New London Airport (Virginia)

New London Airport (Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°16′19″N 079°20′09″W / 37.27194°N 79.33583°W / 37.27194; -79.33583

New London Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: W90
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Associated Wheels Inc.
Serves Forest, Virginia
Elevation AMSL 849 ft / 259 m
Website NewLondonAirport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,164 964 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 28,478
Based aircraft 76
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

New London Airport (FAA LID: W90) is a public-use airport located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Forest, a city in Bedford County, Virginia, United States. It is privately owned by Associated Wheels Inc.[1]

It is a public airport, but usually involves GA aircraft only. On Sundays during the summer and early fall, the runway is used as a dragstrip.

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History

Originally built in 1957 as a 1/4 mile dragstrip, airport operations were added in 1961 and the facility has served a dual-purpose since. Having been under the continued guidance of Rucker Tibbs, the airport changed hands in December 2005.

Facilities and aircraft

New London Airport covers an area of 133 acres (54 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (17/35) measuring 3,164 x 40 ft (964 x 12 m). For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2007, the airport had 28,478 aircraft operations, an average of 78 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. There are 76 aircraft based at this airport.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for W90 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25

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