Hummel Field
W75 · Saluda, Virginia · Middlesex County · map
Hummel Field is a public-use airport owned by Middlesex County, 6 miles east of Saluda, Virginia, 30 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,150 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Hummel Field?
Its FAA code is W75.
Where is Hummel Field?
It is 6 miles east of Saluda, Virginia, 30 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Hummel Field?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,150 feet long, asphalt.
Does Hummel Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Hummel Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hummel Field?
6 pilot examiners and 12 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 Hummel Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W75
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Middlesex County
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1942
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,150 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 92 ft high 1,463 ft from the end
- Runway 19: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 67 ft high 1,713 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 134.875 | |
| W75 and aWOS-3 | 118.45 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 804-758-8592.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Middle Peninsula Regional (16 nm west), Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport (25 nm southwest), Tappahannock/Essex County (26 nm northwest), Newport News/Williamsburg International (28 nm south).
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
- Topping is the city closest to the apt. Apt is 2 miles ene.
- Drainage swales full length of runway on both sides; use of exit in front of Hummel aviation advised.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 01 and 19 operations continuously.
- Unatndd thanksgiving, christmas day and new YEAR'S.
- Apt physical address is: 310 planeview road topping, VA 23169
- 18 feet building located 200 feet from pavement end, 204 feet right of centerline.
- Field immediately north of runway 19. 7 feet corn growing at times.
- Road runs perpendicular to runway end.
- Departure runway 01/19: climb to 500 feet before any turn out; arrival aircraft use wide pattern to avoid populated areas east and west of airport.
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport during winter.
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 Saluda from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Saluda, VA as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 12 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 engineering representative.
- Steven Arthur Martin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Newport News International Airport · Newport News, VA (28 nm) · (757) 717-7274 · [email protected]
- Andrew Walton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · KRIC - RVA Flyers Hangar · Richmond, VA (42 nm) · (434) 307-7393 · [email protected]
- Anthony James Capozzi private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Piedmont Flight Center · California, MD (42 nm) · (443) 624-3001 · [email protected]
- John Thompson Molumphy private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Windsor, VA (47 nm) · (540) 529-9298 · [email protected]
- David Hynes private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; helicopters · Chesapeake, VA (48 nm) · (757) 406-9044 · [email protected]
- Christopher Bryan Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Richmond Executive Airport -KFCI · Chesterfield, VA (49 nm) · (804) 304-7369 · [email protected]
All 25 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).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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 · 15 since 1982, 2 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 15 since 1982 · 2 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 5,975 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/W75.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.