Crewe Municipal
W81 · Crewe, Virginia · Nottoway County · map
Crewe Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Crewe, 1 mile east of Crewe, Virginia, 422 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,300 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Crewe Municipal?
Its FAA code is W81.
Where is Crewe Municipal?
It is 1 mile east of Crewe, Virginia, 422 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Crewe Municipal?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,300 feet long, asphalt.
Does Crewe Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Crewe Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Crewe Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Merlin Soaring Association INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Crewe Municipal?
4 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 Crewe Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W81
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Crewe
- Elevation
- 422 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- 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
- January 1964
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,300 × 60 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: threshold displaced 277 ft, 3,023 ft available for landing, tree 57 ft high 569 ft from the end
- Runway 33: tree 85 ft high 2,825 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Green Bay Center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.75 | |
| W81 and aWOS-3 | 119.050 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Allan C Perkinson/Blackstone Army Airfield (9 nm southeast), Farmville Regional (19 nm northwest), Tri Cities Exec/Dinwiddie County (28 nm east), Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional (30 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
- For medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 key the common traffic frequency 5 times on; 3 times off.
- Rising ground off the end of runway 15.
- Runway 15 dspld tshld markings in poor condition. Old markings showing through
- Markings faded.
- Approach ratio 11:1 to dthr.
- Runway has large cracks.
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 Crewe from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Crewe, Virginia: 2 piston singles, 1 turboprop. 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 Virginia.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Merlin Soaring Association INC 5 aircraft · Amelia Court House, 12 miles away Merlin Soaring Association is a soaring club located at Merlin Aerodrome (2VA3) in Amelia, 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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- John Thompson Molumphy private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Amelia Court House, VA (12 nm) · (540) 529-9298 · [email protected]
- Andrew Walton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Petersburg, VA (28 nm) · (434) 307-7393 · [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 (34 nm) · (804) 304-7369 · [email protected]
- Christopher Allen Kreske private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pikeville, NC (46 nm) · (919) 608-3231 · [email protected]
All 12 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).
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 Crewe 3 aircraft · 2 piston singles, 1 turboprops
- Merlin Soaring Association INC 5 aircraft · flying club
- 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 5,974 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/W81.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.