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Painter Field

VA20 · Painter, Virginia · Accomack County · map

Painter Field is a private airport owned by Shore Aviation, 1 mile south of Painter, Virginia, 40 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 1,200 feet of grass.

Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.

The airport

Codes
FAA VA20
Kind
Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
Owner
Shore Aviation
Elevation
40 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
March to October, Monday to Sunday, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
On the chart
Washington sectional
In the FAA's files since
July 2015

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

0321N500 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
03/211,200 × 100 ftGrass

Radio frequencies

UNICOM122.8

Aircraft registered in Painter from the FAA register

6 aircraft are registered to owners in Painter, Virginia: 6 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.

Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:

Shore Aviation 2

Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Virginia.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records

No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

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.