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KPTB · Dinwiddie County Airport

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID KPTB FAA PTB Elev 193 ft Lat 37° 11.03' N Lon 77° 30.44' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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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: 5,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.06%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 42.8° 5,002 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
23 222.8° 5,002 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
14 133.1° 3,061 ft 50 ft ASP No —
32 313.1° 3,061 ft 50 ft ASP No —

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 133.325
  • APP POTOMAC APP 134.700
  • DEP POTOMAC DEP 134.700
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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

  • NDB PTB

    Petersburg

    0.28 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 7 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 ODALS RWY 05; REIL RWY 23; PAPI RWYS 05 & 23; & 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 ODALS RWY 05; REIL RWY 23; PAPI RWYS 05 & 23; & 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 ODALS RWY 05; REIL RWY 23; PAPI RWYS 05 & 23; & MIRL RWY 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT ODALS RWY 05; REIL RWY 23; PAPI RWYS 05 & 23; & MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·CONC PADS ON MAIN APRON AVBL FOR HEL PRKG.
  • ·CTC UNICOM FOR TRML HEL PRKG.
  • ·GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU POTOMAC APCH CD.
  • ·IF UNA, FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.
  • ·HELICOPTERS APCH PARL TO RWY 05/23 & TRANSITION PERPENDICULAR TO RWY 05/23 TO HELIPADS ON NE CORNER OF APRON.
  • ·ULTRALIGHT ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·SELF SVC FUELING AVBL AFTER HRS.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

2

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 50,577 ops in 2016

2024 total

32,623

10-yr total

395,746

2024 mix

AC/AT 8% · GA 61% · Mil 31%

Events / million ops

2.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.63

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=9

  • Ground collision 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-06-29 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 NG · CFIT · VMC · day →
2019-07-10 Cessna R182 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2014-05-22 FAIRCHILD(HOWARD) M 62C(PT-23A) · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2004-12-02 Cessna 414 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1995-08-20 INSUA L-21 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1991-08-02 Cessna 210N · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1990-01-03 Piper PA-28R-200 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1988-05-28 Cessna 150F · Loss of control · day →
1988-02-06 Cessna 177 · Ground collision · VMC · 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 13 nm
Andrew Walton Richmond VA 21 nm
Michael Gwinn Richmond VA 21 nm
John Thompson Molumphy Amelia Court House VA 25 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Gasburg VA 41 nm
David Hynes Chesapeake VA 65 nm
Peter Stavrides Chesapeake VA 65 nm
Robert A Garcia Chesapeake VA 65 nm
Steven Arthur Martin Chesapeake VA 65 nm
Michael Arthur Pearson Fredericksburg VA 67 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
Trevor Logan Leite Colonial Heights VA 7 nm
Robert Emmett Wehmann S Chesterfld VA 8 nm
Jameson Connor Persechino Brooks S Chesterfld VA 8 nm
Rachel Marlene Campbell Chesterfield VA 10 nm
Zachary Keith Lather Chesterfield VA 10 nm
Michael Allen Likavec Chester VA 11 nm
Raymond Lee Meade Chester VA 11 nm
Peter Charles Honsinger Chester VA 11 nm
Matthew Jason Stansbury Chester VA 11 nm
Corey Alexander Patrick Prince George 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
Larry Wayne Strayhorn S Chesterfld VA 2 nm
Francis Paul Monopoli S Chesterfld VA 2 nm
John Wesley Wilkerson Iii S Chesterfld VA 2 nm
Stuart Noble Reynolds Ii Sutherland VA 3 nm
Donald Bruce Schwebel Petersburg VA 6 nm
Celestine Arum Petersburg VA 6 nm
Stephen Samuel Brinson Petersburg VA 6 nm
Damion Paul Manwarren Petersburg VA 6 nm
Marshall Blaine Wallace Petersburg VA 6 nm
Jessie Thomas Hollings Petersburg 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
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 50 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 56 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 56 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 57 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 64 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 65 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 80 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 92 nm
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 93 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 97 nm

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