Flying Circus Aerodrome
3VA3 · Warrenton, Virginia · Fauquier County · map
Flying Circus Aerodrome is a private airport owned by Flying Circus Airshows INC, 10 miles southeast of Warrenton, Virginia, 315 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 2,500 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3VA3
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Flying Circus Airshows INC
- Elevation
- 315 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1972
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,500 × 150 ft | Grass | |
| 02/20 | 2,000 × 150 ft | Grass |
- Runway 16: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 20: right-hand traffic pattern
Aircraft registered in Warrenton from the FAA register
62 aircraft are registered to owners in Warrenton, Virginia: 55 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 piston twins, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Virginia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- This field for flying Circus aero inc; PRIVATE-AIRSHOW.
- Unmrkd/unlighted trees and power lines.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.