Falwell Airport
W24 · Lynchburg, Virginia · Lynchburg County · map
Falwell Airport is a public-use airport owned by 4180 Richmond Highway LLC, 3 miles southeast of Lynchburg, Virginia, 939 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 2,932 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Falwell Airport?
Its FAA code is W24.
Where is Falwell Airport?
It is 3 miles southeast of Lynchburg, Virginia, 939 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Falwell Airport?
Its one runway, 10/28, is 2,932 feet long, asphalt.
Does Falwell Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Falwell Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Falwell Airport?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Liberty University and Liberty University School of Aeronautics. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Falwell Airport?
5 pilot examiners and 5 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 Falwell Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W24
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- 4180 Richmond Highway LLC
- Elevation
- 939 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April to October, every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm; every day, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1948
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,932 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: tree 59 ft high 315 ft from the end
- Runway 28: tri-color on the left, trees 20 ft high 310 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | · Activate tril runway 28 the common traffic frequency |
| Approach and departure East of lyh vortac | 125.475 | |
| Approach and departure West of lyh vortac | 135.0 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aerial surveying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field (5 nm southwest), Farmville Regional (33 nm east), Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) (41 nm west), Ingalls Field (48 nm northwest).
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
- Prior to 1959
- No tgl.
- Activate tril runway 28 the common traffic frequency
- Land runway 28 (west) takeoff runway 10 (east).
- Runway 10 +47 feet tree 89 feet from thld 76 feet rht.
- 13 feet line of trees 180 feet left of threshold on approach.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 28 closed for TAKE-OFF runway 10 closed for landing
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
- Looking…
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 Lynchburg from the FAA register
92 aircraft are registered to owners in Lynchburg, Virginia: 65 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 7 business jets, 4 turboprops, 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
Fuel and service companies in Lynchburg, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Liberty University 30 aircraft · Lynchburg, 6 miles away Liberty University is a Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia, offering over 700 degree programs at associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.
- Liberty University School of Aeronautics 13 aircraft · Lynchburg, 6 miles away
- Ddt Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Lynchburg, 6 miles away
- Cardinal Flyers LLC 4 aircraft · Amherst, 15 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Lynchburg:
- Freedom Aviation, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate Freedom Aviation is a fixed-base operator at Lynchburg Regional Airport in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Repair stations in Lynchburg:
- Aviation Component Services INC
- Freedom Aviation INC Freedom Aviation is the fixed-base operator at Lynchburg Regional Airport in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 5 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 5 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Andrew Walton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Lynchburg, VA (5 nm) · (434) 307-7393 · [email protected]
- Benjamin Reed Thigpen private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Liberty University School of Aeronautics · Lynchburg, VA (5 nm) · (434) 381-0545 · [email protected]
- Robert Middleton III private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Forest, VA (12 nm) · (434) 426-0870 · [email protected]
- John Thompson Molumphy private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Roanoke, VA (41 nm) · (540) 529-9298 · [email protected]
- Travis Jeffrey Williams private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Danville Regional Airport · Danville, VA (49 nm) · (434) 250-4310 · [email protected]
All 19 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.
- 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 · 8 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 Lynchburg 92 aircraft · 65 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 7 business jets
- Liberty University INC 15 aircraft in town
- Liberty University 15 aircraft in town
- Liberty University School of Aeronautics 13 aircraft in town
- Freedom Aviation INC 7 aircraft in town
- Kmr Aviation Services INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Freedom Aviation, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Liberty University 30 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Liberty University School of Aeronautics 13 aircraft · flight school
- Ddt Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Aviation Component Services INC · repair station
- Freedom Aviation INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 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 5,974 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/W24.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 26, 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.