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Airport · ICAO · US

Class G

New Castle International Airport

ID VA85 Elev 1,320 ft Lat 37° 29.01' N Lon 80° 5.99' W Zulu …

Live conditions at VA85

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Aerial view · VA85

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for VA85 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at VA85

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,400 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 — 2,400 ft 100 ft Turf No —
36 — 2,400 ft 100 ft Turf No —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for VA85, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 1 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·(E125) PLUS 5 GLIDERS (E128) GLIDERS FOR CD CTC ROANOKE APCH AT 540-563-1307.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at VA85

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

2

22.2% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=12

  • Other 4
  • Ground collision 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-09-13 JONKER SAILPLANES (PTY) LTD JS3 · Other · VMC · day →
2013-04-07 Cessna 172M · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2011-04-10 LET L 33 SOLO · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-09-22 CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4-200 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1999-07-03 Piper PA-18-150 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1998-04-12 Let L-23 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1994-05-15 Let SUPER BLANIK L-33 · Ground collision · day →
1985-09-19 Schleicher ASW-20 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1977-02-17 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1971-05-27 Cessna 177 · Other →
1967-05-04 Cessna 205 · Other →
1966-10-29 Morrisey 2150A · Ground collision →

Designees in VA

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as VA85 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

1,802

Flight Instructors

A&P

4,380

Mechanics

AME

58

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

10

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

2

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

1

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

3

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-T

2

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

35

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

Schools

56

Flight Schools

FBO

51

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

37

Flying Clubs

Repair

10

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

13

EAA Chapters

DPEs near VA85

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Michael Gwinn Lewisburg WV 25 nm
Randy Steven Mccallister Dublin VA 36 nm
Robert Middleton Iii Forest VA 40 nm
Benjamin Reed Thigpen Lynchburg VA 43 nm
Doris Gatewood Lynchburg VA 43 nm
Travis Jeffrey Williams Danville VA 63 nm
Doris Gatewood Stokesdale NC 76 nm
Garland Michael Boone Winston Salem NC 81 nm
Bradley Palmer Charlottesville VA 84 nm
William Peters Jr Charleston WV 89 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near VA85

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Mark Charles Walker New Castle VA 1 nm
Justin Francis Pavoni Jr New Castle VA 1 nm
Mark Edwards Fryburg Daleville VA 10 nm
Richard Edward Donnelly Daleville VA 10 nm
Michael Albin Pfeifer Daleville VA 10 nm
Erryn Michael Barkett Fincastle VA 11 nm
Anthony Brian Lovell Troutville VA 11 nm
Paul Benjamin Hammond Troutville VA 11 nm
Kathleen Denise J Ongena Troutville VA 11 nm
Joseph Gray Crump Troutville VA 11 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near VA85

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Ronald Eugene Frith New Castle VA 1 nm
Donald Leon Caldwell Jr New Castle VA 1 nm
William Rosborough Hopkins Daleville VA 10 nm
Gary Mcneal Fitzgerald Daleville VA 10 nm
Nathan Paul Ostermann Daleville VA 10 nm
Edward Ellis Harvey Jr Daleville VA 10 nm
Martin Emil Wiegand Fincastle VA 11 nm
Robert Earl Barrows Fincastle VA 11 nm
Kenneth Eugene Spragg Fincastle VA 11 nm
George Christopher Moore Fincastle VA 11 nm

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

Repair stations near VA85

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 74 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 91 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 96 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 111 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 113 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 122 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 123 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 124 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 124 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 125 nm

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