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KW90 · New London Airport

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KW90 FAA W90 Elev 849 ft Lat 37° 16.31' N Lon 79° 20.15' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,164 ft. Max gradient: 2.28% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 162° 3,164 ft 40 ft ASP Yes —
35 342° 3,164 ft 40 ft ASP Yes —

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 · 2 frequencies

  • A/D ROANOKE APP/DEP 125.470
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KW90 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 14 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·STAND, FENCE & TOWER IN PRIM AND/OR TRNSL SFCS WITH GUARDRAIL BOTH SIDES OF RWY 36.
  • ·RWY USED AS DRAG STRIP ON CERTAIN SUNDAYS SUMMER MONTHS.
  • ·ULTRA LGT ACFT ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·ROA TWR SVCS AVBL AT 540-563-1307.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ROANOKE APCH AT 540-563-1307.
  • ·RWY 18/36 CLSD DAILY SS-SR.
  • ·RWY PAVEMENT IN POOR COND.
  • ·RWY NMRS ARE NON STD DIMENSIONS.
  • ·THLD BAR & DSPLCMNT NON STD.
  • ·RWY NMRS ARE NON STD DIMENSIONS.
  • ·CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·TREES; 110 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·PAVED ROAD RIGHT OF CNTRLN; 125 FT FM END OF PAVEMENT.
  • ·PVT ROAD USED FOR DRAG RACING LCTD AT THLD RWY 36.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=7

  • Other 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-10-11 Saint Glasair II SFT · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2018-11-30 Piper J4 · Loss of control · day →
2002-05-08 Cessna 152M · Other · VMC · day →
1999-06-28 Cessna 182 · Other · VMC · night →
1997-09-24 Cessna 150G · Engine failure · day →
1985-04-12 Piper PA 22-150 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-03-24 Piper J-5A · Stall / spin · 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
Robert Middleton Iii Forest VA 7 nm
Benjamin Reed Thigpen Lynchburg VA 10 nm
Doris Gatewood Lynchburg VA 10 nm
Travis Jeffrey Williams Danville VA 41 nm
Bradley Palmer Charlottesville VA 61 nm
Michael Gwinn Lewisburg WV 61 nm
John Thompson Molumphy Amelia Court House VA 65 nm
Randy Steven Mccallister Dublin VA 66 nm
Doris Gatewood Stokesdale NC 70 nm
Christopher Marshall Whittle Burlington NC 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
Peter Daniel Spahr Evington VA 5 nm
Victor Cornel Bosiger Forest VA 7 nm
Ronald Roger Dixon Forest VA 7 nm
Robert Maurice Middleton Iii Forest VA 7 nm
Barry Lindon Redwood Forest VA 7 nm
Norman Wilton Thomas Forest VA 7 nm
Wayne Edwin Tripp Forest VA 7 nm
Peter James Wing Forest VA 7 nm
Bradley Dean Blank Forest VA 7 nm
Mitchell Allen Morrison Forest VA 7 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 Daniel Spahr Evington VA 5 nm
Nathan Curtis Matthew Raiche Evington VA 5 nm
Brandon Tyler George Evington VA 5 nm
Evan Robert Meinke Evington VA 5 nm
Peter James Wing Forest VA 7 nm
Bradley Dean Blank Forest VA 7 nm
Mark Andrew Glahn Forest VA 7 nm
Steven Ryan Brinly Forest VA 7 nm
Owen Robert Devlin Forest VA 7 nm
David Philip Nolan Forest VA 7 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
 63 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 74 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 89 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 98 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 102 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 102 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 112 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 113 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 119 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 120 nm

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