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KWWD · Cape May County Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KWWD FAA WWD Elev 23 ft Lat 39° 0.51' N Lon 74° 54.50' W Zulu …

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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: 5,252 ft. Max gradient: 0.12%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 360° 5,252 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.12%
19 180° 5,252 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.12%
10 090° 5,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
28 270° 5,000 ft 150 ft ASP 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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.275
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.700
  • A/D APP/DEP 124.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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  • VORTAC SIE

    Sea Isle

    114.80 MHz · DME 114.80 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 8 matched · 32 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 06–24. 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

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 06–24. 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

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 01, 10, 19 and Rwy 28; HIRL Rwy 01–19; MIRL Rwy 10–28. 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

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (8)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 06–24: H3471X60 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 06: Trees. Rgt tfc.…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 06–24—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 and birds 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‡.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 01, 10, 19 and Rwy 28; HIRL Rwy 01–19; MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 01, 10, 19 and Rwy 28; HIRL Rwy 01–19; MIRL Rwy 10–28—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 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‡.

  • 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 and birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (32 sentences)
  • ·RWY 24: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 44´.
  • ·Arpt subject to gusting wind and frequent cross winds.
  • ·Some rwy and twy lgts taller than standard.
  • ·Rwy 06–24 Steep rock ledges lctd just byd both rwy ends.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 973-728-7721
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®NEWARK APP/DEP CON 127.6 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Newark Apch at 800-645-3206.
  • ·SPARTA (H) (H) VORTACW 115.7 SAX Chan 104 N41º04.05´ W74º32.30´ 078º 9.4 NM to fld. 1400/11W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 075º–085º blo 6,500´ 155º–165º COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: CTAF: automated UNICOM; 3 clicks to actvt.
  • ·WILDWOOD CAPE MAY CO (WWD)(KWWD) 4 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N39º00.50´ W74º54.51´ 22 B NOTAM FILE WWD MON Airport RWY 01–19: H5252X150 (ASPH) S–83, D–121, 2S–95, 2D–190 PCN 39 F/C/X/T HIRL RWY 01: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 19: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 10–28: H5000X150 (ASPH) S–45, D–75, 2S–95, 2D–120 MIRL RWY 10: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 28: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 57´.
  • ·RWY 01: TORA–5252 TODA–5252 ASDA–5036 LDA–5036 RWY 19: TORA–5252 TODA–5252 ASDA–5252 LDA–5036
  • ·PAEW within the safety area of all rwys and twys daily May thru Oct.
  • ·All ultralight acft, glider ops and formation PPR (609) 886–8652 Mon–Fri 1300–2100Z‡.
  • ·Twy B south of Twy A can only be used by acft with wingspans less than 79´.
  • ·Twy A west of Twy F can only be used by acft with wingspans less than 79´.
  • ·Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) activity on and around airfield.
  • ·Self–svc fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card located on apron near intersection of Twy A and Twy F.
  • ·Twy C is an FAA research twy and is rstd to acft with wt lmt of 28,000 lbs and should not be used by acft gtr than 28,000 lb.
  • ·Arpt sfc conds not rprtd 1300–2300Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 302-757-2952
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.275 (609) 886–9089.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®ATLANTIC CITY APP/DEP CON 124.6 CLNC DEL 121.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Atlantic City Apch at 609-485-6192.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE NEW YORK L–33A, 34H IAP WASHINGTON H–10I, 12J, L–34G, A IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 NEW JERSEY 185 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·SEA ISLE (VH) (H) VORTAC 114.8 SIE Chan 95 N39º05.73´ W74º48.02´ 233º 7.3 NM to fld. 8/9W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 060º–110º byd 20 NM blo 3,900´ 260º–270º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 260º–270º byd 56 NM 269º–279º byd 36 NM blo 3,000´ 295º–300º byd 40 NM 310º–045º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 065º–110º 238º–048º byd 34 NM blo 1,800´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 065º–110º WATERLOO (VL) (L) VOR/DME 112.6 ATR Chan 73 N38º48.59´ W75º12.68´ 059º 18.5 NM to fld. 5/9W.
  • ·DME unusable: 179º–293º byd 30 NM blo 2,000´ 265º–309º byd 40 NM 327º–050º byd 40 NM VOR unusable: 011º–050º byd 40 NM 268º–307º byd 40 NM 327º–344º byd 40 NM 345º–010º LOC 108.9 I–CEJ Rwy 19.
  • ·WILLIAMSTOWN SOUTHERN CROSS (C01) 3 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N39º39.33´ W75º00.87´ 145 NOTAM FILE MIV RWY 09–27: 2400X80 (TURF) RWY 09: P–line.
  • ·Rwy 09 p–line marked with orange balls.

+ 2 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · WWD

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

18

since 1982

Fatal

2

11.1% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 42,433 ops in 1990

2024 total

40,075

10-yr total

340,414

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

2.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.33

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=18

  • Other 6
  • Ground collision 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Stall / spin 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
2018-11-10 Mooney M20C · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2008-05-31 Piper PA-28-161 · CFIT · IMC · night →
2005-07-05 Piper PA-25 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-04-05 Piper PA-28R-201 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2004-08-27 Robinson R44 · Hard landing · VMC · night →
2001-09-28 Cessna 170B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2000-07-06 Bellanca 7GCBC · Other · VMC · day →
2000-02-07 Grumman American AA1 · Other · VMC · day →
1999-09-24 Beech F33A · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1997-07-06 Cessna 172P · Weather · VMC · day →
1995-12-30 Cessna 172N · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1993-07-21 BEATTY GLASAIR SH-2 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1993-05-17 Cessna 152 · Weather · VMC · day →
1991-01-01 Piper PA-28-236 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1990-10-16 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-1B · Other · VMC · day →
1987-02-05 Stinson 108 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-08-05 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-07-04 Bellanca 7GCBC · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in NJ

CFI Flight Instructors 964 A&P Mechanics 3,475 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 29 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 76 Schools Flight Schools 43 FBO Fixed Base Operators 34 Clubs Flying Clubs 22 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 10

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Richard Stephen Washart Marmora NJ 19 nm
David Nelson Burton Millville NJ 24 nm
Paul Edward Nuwer Laurel DE 41 nm
Christopher Hartman Salisbury MD 50 nm
Edward Joseph Brink Salisbury MD 50 nm
Galen Neal Anderson Salisbury MD 50 nm
Daniel Archer Philidelphia PA 54 nm
Edward Ambler Easton MD 56 nm
Robert Valentine Drapala Mount Holly NJ 58 nm
Emelia Bernava Forked River NJ 60 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
Mark Donlan Bigelow Villas NJ 1 nm
Miles Joseph Barrett North Cape May NJ 3 nm
Will Morey Wildwood Crest NJ 4 nm
James Edmund Long Wildwood Crest NJ 4 nm
Gary Theodore Padussis Cape May NJ 4 nm
Thomas Joseph Hart Wildwood NJ 4 nm
William Alan Arena Cape May Ch NJ 8 nm
Peter Carl Risko Cape May Ch NJ 8 nm
Robert Samuel Brodwater Avalon NJ 9 nm
Lance Bernard Bischoff Sea Isle City NJ 13 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
Patrick Kevin Byrnes Villas NJ 1 nm
David Thomas Uhland Villas NJ 1 nm
James Alan Alessi Villas NJ 1 nm
Joseph Francis Mcsherry Villas NJ 1 nm
George F Schmidt Rio Grande NJ 2 nm
James Mitchell Morton Cape May NJ 4 nm
Larry Raymond Otter Cape May NJ 4 nm
Glen Joseph Kendall Cape May NJ 4 nm
Terry Dewayne Cowart Cape May NJ 4 nm
David Kirby Bell Cape May NJ 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Star Aero Avionics, LLC
Hammonton, NJ
 40 nm
Alron Avionics, Inc.
Williamstown, NJ
 42 nm
Red Eagle Avionics, LLC.
New Castle, DE
 52 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 55 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
 64 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 86 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 92 nm
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 93 nm
Avionics One, Inc.
Bedminster, NJ
 98 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
 101 nm

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