Shannon Airport
EZF · KEZF · Fredericksburg, Virginia · Spotsylvania County · map
Shannon Airport is a public-use airport owned by Shannon Airport LLC, 2 miles south of Fredericksburg, Virginia, 85 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 2,902 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Shannon Airport?
Its FAA code is EZF, and its ICAO code is KEZF.
Where is Shannon Airport?
It is 2 miles south of Fredericksburg, Virginia, 85 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Shannon Airport?
The longest of its 3 runways, 06/24, is 2,902 feet long.
Does Shannon Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Shannon Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Shannon Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Shannon School of Aeronautics LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Shannon Airport?
9 pilot examiners and 33 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 Shannon Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA EZF · ICAO KEZF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Shannon Airport LLC
- Elevation
- 85 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1950
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,902 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 1,300 × 100 ft | Grass, good | |
| H1 | 30 × 30 ft | Concrete, good |
- Runway 06: pulsating on the left, threshold displaced 132 ft, rr 23 ft high 205 ft from the end
- Runway 24: pulsating on the left, threshold displaced 80 ft, tree 40 ft high 450 ft from the end
- Runway 15: brush 43 ft high 235 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 127.05 | |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) · Hyper and star · Prtzl and star When nyg tower closed; arriving from headings 091 to 240 | 128.525 | |
| Tikee and star | 120.45 | |
| Trstn and star | 126.75 | |
| Ezf and aWOS-3 | 128.125 | |
| Apt Remark 100 With Gco Freq | 135.075 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 540-372-6794.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Washington Exec/Stafford Regional (8 nm north), Warrenton/Fauquier Airport (23 nm northwest), Culpeper Regional (25 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
- Prior to 1959.
- Runway 15 closed to landing.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency.
- Unatndd new YEAR'S, easter, independence, thanksgiving, and christmas days.
- +20 feet trr 180-200 feet from runway end 143 feet L to 145 R.
- 12 feet road 126 feet from runway end 2 feet L.
- First 89 feet pavement runway 06 marked as unusable.
- 15/33 outlined with yellow cones.
- Runway 06 pvasi out of service indefinitely.
- Runway 06 +21 feet railroad, dist 348 feet, 16:1 based on displaced thld.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Runway 24, 12 feet road, 206 feet, 2 feet L, 0:1 based on displaced threshold.
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 Fredericksburg from the FAA register
126 aircraft are registered to owners in Fredericksburg, Virginia: 109 piston singles, 11 piston twins, 2 turboprops, 2 helicopters, 2 gliders. 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:
- Shannon School of Aeronautics LLC 1 aircraft · Fredericksburg Shannon School of Aeronautics is a flight school located at Shannon Airport in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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
9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 6 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 33 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 training center examiner, 5 administrative pilot examiners.
- Michael Arthur Pearson private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes, seaplanes · Fredericksburg, VA (0 nm) · (540) 903-7003 · [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 (22 nm) · (571) 931-5868 · [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, VA (25 nm) · (540) 729-9859 · [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 · ATP Flight School · Manassas, VA (29 nm) · (304) 549-7594 · [email protected]
- Piet Edward Barber private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · South Riding, VA (39 nm) · (703) 951-7438 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Richard Riemer private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Arlington, VA (40 nm) · (703) 859-2807 · [email protected]
- Anthony James Capozzi private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Piedmont Flight Center · California, MD (43 nm) · (443) 624-3001 · [email protected]
- Andrew Walton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · KRIC - RVA Flyers Hangar · Richmond, VA (46 nm) · (434) 307-7393 · [email protected]
All 55 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-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- 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.
- 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 · 19 since 1982, 6 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 Fredericksburg 126 aircraft · 109 piston singles, 11 piston twins, 2 turboprops
- Shannon Air Museum LLC 21 aircraft in town
- Jls Aviation LLC DBA 3 aircraft in town
- Dc Aerial Photos INC 2 aircraft in town
- Shannon School of Aeronautics LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 19 since 1982 · 6 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/EZF.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.