Chan 25 338º 5.0 NM to Middle Peninsula Rgnl. 8/7W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 056º–095º blo 2,000´ 096º–112º byd 20 NM 174º 275º–300º blo 2,000´ WASHINGTON L–34E, 36H IAP WASHINGTON H–10H, 12H, L–34E, 36H WASHINGTON H–10H, 12H, L–34E, 36H NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=5

  • Other 2
  • 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
2010-06-26 SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1993-06-01 Piper PA-28-140 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1987-07-22 Cessna 421 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1986-02-23 Cessna 172L · Other · VMC · day →
1983-08-19 Cessna 150F · Other · VMC · dusk →

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
Bradley Palmer Charlottesville VA 17 nm
Steven Earl Nixon Brandy Station VA 24 nm
Michael Arthur Pearson Fredericksburg VA 33 nm
Alan Lowdermilk Manassas VA 48 nm
Spencer Reed Watson Manassas VA 48 nm
Andrew Walton Richmond VA 50 nm
Michael Gwinn Richmond VA 50 nm
John Thompson Molumphy Amelia Court House VA 50 nm
Piet Edward Barber South Riding VA 55 nm
Christopher Bryan Smith Chesterfield VA 57 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
Jeremy Jason Visnesky Zion Crossroads VA 4 nm
Richard James Hull Barboursville VA 6 nm
Bronson Lynn Hamby Barboursville VA 6 nm
Daniel Elliott Rogers Orange VA 6 nm
Donald Todd Rees Ruckersville VA 11 nm
Thomas Craig Spiller Ruckersville VA 11 nm
Brian Keith Boardman Ruckersville VA 11 nm
Robert Eugene Vandervliet Louisa VA 12 nm
Michael Guy Mcgrady Louisa VA 12 nm
Robert James Parks Troy 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
Charles Benjamin Dulaney Gordonsville VA 2 nm
David Barry Padgett Gordonsville VA 2 nm
Barbara Ann Dulaney Gordonsville VA 2 nm
Frank Joseph Wisnieski Gordonsville VA 2 nm
Steven Neal Richards Barboursville VA 6 nm
David Lavan Mack Jr Barboursville VA 6 nm
Daniel Elliott Rogers Orange VA 6 nm
Mark Stuart Southard Orange VA 6 nm
Martin Ray Dodson Orange VA 6 nm
Steven Lawrence Betts Orange VA 6 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
 35 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 46 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 46 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 49 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 63 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 77 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 88 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 96 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 106 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 116 nm

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