Herron Airport
7G1 · New Cumberland, West Virginia · Hancock County · map
Herron Airport is a public-use airport owned by Herron Airport, INC., 3 miles northeast of New Cumberland, West Virginia, 1,226 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 2,030 feet of asphalt.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Herron Airport?
Its FAA code is 7G1.
Where is Herron Airport?
It is 3 miles northeast of New Cumberland, West Virginia, 1,226 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Herron Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 2,030 feet long.
Does Herron Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Herron Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Propbusters Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Herron Airport?
7 pilot examiners and 21 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Herron Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 7G1
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Herron Airport, INC.
- Elevation
- 1,226 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 775 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,030 × 20 ft | Asphalt, good | Non-standard lights |
| 01/19 | 1,200 × 24 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 04: trees 65 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 22: trees 70 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 01: trees on the approach
- Runway 19: trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Geary A Bates/Jefferson County Airpark (13 nm southwest), Pittsburgh International (14 nm east), Beaver County (16 nm northeast), Wheeling Ohio County (22 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Columbiana County (10 nm northwest), Geary A Bates/Jefferson County Airpark (13 nm southwest), Pittsburgh International (14 nm east), Beaver County (16 nm northeast).
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
- Repairs by prior arrangement.
- Established prior to 1959.
- DUSK-2300, otr times on required.
- Public road crosses center of airfield; do not taxi on road, wing will not clear stop sign on road.
- DUSK-2300. Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 123.0 - 5 times on / 5 times off.
- Overnight fee waived with minimum fuel purchase.
- Lights on southeast side only.
- 40 feet trees 0-201 feet from threshold 60 feet left.
- 50 feet trees 0 feet dstc 75 feet right.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Cntlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Runway 04 and 22 no line of sight between runway ends. Traffic on road. Crossing runway not visible from runway 4 end.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
- Looking…
Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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 New Cumberland from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in New Cumberland, West Virginia: 8 piston singles, 2 piston twins. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Propbusters Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Wintersville, 14 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 4 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 21 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
- Eric Carl Stormfels private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Vantage Aviation - Allegheny KAGC · Pittsburgh, PA (14 nm) · (412) 974-9334 · [email protected]
- Charles Edward Sargent private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Beaver Falls, PA (16 nm) · (724) 513-7274 · [email protected]
- Michael Kenneth Cahill private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Moon Township, PA (16 nm) · (412) 592-5776 · [email protected]
- Martin Andrew Haski private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Haski Aviation, Inc. · New Castle, PA (30 nm) · (724) 651-0860 · [email protected]
- Stanley Michael Shimkus private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Irwin, PA (37 nm) · (704) 998-8430 · [email protected]
- David Alan Ciraci private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Canton, OH (39 nm) · (330) 495-7275 · [email protected]
- Martha Anne Gabriel Crum private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Akron Fulton Airport, KAKR · Akron, OH (47 nm) · (585) 727-0215 · [email protected]
All 40 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 6 since 1982, 1 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 New Cumberland 10 aircraft · 8 piston singles, 2 piston twins
- Propbusters Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 1 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/7G1.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.