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KPHF · Newport News Williamsburg International Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KPHF FAA PHF Elev 42 ft Lat 37° 7.91' N Lon 76° 29.58' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,003 ft. Max gradient: 0.07%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 57.8° 8,003 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.02%
25 237.8° 8,003 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.02%
02 12.8° 6,526 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.07%
20 192.8° 6,526 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.07%

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 · 9 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 128.650
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.650
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 124.900
  • CTAF CTAF 118.700
  • APP NORFOLK APP 125.700
  • DEP NORFOLK DEP 124.900
  • RDO LEESBURG RDO 122.650
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB PJS

    Henry

    0.38 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 25 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 MALSR Rwy 07; REIL Rwy 20 & 25; PAPI Rwy 02, 20 & 25; HIRL Rwy 02–20 & 07–25; twy lgts. 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 MALSR Rwy 07; REIL Rwy 20 & 25; PAPI Rwy 02, 20 & 25; HIRL Rwy 02–20 & 07–25; twy lgts. 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 MALSR Rwy 07; REIL Rwy 20 & 25; PAPI Rwy 02, 20 & 25; HIRL Rwy 02–20 & 07–25; twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSR Rwy 07; REIL Rwy 20 & 25; PAPI Rwy 02, 20 & 25; HIRL Rwy 02–20 & 07–25; twy lgts—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

    Birds invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)
  • ·366 VIRGINIA NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTL (PHF)(KPHF) 9 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N37º07.91´ W76º29.58´ 42 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE PHF RWY 07–25: H8003X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–100, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–350 PCR 628 F/B/W/U HIRL RWY 07: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
  • ·RWY 02–20: H6526X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–100, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–350 PCR 540 R/C/W/U HIRL RWY 02: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 20 07–25 5200 RWY 25 02–20 6550
  • ·RWY 02: TORA–6526 TODA–6526 ASDA–6526 LDA–6526 RWY 07: TORA–8003 TODA–8003 ASDA–8003 LDA–8003 RWY 20: TORA–6526 TODA–6526 ASDA–6526 LDA–6526 RWY 25: TORA–8003 TODA–8003 ASDA–8003 LDA–8003
  • ·Rwy 07 MALSR unmonitored.
  • ·Glider activity approximately 19 miles southwest of arpt, up to base of clouds.
  • ·Intmt airfield mowing ops Apr–Nov.
  • ·Use ctn low lvl hel invof arpt.
  • ·RC park aprxly 2 miles N of arpt, up to 400 ft.
  • ·PPR 45 minutes for unsked acr opns with more than 30 psgr seats call arpt ops 757–957–2887.
  • ·Rwy 02–20 conc–grvd from AER 20 to 5000´.
  • ·Acft arriving/departing Newport News should announce intentions on CTAF when twr clsd.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) available.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 757-877-0221
  • ·CTAF 118.7 ATIS 128.65 UNICOM 122.95 ®NORFOLK APP CON 125.7 CLNC DEL 124.9 (when twr clsd) TOWER 118.7 (1100–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 121.65 PRE TAXI CLNC 121.65 ®NORFOLK DEP CON 124.9
  • ·CLASS D svc 1100–0400Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·NORFOLK (VH) (H) VORTAC 116.9 ORF Chan 116 N36º53.51´ W76º12.02´ 323º 20.1 NM to fld. 20/7W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 050º–070º byd 40 NM 100º–150º byd 40 NM 170º–180º byd 40 NM 211º–221º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 211º–221º byd 81 NM 260º–280º byd 40 NM 306º–324º byd 40 NM 325º–335º byd 10 NM blo 4,000´ 325º–335º byd 20 NM 336º–340º byd 40 NM 350º–020º byd 40 NM Byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: Byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ DME unusable: Byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ ILS/DME 110.1 I–PHF Chan 38 Rwy 07.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
  • ·LOC/DME 109.3 I–FJQ Chan 30 Rwy 20.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.1 I–DHY Chan 38 Rwy 25.
  • ·WASHINGTON H–10I, 12I, L–34E, 35D, 36H IAP, AD NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · PHF

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

18

since 1982

Fatal

3

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 234,869 ops in 2006

2024 total

64,520

10-yr total

676,926

2024 mix

AC/AT 9% · GA 72% · Mil 19%

Events / million ops

8.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.48

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=18

  • Other 4
  • Ground collision 4
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-12-11 Cessna 172 · Weather · day →
2022-11-30 GATES LEAR JET CORP. 36 · Gear-up · day →
2022-10-06 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · day →
2019-05-09 Hawker Siddeley Hunter · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2016-05-19 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · day →
2016-02-17 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · day →
2015-05-12 GATES LEAR JET 35 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2013-09-18 Cessna 182P · Loss of control · day →
2012-12-15 Piper PA28R · Other · VMC · day →
2007-03-26 Gates Learjet 36A · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2000-05-23 Heli-Eagle Inc. Ultrasport 496 · CFIT · day →
1995-11-10 Cessna 210E · Gear-up · night-moonlit →
1994-07-02 Cessna 172P · Ground collision · day →
1990-06-22 Piper PA-24-250 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1988-05-11 Mooney M-20J · Other · VMC · day →
1986-07-27 QUICKIE Q200 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-02-04 Cessna 210 · Other · night →
1982-02-09 Cessna 402B · Ground collision · IMC · night →

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
David Hynes Chesapeake VA 29 nm
Peter Stavrides Chesapeake VA 29 nm
Robert A Garcia Chesapeake VA 29 nm
Steven Arthur Martin Chesapeake VA 29 nm
Christopher Bryan Smith Chesterfield VA 48 nm
Andrew Walton Richmond VA 53 nm
Michael Gwinn Richmond VA 53 nm
Anthony James Capozzi California MD 70 nm
John Thompson Molumphy Amelia Court House VA 72 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Gasburg VA 75 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
Daryl Patrick Jones Newport News VA 4 nm
Walter Louis Jubien Jr Newport News VA 4 nm
John Kevin Roll Newport News VA 4 nm
Robert Jeffrey Cannon Brooks Newport News VA 4 nm
Tor Willy Bratteng Newport News VA 4 nm
Jacob Paul Magnin Newport News VA 4 nm
Jeffrey Max Vance Newport News VA 4 nm
Matthew Robert Decker Newport News VA 4 nm
Mellette Gene Hofler Newport News VA 4 nm
Sean Michael Dugan Newport News VA 4 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
Peter Gerard Coen Newport News VA 4 nm
Brandon Lee Mcewen Newport News VA 4 nm
Louis Donovan Livatino Newport News VA 4 nm
Kevin Michael Johnson Ii Newport News VA 4 nm
Thomas Santos Crespo Newport News VA 4 nm
Michael Thomas Fasnacht Newport News VA 4 nm
Raul Alejandro Arellano Newport News VA 4 nm
Luke Addison Wills Newport News VA 4 nm
Clyde Joseph Adams Newport News VA 4 nm
Chris Edward Avery Newport News VA 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 19 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 20 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 21 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 22 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 28 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 48 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 103 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 107 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 111 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 111 nm

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