Eastern WV Rgnl/Shepherd Field
MRB · KMRB · Martinsburg, West Virginia · Berkeley County · map
Eastern WV Rgnl/Shepherd Field is a public-use airport, 4 miles south of Martinsburg, West Virginia, 565 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 8,815 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives) and about 97 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 50,663 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KMRB · observed 2:34 pm EDT (18:34 UTC), 12 minutes ago
IFR instrument conditions
- Wind from the north (360°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 1.75 miles
- Sky: overcast at 500 feet
- Weather: light rain, mist
- Temperature 58°F (14°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.97 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 1:45 pm EDT (17:45 UTC), good until Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Sun 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, gusting to 19, visibility 5 miles, light rain, low-level wind shear, a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet IFR
- From Sun 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, low-level wind shear, overcast at 500 feet IFR
- 30% chance between Sun 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, thunderstorms with rain, overcast at 1,000 feet (thunderheads) MVFR
- From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain, overcast at 300 feet LIFR
- From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 1,000 feet MVFR
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
SPECI KMRB 111834Z AUTO 36010KT 1 3/4SM -RA BR OVC005 14/14 A2997 RMK AO2 CIG 004V008 P0001 T01440139
TAF KMRB 111745Z 1118/1218 36010G19KT 5SM -RA BKN005 OVC010 WS020/12040KT FM111900 04006KT 5SM -RA BR OVC005 WS020/13040KT PROB30 1123/1202 3SM TSRA OVC010CB FM120300 36005KT 5SM -RA OVC003 FM121000 33009KT 5SM BR OVC010 FM121400 33011G18KT P6SM FEW015 SCT035
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
6 warnings in force over this field:
- SIGMET E92E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 35 knots, until 3:55 pm EDT (19:55 UTC).
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist).
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground).
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 26,000 ft.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist, fog).
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- urgent E55 descending, 84 nm northwest, 1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC): a routine report.
- B38M at 19,000 ft, 19 nm north, 2:26 pm EDT (18:26 UTC): light rime icing.
- PA31 at 7,000 ft, 19 nm north, 1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC): light to moderate turbulence.
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (PSB, 89 nm north), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 6,000 ft: 150° at 58 kt, 13 °C; 9,000 ft: 180° at 42 kt, 9 °C; 12,000 ft: 200° at 36 kt, 5 °C; 18,000 ft: 220° at 38 kt, -7 °C.
2 temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles:
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 32 nm southeast · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 40 nm southeast · security
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA MRB · ICAO KMRB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 565 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1200-0400z++; ot by notam
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1938
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 8,815 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left, 8,215 ft available for landing
- Runway 26: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 1,000 ft, 7,815 ft available for landing, tree 60 ft high 765 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.3 | Martinsburg |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.8 | Martinsburg |
| Clearance delivery When mrb tower closed | 132.075 | Martinsburg |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (CLTCH) · Departure procedure (JDUBB) | 126.825 | Martinsburg |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Martinsburg |
| Mrb and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.925 | |
| Martinsburg and rco | 122.2 | Martinsburg |
| Hyper and star · Prtzl and star · Waynz and star arriving from headings 331 to 090 | 126.1 | Martinsburg |
| Trstn and star | 126.75 | Martinsburg |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 304-264-0988.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 74 |
| multi-engine | 12 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 8 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 50,663, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 2,180 |
| general aviation, travelling | 18,779 |
| general aviation, local | 23,571 |
| military | 6,133 |
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.
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 Martinsburg from the FAA register
25 aircraft are registered to owners in Martinsburg, West Virginia: 23 piston singles, 2 piston twins. 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 West Virginia.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, flight instruction, aircraft rental
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Winchester Regional (17 nm southwest), Hagerstown Rgnl/Richard A Henson Field (22 nm northeast), Leesburg Executive (28 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 West Virginia · avgas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Martinsburg, by their names on the register:
- Pikeside Flying Club INC 1 aircraft
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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
8 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 7 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 24 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner, 9 administrative pilot examiners.
- 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 · Aero Elite Flight Training · Winchester, VA (17 nm) · (304) 549-7594 · pasaml@frontier.com
- Melissa Torres private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Frederick Flight Center · Frederick, MD (28 nm) · (301) 787-7441 · melissator3@yahoo.com
- Neal Daniel Lanning private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Frederick Flight Center · Frederick, MD (28 nm) · (240) 355-5782 · neallanning@icloud.com
- 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 (32 nm) · (703) 951-7438 · pb@pietbarber.com
- Charles Epstein private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gaithersburg, MD (40 nm) · (410) 804-2402 · chuckepstein1@yahoo.com
- Harry William Kraemer private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg, MD (40 nm) · (301) 520-2109 · harry@flymall.org
- Sharif Hidayat private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg, MD (40 nm) · (240) 876-1825 · hidayat.sharif@yahoo.com
- 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 · Manassas Regional AIrport · Manassas, VA (46 nm) · (571) 931-5868 · stubird2@gmail.com
All 56 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.
- 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.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 2 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
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- When the control tower closed, activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 26; runway end identifier lights runway 08; PAPI runway 08 and 26; high-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for aircraft gtr than 5000 pounds gross weight (military, fed, state, based aircraft exempt).
- Pattern altitude: rectangular 1600 feet above sea level (1035 feet above ground level) light and rotary wing aircraft; 2100 feet above sea level (1535 feet above ground level) for hvy aircraft; overhead 2100 feet above sea level (1535 feet above ground level).
- See gen rmk for addnl WT brgs.
- Approach ratio 29:1 at dthr.
- Runway 26 first 590 feet concrete, middle 7125 feet asphalt, last 1100 feet concrete.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Taxiway B closed from fuel farm south.
- Addnl runway 08/26 WT brgs: 2S-175; 2D/D1-568; 2T-585; C5-840.
- Taxiway D closed past pvt hangar 1750 feet south of taxiway east.
- FAA rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index D/nfpa cat 8; index east/cat 10 equip available.
- Military: caution: bash phase II in effect from 1 oct to 30 apr.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Martinsburg 25 aircraft · 23 piston singles, 2 piston twins
- Tri State Aero INC 3 aircraft in town
- Pikeside Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 2 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 884 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MRB.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 9, 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.