New London Airport
W90 · Forest, Virginia · Bedford County · map
New London Airport is a public-use airport owned by Liberty University, INC., 6 miles southwest of Forest, Virginia, 842 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,164 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for New London Airport?
Its FAA code is W90.
Where is New London Airport?
It is 6 miles southwest of Forest, Virginia, 842 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at New London Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,164 feet long, asphalt.
Does New London Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at New London Airport?
3 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 New London 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 New London Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W90
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Liberty University, INC.
- Elevation
- 842 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1960
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,164 × 40 ft | Asphalt, poor |
- Runway 18: threshold displaced 115 ft, road 16 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 36: trees 122 ft high 2,372 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 135.0 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field (7 nm northeast), Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) (31 nm west), Danville Regional (42 nm south), Farmville Regional (43 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field (7 nm northeast), Falwell Airport (12 nm northeast), Smith Mountain Lake Airport (16 nm southwest), Brookneal/Campbell County (17 nm southeast).
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.
- Stand, fence and tower in prim and/or trnsl surfaces with guardrail both sides of runway 36.
- Runway 18/36 closed daily sunset to sunrise.
- Trees; 110 feet left of centerline. Paved road right of centerline; 125 feet from end of pavement.
- Pvt road used for drag racing located at thld runway 36.
- Runway nmrs are non standard dimensions. Drag racing markings on runway. No hold psn markings vsb. Thld bar and dsplcmnt non standard.
- Runway nmrs are non standard dimensions. Drag racing markings on runway. No hold psn markings vsb.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Runway pavement in poor condition. Pci 41-55.
- Runway used as drag strip on certain sundays summer months. Notamed when airport closed.
- Ultra light aircraft on and in the vicinity of airport.
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 Forest from the FAA register
31 aircraft are registered to owners in Forest, Virginia: 20 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 4 business jets, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes. 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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Liberty University 30 aircraft · Lynchburg, 8 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, 8 miles away
- Ddt Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Lynchburg, 8 miles away
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.
- Robert Middleton III private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Forest, VA (0 nm) · (434) 426-0870 · [email protected]
- Andrew Walton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Lynchburg, VA (7 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 (7 nm) · (434) 381-0545 · [email protected]
- John Thompson Molumphy private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Roanoke, VA (31 nm) · (540) 529-9298 · [email protected]
- Travis Jeffrey Williams private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Danville Regional Airport · Danville, VA (42 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 · 7 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 Forest 31 aircraft · 20 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 4 business jets
- Buffalo Ridge Airsports LLC 2 aircraft in town
- 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 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/W90.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.