Boggs Field
USW · KUSW · Spencer, West Virginia · Roane County · map
Boggs Field is a public-use airport owned by Boggs Aviation, LLC, 1 mile north of Spencer, West Virginia, 928 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 4,549 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
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What is the airport code for Boggs Field?
Its FAA code is USW, and its ICAO code is KUSW.
Where is Boggs Field?
It is 1 mile north of Spencer, West Virginia, 928 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Boggs Field?
Its one runway, 10/28, is 4,549 feet long, asphalt.
Does Boggs Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Boggs Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Boggs Field?
3 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA USW · ICAO KUSW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Boggs Aviation, LLC
- Elevation
- 928 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 2001
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 4,549 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 28: gnd 160 ft high 4,200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.1 | |
| Usw and aWOS-3 | 118.575 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 304-927-0123.
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
- flight instruction, aircraft rental, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Jackson County (23 nm west), West Virginia International Yeager (29 nm southwest), Mid-Ohio Valley Regional (32 nm north).
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
- See airspace ltr dtd 11/6/98 for conditions.
- Activate rotating beacon - the common traffic frequency.
- Wildlife and deer on and in the vicinity of runway.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pattern altitude single/multi eng aircraft 1000 feet, turbine/large aircraft 1500 feet.
- Airport physical address 217 airfield road., Spencer, WV 25726.
- Fuel 24 hour self service.
- 10 feet brush, 30 feet dstc.
- 10 feet brush, 30 feet dstc.
- Pvmnt marking faded.
- Pvmnt marking faded.
- Non-standard runway safety area, 50 feet hill, 170 feet from each side of runway CL.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Spencer from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Spencer, West Virginia: 7 piston singles. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 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 (29 nm) · (304) 344-1543 · [email protected]
- Derek McVicar private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ohio University Department of Aviation · Albany, OH (47 nm) · (740) 525-1484 · [email protected]
- Ronald Joseph Faliszek private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Albany, OH (47 nm) · (740) 707-0768 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Spencer 7 aircraft · 7 piston singles
- 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/USW.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.