Gordonsville Municipal
GVE · KGVE · Gordonsville, Virginia · Orange County · map
Gordonsville Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Gordonsville, 2 miles northeast of Gordonsville, Virginia, 452 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 2,300 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Gordonsville Municipal?
Its FAA code is GVE, and its ICAO code is KGVE.
Where is Gordonsville Municipal?
It is 2 miles northeast of Gordonsville, Virginia, 452 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Gordonsville Municipal?
Its one runway, 05/23, is 2,300 feet long, asphalt.
Does Gordonsville Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Gordonsville Municipal?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Teterboro. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Gordonsville Municipal?
7 pilot examiners and 9 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 Gordonsville Municipal…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GVE · ICAO KGVE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Gordonsville
- Elevation
- 452 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,300 × 50 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: panels on the right, tree 11 ft high 217 ft from the end
- Runway 23: panels on the right, tree 77 ft high 567 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 132.85 | |
| Gve and aWOS-3 | 120.225 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 540-832-2095.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Orange County (8 nm northeast), Louisa County/Freeman Field (13 nm southeast), Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (14 nm west), Culpeper Regional (26 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Orange County (8 nm northeast), Louisa County/Freeman Field (13 nm southeast), Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (14 nm west), Culpeper Regional (26 nm northeast).
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
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency.
- Line of trees 120 feet south of runway centerline.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 departures from GVE in those twelve months, carrying 4 passengers in 14 seats (29% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordonsville Municipal → Teterboro GVE–TEB | 1 | 4 | Sparfell Luftfahrt GmbH |
All 1 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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Gordonsville from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Gordonsville, Virginia: 5 piston singles, 5 balloons. 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 Virginia.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 9 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 4 administrative pilot examiners.
- Bradley Palmer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · Charlottesville, VA (14 nm) · (814) 591-2823 · [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 Regional Airport · Brandy Station, VA (25 nm) · (540) 729-9859 · [email protected]
- Michael Arthur Pearson private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes, seaplanes · Fredericksburg, VA (34 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 (35 nm) · (571) 931-5868 · [email protected]
- Piet Edward Barber private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · Front Royal Warren County Airport · front royal, VA (46 nm) · (703) 951-7438 · [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 (48 nm) · (304) 549-7594 · [email protected]
- John Thompson Molumphy private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Amelia Court House, VA (49 nm) · (540) 529-9298 · [email protected]
All 27 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.
- 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 · 5 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 Gordonsville 10 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 5 balloons
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Virginia 1,361 since 1982 · 229 in the last ten years
- Teterboro (TEB) 1 flights in twelve months · Sparfell Luftfahrt GmbH
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Virginia 64 landing places
- Virginia 5,974 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GVE.json.
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 26, 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.