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W24 · Falwell Airport

FAA-LID · US · 8 NTSB events

ID W24 Elev 939 ft Lat 37° 22.67' N Lon 79° 7.33' 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

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,932 ft. Max gradient: 4.66% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 — 2,932 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) No 4.66%
28 — 2,932 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) No 4.66%

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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

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

Watch for

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·ROA TWR SVCS AVBL AT 540-563-1307.
  • ·FOR CD CTC ROANOKE APCH AT 540-563-1307.
  • ·RUNWAY 28 CLOSED FOR TAKE-OFF RUNWAY 10 CLOSED FOR LANDING LAND RY 28 (WEST) TKOF RY 10 (EAST).
  • ·RWY 10 +47 FT TREE 89 FT FROM THLD 76 FT RHT. 13 FT LINE OF TREES 180 FT LEFT OF THR ON APCH.
  • ·ACTIVATE TRIL RWY 28 CTAF PRIOR TO 1959

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=8

  • Other 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-08-29 Cessna 172 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2018-01-01 COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2006 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2017-09-15 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · night →
2002-06-22 Cessna 172N · CFIT · VMC · day →
2002-01-26 Beech F33A · Other · VMC · day →
1987-09-27 Stinson SR8B · Other · day →
1986-06-06 Cessna 172M · Other · VMC · day →
1983-08-19 Cessna A 152 · Weather · 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
Benjamin Reed Thigpen Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Doris Gatewood Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Robert Middleton Iii Forest VA 7 nm
Travis Jeffrey Williams Danville VA 50 nm
Bradley Palmer Charlottesville VA 50 nm
John Thompson Molumphy Amelia Court House VA 54 nm
Michael Gwinn Lewisburg WV 68 nm
Randy Steven Mccallister Dublin VA 77 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Gasburg VA 78 nm
Andrew Walton Richmond VA 79 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
Stewart Bolling Hobbs Jr Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Richard Alvin Bass Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Scott Brian Kaley Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Gregory Adair Hoag Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Mark Allen Tinsley Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Julie Massie Speakes Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Joel Paul King Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Scott Lee Nickel Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Dwight James Williams Iii Lynchburg VA 4 nm
James Mcguire Peery Iii Lynchburg VA 4 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
Joel Paul King Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Geyxel Suarez Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Josiah Michael Bell Lynchburg VA 4 nm
David Thomas Blanton Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Andrew Edward Hindes Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Isaac Nathanael Bishop Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Samantha-Joy Oyindamola Akinuli Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Hui Su Kim Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Abram Josiah Martin Lynchburg VA 4 nm
Zheyi Liao Lynchburg VA 4 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
 54 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 82 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 90 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
 101 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 108 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 108 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 109 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 110 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 111 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 114 nm

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