Wakefield Municipal
AKQ · KAKQ · Wakefield, Virginia · Sussex County · map
Wakefield Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Wakefield, 2 miles northwest of Wakefield, Virginia, 111 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 4,337 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Wakefield Municipal?
Its FAA code is AKQ, and its ICAO code is KAKQ.
Where is Wakefield Municipal?
It is 2 miles northwest of Wakefield, Virginia, 111 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Wakefield Municipal?
Its one runway, 03/21, is 4,337 feet long, asphalt.
Does Wakefield Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Wakefield Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wakefield Municipal?
5 pilot examiners and 15 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 Wakefield Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AKQ · ICAO KAKQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Wakefield
- Elevation
- 111 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1967
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 4,337 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: threshold displaced 298 ft, trees 28 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 21: threshold displaced 471 ft, trees 62 ft high 1,154 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 127.9 | |
| Kohls and star | 118.9 | |
| Akq and automated weather (ASOS) | 128.325 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 757-684-3011.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA · each fuel's page: who burns it, where else it is sold
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Franklin Regional (18 nm south), Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport (20 nm northeast), Newport News/Williamsburg International (26 nm east), Suffolk Executive (27 nm southeast).
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
- 24 hour self service fuel.
- Road +15' 70' from threshold crossing end.
- Road +15 feet 70 feet from runway end.
- Runway 03 markings cvrd with algae.
- Runway 21 markings cvrd with algae.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp, clnc slp to displaced thld 8:1.
- Clnc slp to displaced thld 22:1.
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 Wakefield from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Wakefield, VA as the owner's town.
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, 1 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 4 sport aviation examiners, 15 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- John Thompson Molumphy private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Windsor, VA (16 nm) · (540) 529-9298 · [email protected]
- Steven Arthur Martin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Newport News International Airport · Newport News, VA (26 nm) · (757) 717-7274 · [email protected]
- Andrew Walton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Petersburg, VA (27 nm) · (434) 307-7393 · [email protected]
- David Hynes private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; helicopters · Chesapeake, VA (30 nm) · (757) 406-9044 · [email protected]
- Christopher Bryan Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Richmond Executive Airport -KFCI · Chesterfield, VA (33 nm) · (804) 304-7369 · [email protected]
All 29 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).
- 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 · 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Virginia 1,361 since 1982 · 228 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 5,973 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AKQ.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 November 4, 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.