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) and about 32 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 23,500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 5,621 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Raleigh County Memorial?
Its FAA code is BKW, and its ICAO code is KBKW.
Where is Raleigh County Memorial?
It is 3 miles east of Beckley, West Virginia, 2,504 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Raleigh County Memorial?
The longest of its 2 runways, 01/19, is 6,750 feet long.
Does Raleigh County Memorial have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Raleigh County Memorial?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Raleigh County Memorial?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Charlotte/Douglas International, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, Altoona/Blair County, Myrtle Beach International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Raleigh County Memorial?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: New River Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Raleigh County Memorial?
1 pilot examiner and 4 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 Raleigh County Memorial…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mercer County (30 nm south), Greenbrier Valley Airport (35 nm east), Logan County (38 nm west).
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
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,184 departures from BKW in those twelve months, carrying 10,599 passengers in 27,575 seats (38% filled), to 13 destinations on 2 airlines.
All 13 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 20 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 4 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 23,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,800 |
| general aviation, travelling | 10,500 |
| general aviation, local | 9,200 |
| military | 2,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, 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:
- New River Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Beaver, 4 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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- William Peters JR private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Charleston, WV (42 nm) · (304) 344-1543 · [email protected]
All 9 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.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- 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 · 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. 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 Beckley 9 aircraft · 6 piston singles, 1 turboprops, 1 piston twins
- New River Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 591 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Mid-Ohio Valley Regional (PKB) 294 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field (HTS) 248 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Altoona/Blair County (AOO) 18 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Myrtle Beach International (MYR) 16 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- North Central West Virginia (CKB) 9 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Smyrna (MQY) 2 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Raleigh County Memorial (BKW) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 0 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/BKW.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 29, 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.