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KSHD · Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KSHD FAA SHD Elev 1,201 ft Lat 38° 15.83' N Lon 78° 53.78' W Zulu …

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.44%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 38.2° 6,002 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.44%
23 218.2° 6,002 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.44%

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 3 124.925
  • A/D POTOMAC APP/DEP 132.850
  • RDO LEESBURG RDO 115.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 26 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 05; REIL Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23 & twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23 & twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04 and Rwy 22; HIRL Rwy 04–22. 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 (6)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23 & twy lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSR Rwy 05; REIL Rwy 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23 & twy lgts—CTAF

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 04–22: H5007X100 (ASPH) S–30, D–60, 2D–60 HIRL RWY 04: R…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 22: REIL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 45´. Trees. RWY 07–25: H…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04 and Rwy 22; HIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 04 and Rwy 22; HIRL Rwy 04–22—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 on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (26 sentences)
  • ·380 VIRGINIA STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRISONBURG SHENANDOAH VALLEY RGNL (SHD)(KSHD) 10 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N38º15.83´ W78º53.79´ 1201 B TPA—See Remarks Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE SHD RWY 05–23: H6002X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–75, D–150, 2S–175, 2D–215 PCR 554 F/B/X/T HIRL 0.4% up NE RWY 05: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 56´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·RWY 05: TORA–6002 TODA–6002 ASDA–6002 LDA–6002 RWY 23: TORA–6002 TODA–6002 ASDA–6002 LDA–6002
  • ·PAPI Rwy 05 and 23 oprs consly.
  • ·PPR 12 hrs for unsked air carrier ops with more than 30 passenger seats call 540–234–8304.
  • ·TPA 2001(800) piston acft, 2701(1500) jet/turbo acft.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 540-234-8304
  • ·AWOS–3 124.925 (540) 234–0110.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 MONTEBELLO RCO 122.1R 115.3T (LEESBURG RADIO) ®POTOMAC APP/DEP CON 132.85 CLNC DEL 118.35 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Potomac Apch at 866-640-4124.
  • ·MONTEBELLO (VL) (L) VOR/DME 115.3 MOL Chan 100 N37º54.03´ W79º06.41´ 030º 23.9 NM to fld. 3455/5W.
  • ·DME unusable: 158º–168º byd 30 NM blo 6,000´ STAUT NDB (LOMW) 375 SH N38º12.11´ W78º57.44´ 047º 4.7 NM to fld. 1240/9W.
  • ·Autopilot cpd apch NA blw 1,600´ MSL.
  • ·Unmonitored when FBO clsd.
  • ·STAUT N38º12.11´ W78º57.44´ NOTAM FILE SHD.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 375 SH 047º 4.7 NM to Shenandoah Valley Rgnl. 1240/9W.
  • ·Parachute activity on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 07 rwy end arrow heads painted white instead of designed aviation yellow.
  • ·Rwy 07 markings faded and poor condition.
  • ·Rwy 25 markings in poor condition.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 757-514-4411
  • ·AWOS–3 119.375 (757) 934–3942.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®NORFOLK APP/DEP CON 127.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Norfolk Apch at 757-464-0757.
  • ·COFIELD (L) (L) VORTACW 114.6 CVI Chan 93 N36º22.37´ W76º52.29´ 044º 22.8 NM to fld. 65/9W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 120º–180º byd 25 NM 180º–120º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ VOR unusable: 290º–300º LOC/DME 109.95 I–RKH Chan 36(Y) Rwy 04.
  • ·WASHINGTON H–10H, 12I, L–26J IAP, AD CINCINNATI WASHINGTON H–10I, 12I, L–35D, 36H IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

19

since 1982

Fatal

5

26.3% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 37,898 ops in 2023

2024 total

37,204

10-yr total

216,807

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 96% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

13.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.64

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=18

  • Other 4
  • Ground collision 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Hard landing 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
2025-04-26 Champion 7GCBC · Weather · day →
2023-10-07 AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2021-04-12 Piper PA-28-140 · Loss of control · dusk →
2012-10-20 Cessna 172H · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2003-03-31 Cessna 172P · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2002-07-28 Bird CK · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2000-04-14 Cessna 172H · Stall / spin · day →
2000-03-24 Bellanca B17-30A · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1999-07-01 Piper PA-31T · Loss of control · IMC · day →
1998-03-22 Cessna 172M · Ground collision · day →
1998-02-22 Zwart KIT FOX VIXEN · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-03-09 Cessna 175 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
1991-02-03 Cessna 150 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1990-01-10 Cessna 172 · Other · day →
1989-12-15 BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE 3101 · Other · night →
1985-09-23 Beech B99 · Other · IMC · day →
1984-05-19 Cessna 140 · Gear-up · day →
1983-02-03 Cessna 182L · Other · 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
Bradley Palmer Charlottesville VA 24 nm
Mitchell Thomas Pennington Petersburg WV 45 nm
Steven Earl Nixon Brandy Station VA 49 nm
Benjamin Reed Thigpen Lynchburg VA 54 nm
Doris Gatewood Lynchburg VA 54 nm
Robert Middleton Iii Forest VA 56 nm
Michael Arthur Pearson Fredericksburg VA 66 nm
John Thompson Molumphy Amelia Court House VA 70 nm
Alan Lowdermilk Manassas VA 72 nm
Spencer Reed Watson Manassas VA 72 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
Jacob Isaiah Shifflett Weyers Cave VA 1 nm
Marvin Daniel Shank Mount Sidney VA 4 nm
Dean Bradley Showalter Mount Crawford VA 6 nm
Walter Grooms Mount Crawford VA 6 nm
Sherman Dale Showalter Mount Crawford VA 6 nm
Colton Samuel Landes Mount Crawford VA 6 nm
Kenneth Nelson Todd Mount Crawford VA 6 nm
Benjamin Josiah Hubatchek Verona VA 7 nm
Miguel Alejandro Ressler Verona VA 7 nm
Curtis Dwight Hartman Bridgewater 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
John Charles Calhoon Weyers Cave VA 1 nm
Dennis Warren Monday Weyers Cave VA 1 nm
Michael Dean Felts Weyers Cave VA 1 nm
Yevgeniy Vyacheslavovich Bondarev Weyers Cave VA 1 nm
Todd Everett Ott Weyers Cave VA 1 nm
Daniil Pavlovich Shumeyko Weyers Cave VA 1 nm
Joseph Mark Metlenko Weyers Cave VA 1 nm
Austin Stewart Good Weyers Cave VA 1 nm
Benjamin Howard Miller Fort Defiance VA 3 nm
Travis Heath Jack Fort Defiance 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
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 0 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 50 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 71 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 72 nm
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 96 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 98 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 98 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
 103 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 123 nm
Advanced Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
 125 nm

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