Bridgewater Air Park Airport
VBW · KVBW · Bridgewater, Virginia · Rockingham County · map
Bridgewater Air Park Airport is a public-use airport owned by Rockingham Aviation CORP, 1 mile southeast of Bridgewater, Virginia, 1,165 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 4,034 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (Jet A with additive).
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What is the airport code for Bridgewater Air Park Airport?
Its FAA code is VBW, and its ICAO code is KVBW.
Where is Bridgewater Air Park Airport?
It is 1 mile southeast of Bridgewater, Virginia, 1,165 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bridgewater Air Park Airport?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 4,034 feet long, asphalt.
Does Bridgewater Air Park Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Bridgewater Air Park Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bridgewater Air Park Airport?
2 pilot examiners and 3 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 Bridgewater Air Park Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA VBW · ICAO KVBW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Rockingham Aviation CORP
- Elevation
- 1,165 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; Sunday, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 4,034 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: threshold displaced 145 ft, tree 11 ft high 298 ft from the end
- Runway 33: fence 1 ft high 207 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 132.85 | |
| Vbw and aWOS-3 | 119.55 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 540-828-2076.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- Jet A with additive
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Shenandoah Valley Regional (7 nm southeast), Eagle'S Nest Airport (17 nm south), New Market Airport (21 nm northeast), Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (27 nm southeast).
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Shenandoah Valley Regional (7 nm southeast), Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (27 nm southeast), Luray Caverns Airport (28 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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 33 2 feet fence post 70 feet from threshold, 27FT R of centerline.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 Bridgewater from the FAA register
135 aircraft are registered to owners in Bridgewater, Virginia: 119 turboprops, 4 piston singles, 4 airliners and large jets, 3 piston twins, 3 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.
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 Virginia.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Bridgewater:
- Dynamic Aviation Group, INC. 5 aircraft on the certificate Dynamic Aviation is a special-mission aviation company based in Bridgewater, Virginia that overhauls, modifies, integrates, flies, and maintains aircraft for defense, civil, and flight test customers.
Repair stations in Bridgewater:
- Dynamic Aviation Group, INC Dynamic Aviation is a special-mission aviation company based in Bridgewater, Virginia that overhauls, modifies, integrates, flies, and maintains aircraft for defense, civil, and flight test customers.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); 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
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 parachute rigger examiner.
- Bradley Palmer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · Charlottesville, VA (27 nm) · (814) 591-2823 · [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 (47 nm) · (703) 951-7438 · [email protected]
All 9 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-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
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 · 2 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 Bridgewater 135 aircraft · 119 turboprops, 4 piston singles, 4 airliners and large jets
- Dynamic Avlease INC 83 aircraft in town
- Dynamic Aviation Group INC 45 aircraft in town
- Star Ballooning LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Dynamic Aviation Group, INC. 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Dynamic Aviation Group, INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Virginia 1,361 since 1982 · 229 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Virginia 64 landing places
- Virginia 5,973 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/VBW.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 27, 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.