Newport News/Williamsburg International
PHF · KPHF · Newport News, Virginia · Newport News County · map
Newport News/Williamsburg International is a public-use airport, 9 miles northwest of Newport News, Virginia, 42 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 8,003 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 137 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 64,520 takeoffs and landings a year. About 64,693 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KPHF · observed 5:54 pm EDT (21:54 UTC), 58 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east (080°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 62°F (17°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 30.11 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 northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPHF 062154Z 08006KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01670089
TAF KPHF 061720Z 0618/0718 04008KT P6SM SKC FM062300 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM071400 17005KT P6SM SKC
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 PHF · ICAO KPHF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 42 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 10:30 pm
- 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
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1948
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 8,003 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 02/20 | 6,526 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 69 ft high 2,700 ft from the end
- Runway 25: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, trees 41 ft high 1,100 ft from the end
- Runway 02: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 20: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, road 23 ft high 1,050 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.7 | Newport News |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 128.65 | Newport News |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance | 121.65 | Newport News |
| Clearance delivery · Departure When tower closed | 124.9 | Newport News |
| Ground | 121.9 | Newport News |
| Approach | 125.7 | Newport News |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Newport News |
| Kohls and star · Outla and star | 118.9 | Newport News |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 757-874-3682.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 64,520, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
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 Newport News from the FAA register
123 aircraft are registered to owners in Newport News, Virginia: 62 business jets, 52 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 2 turboprops, 1 balloon. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Virginia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 18 since 1982, 3 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
- In operation prior 1959.
- Birds in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 07; runway end identifier lights runway 20 and 25; PAPI runway 02, 20 and 25; high-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 and 07/25; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for aircraft over 12500 pounds.
- Approach lights (MALSR) unmonitored.
- (CONC-GRVD from aer 20 to 5000 feet. Remainder ASPHALT-GRVD)
- Glider activity approx 19 miles southwest of airport up to base of clouds.
- Aircraft arriving/departing Newport News should announce intentions on the common traffic frequency when the control tower closed.
- Rmks: RC park approximately 2 miles north of airport, up to 400 feet.
- Rmks: use ctn low lvl helicopter in the vicinity of airport.
- Intmt airfield mowing operations APR-NOV.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index B coverage provided durg schedule commercial aircraft operations.
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.