New Market Airport
8W2 · New Market, Virginia · Shenandoah County · map
New Market Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles west of New Market, Virginia, 963 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 2,920 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for New Market Airport?
Its FAA code is 8W2.
Where is New Market Airport?
It is 2 miles west of New Market, Virginia, 963 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at New Market Airport?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 2,920 feet long, asphalt.
Does New Market Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at New Market Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at New Market Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Sky Bryce Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to New Market Airport?
5 pilot examiners and 5 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 New Market Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8W2
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 963 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 825 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- M to F, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,920 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 06: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 24: threshold displaced 918 ft, road 15 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| 8W2 AWOS-3 | 118.175 | |
| Bucks Elbow Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 133.2 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 540-740-3801.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, parachute jumping
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Luray Caverns Airport (10 nm east), Bridgewater Air Park Airport (21 nm southwest), Shenandoah Valley Regional (25 nm south), Grant County (29 nm northwest).
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 Virginia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Bln rpr stn; aircraft rprs available, but not FULL-TIME.
- RT traffic is used when landing on runway 6.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of runway.
- Pwr plant rprs available, but not FULL-TIME.
- Unatndd thanksgiving, christmas, and New YEAR'S day.
- 24 hour credit card service
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights; thld lights one fixture each side. Runway 06 lighted thld relocated 100 feet and runway 24 lighted thld relocated 930 feet for night operations; 2020 feet runway 06/24 lighted at night. No runway end lights runway 24.
- Runway 24, 5 feet fence 110 feet from thld 0B, 15 feet road 115 feet from thld 0B, pole 90 feet from threshold 100 feet R, 23 feet power line 114 feet from thld 117 feet L.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slp; clnc slp 34:1 to dthr.
- Ridge and trees perpindicular to runway 06; 225 feet left of centerline and approximately 1300 feet from thld.
- Hot air balloons weekends early morning and late afternoon.
- Approximately 1000 feet north of runway, 200 feet ridge/trees parallel runway.
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 New Market from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in New Market, Virginia: 11 piston singles, 3 drones, 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.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in 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:
- Sky Bryce Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Basye, 11 miles away
Repair stations in New Market:
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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 3 administrative pilot examiners.
- Piet Edward Barber private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · Front Royal Warren County Airport · front royal, VA (26 nm) · (703) 951-7438 · [email protected]
- Bradley Palmer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · Charlottesville, VA (33 nm) · (814) 591-2823 · [email protected]
- Alan Lowdermilk private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Aero Elite Flight Training · Winchester, VA (39 nm) · (304) 549-7594 · [email protected]
- Steven Earl Nixon private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Culpeper Regional Airport · Brandy Station, VA (39 nm) · (540) 729-9859 · [email protected]
- Spencer Reed Watson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Warrenton-Fauquier Airport · Midland, VA (49 nm) · (571) 931-5868 · [email protected]
All 18 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-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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- 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 · 5 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 Market 16 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 3 drones, 2 piston twins
- Just Aerial Application LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Sky Bryce Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Balloons Unlimited · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Virginia 1,361 since 1982 · 229 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Virginia 64 landing places
- Virginia 5,975 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/8W2.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.