Slate Run Airport
55I · Spencer, West Virginia · Roane County · map
Slate Run Airport is a public-use airport owned by Roane County Flying Club, 3 miles southeast of Spencer, West Virginia, 1,001 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 1,730 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Slate Run Airport?
Its FAA code is 55I.
Where is Slate Run Airport?
It is 3 miles southeast of Spencer, West Virginia, 1,001 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Slate Run Airport?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 1,730 feet long, asphalt.
Does Slate Run Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Slate Run Airport?
3 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 55I
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Roane County Flying Club
- Elevation
- 1,001 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1976
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,730 × 30 ft | Asphalt, good | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 16: trees 75 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 34: trees 15 ft high 330 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Boggs Field (3 nm northwest), Jackson County (26 nm west), West Virginia International Yeager (28 nm southwest), Braxton County (31 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Boggs Field (3 nm northwest), Jackson County (26 nm west), West Virginia International Yeager (28 nm southwest), Braxton County (31 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in West Virginia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Compatible traffic patterns when Roane county airport constd.
- Low-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 on required.
- Jon hildreth, pres.
- Runway 16/34 non-standard low-intensity runway lights; 34 threshold lights not cntrd; edge lights 25 feet from pvmnt edge, non-standard colors.
- 75 feet trees 0-200 feet dstc, 40 feet L.
- 20 feet trees, 0-100 feet dstc, 100 feet R/L.
- Nmrs trees in the approach.
- Marked elec transmission line air carriers approach to runway 16.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 16/24 trees and brush 40 feet from centerline.
- 100 feet DROP-OFF at each runway end.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Spencer from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Spencer, West Virginia: 7 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in West Virginia.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- William Peters JR private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Charleston, WV (28 nm) · (304) 344-1543 · [email protected]
- Derek McVicar private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ohio University Department of Aviation · Albany, OH (50 nm) · (740) 525-1484 · [email protected]
- Ronald Joseph Faliszek private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Albany, OH (50 nm) · (740) 707-0768 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Spencer 7 aircraft · 7 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in West Virginia 423 since 1982 · 53 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in West Virginia 32 landing places
- West Virginia 886 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/55I.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.