Smith Mountain Lake Airport
W91 · Moneta, Virginia · Bedford County · map
Smith Mountain Lake Airport is a public-use airport owned by Smith Mountain Lake Airport, LLC., 4 miles southeast of Moneta, Virginia, 892 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 3,058 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Smith Mountain Lake Airport?
Its FAA code is W91.
Where is Smith Mountain Lake Airport?
It is 4 miles southeast of Moneta, Virginia, 892 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Smith Mountain Lake Airport?
Its one runway, 05/23, is 3,058 feet long, asphalt.
Does Smith Mountain Lake Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Smith Mountain Lake Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Smith Mountain Lake Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Wings Aero Club LLC and Smith Mountain Lake Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Smith Mountain Lake Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 6 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 Smith Mountain Lake Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W91
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Smith Mountain Lake Airport, LLC.
- Elevation
- 892 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1962
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,058 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: threshold displaced 250 ft, trees 43 ft high 290 ft from the end
- Runway 23: tree 23 ft high 238 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.975 | |
| Approach and departure | 135.0 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) (22 nm northwest), Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field (23 nm northeast), Danville Regional (34 nm south), Blue Ridge Airport (35 nm southwest).
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
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency. Pause 1 second between clicks.
- Overnight fee
- 24-HR SELF-SERVE fuel available with credit card.
- 50 years old asphalt
- Runway 05 has +12 feet road at thld 100 feet R. pwr pole 128 feet right of approach 86 feet from thld.
- Approach slope 7:1 to displaced threshold based.
- Mowing WI safety areas of all runways and taxiways APR-NOV.
- Runway 05/23 closed to landing aircraft more than 10000 pounds publd maximum gross weight.
- Apn main ramp closed to helicopter operations near fuel pump.
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 Moneta from the FAA register
25 aircraft are registered to owners in Moneta, Virginia: 22 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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:
- Wings Aero Club LLC 1 aircraft · Union Hall, 8 miles away Wings Flying Club is a non-profit flying club located at Bowman Field (KLOU) in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Smith Mountain Lake Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Hardy, 12 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
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, 1 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 6 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 (16 nm) · (434) 426-0870 · [email protected]
- John Thompson Molumphy private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Roanoke, VA (22 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 · Lynchburg, VA (23 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 (23 nm) · (434) 381-0545 · [email protected]
- Travis Jeffrey Williams private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Danville Regional Airport · Danville, VA (34 nm) · (434) 250-4310 · [email protected]
- Doris Gatewood private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Shiloh Airport · Stoneville, NC (41 nm) · (540) 522-6115 · [email protected]
All 21 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 · 12 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 Moneta 25 aircraft · 22 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Wings Aero Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Smith Mountain Lake Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 12 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 5,975 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/W91.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.