Saunders Field
9VA6 · Richmond, Virginia · Powhatan County · map
Saunders Field is a private airport, 3 miles north of Richmond, Virginia, 321 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,200 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 9VA6
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 321 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- In the FAA's files since
- April 2014
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,200 × 90 ft | Grass |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Aircraft registered in Richmond from the FAA register
139 aircraft are registered to owners in Richmond, Virginia: 81 piston singles, 20 business jets, 15 helicopters, 12 piston twins, 6 turboprops. 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- All operations are conducted in VFR weather conditions, the landing area is limited to private use.
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.