Raleigh County Memorial
BKW · KBKW · Beckley, West Virginia · Raleigh County · map
Raleigh County Memorial is a public-use airport owned by Raleigh County Arpt Auth, 3 miles east of Beckley, West Virginia, 2,504 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 6,750 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KBKW · observed 4:51 pm EDT (20:51 UTC), 31 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 65°F (18°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 30.10 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBKW 062051Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A3010 RMK AO1 SLP188 T01830089 56020 $
TAF KBKW 061720Z 0618/0718 16004KT P6SM SKC FM071300 22005KT P6SM FEW250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BKW · ICAO KBKW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Raleigh County Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 2,504 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1952
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 6,750 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 5,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 19: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 10: VASI, four boxes on the right
- Runway 28: VASI, four boxes on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.4 | |
| Bkw and automated weather (ASOS) | 121.55 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 304-362-0292.
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.
Aircraft registered in Beckley from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Beckley, West Virginia: 6 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 business jet. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in West Virginia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Established prior to 1959.
- Deer; birds and wild turkeys on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 19; runway end identifier lights runway 01, 10 and 28; VASI runway 10 and 28; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28; high-intensity runway lights runway 01/19; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 01 and 19 set at medium, contact UNICOM to change intst.
- 9 feet obstruction lighted pole, 125 feet from aer, 250 feet R.
- All surfaces work in prog, grass cutting apr through oct.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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.