Westerly State Airport
WST · KWST · Westerly, Rhode Island · Washington County · map
Westerly State Airport is a public-use airport owned by Rhode Island Airport Corporation, 2 miles southeast of Westerly, Rhode Island, 81 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 4,010 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 28 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 17,648 takeoffs and landings a year. About 11,297 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Westerly State Airport?
Its FAA code is WST, and its ICAO code is KWST.
Where is Westerly State Airport?
It is 2 miles southeast of Westerly, Rhode Island, 81 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Westerly State Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 07/25, is 4,010 feet long.
Does Westerly State Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Westerly State Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Westerly State Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Block Island State, Nantucket Memorial, Buffalo Niagara International, Charleston Afb/Intl, East Hampton. Every route
Are there flight schools at Westerly State Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Coastal Air INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Westerly State Airport?
1 pilot examiner and 15 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA WST · ICAO KWST
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Rhode Island Airport Corporation
- Elevation
- 81 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- June to September, Sunday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; October to May, Sunday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1939
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 4,010 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 3,960 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), trees 117 ft high 2,200 ft from the end
- Runway 25: VASI, two boxes on the left, trees 48 ft high 1,100 ft from the end
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 17 ft high 380 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 750 ft, trees 33 ft high 425 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach South of orw | 119.45 | |
| Woodstock and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.85 | |
| Wst and automated weather (ASOS) | 132.375 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 401-596-9543.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, gliders, flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, glider towing
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Groton-New London Airport (11 nm west), Quonset State Airport (23 nm northeast), Newport State Airport (26 nm northeast).
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 Rhode Island · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Airport existed prior to 1959.
- Dusk to dawn. Activate malsf runway 07; runway end identifier lights runway 25, 14 and 32; PAPI runway 7, 14 and 32, VASI runway 25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 and 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for commercial and NON-RHODE Island registered aircraft.
- Self service 100LL fuel available 24 hours.
- Available at dooney aviation.
- +10 feet trees, 100 feet from threshold, 110 feet L; +10 feet trees, 100 feet from threshold, 120 feet R.
- +10 feet trees, 170 feet - 200 feet from threshold, 180 feet L.
- +20 feet trees, 200 feet from threshold, 125 feet L.
- Temporary dthr 375 feet.
- Temporary dthr 595 feet.
- PAPI out of service.
- PAPI out of service.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 4,260 departures from WST in those twelve months, carrying 15,764 passengers in 33,456 seats (47% filled), to 10 destinations (1 abroad) on 3 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerly State → Block Island State WST–BID | 4,250 | 15,727 | New England Airlines Inc., LIMA NY Corp d/b/a Fly The Whale |
| Westerly State → Nantucket Memorial WST–ACK | 2 | 10 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Westerly State → Buffalo Niagara International WST–BUF | 1 | 2 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Westerly State → Charleston Afb/Intl WST–CHS | 1 | 1 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Westerly State → East Hampton WST–HTO | 1 | 2 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Westerly State → Laguardia WST–LGA | 1 | 8 | LIMA NY Corp d/b/a Fly The Whale |
| Westerly State → Montauk WST–MTP | 1 | 4 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Westerly State → Martha'S Vineyard WST–MVY | 1 | 2 | Tradewind Aviation |
All 10 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 24 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 17,648, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 8,500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,194 |
| general aviation, local | 5,904 |
| military | 50 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Westerly from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Westerly, Rhode Island: 19 piston singles, 8 piston twins, 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.
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 Rhode Island.
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:
- Coastal Air INC 3 aircraft · Groton, 14 miles away Coastal Air is a flight school based at Groton/New London Airport in Connecticut that provides pilot training including introductory flights, private pilot certificates, instrument ratings, and commercial pilot training.
Charter operators and airlines based in Westerly:
- New England Airlines, Inc 7 aircraft on the certificate New England Airlines operates scheduled commuter airline service between Westerly, Rhode Island and Block Island, with year-round daily flights taking 12 minutes.
- RLV Industries, Inc 4 aircraft on the certificate
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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 15 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 4 training center examiners.
- Ryan Gauthier private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Westerly, RI (0 nm) · (860) 912-3283 · [email protected]
All 30 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 21 since 1982, 3 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 Westerly 28 aircraft · 19 piston singles, 8 piston twins, 1 turboprops
- New England Airlines INC 8 aircraft in town
- Rlv Industries INC 2 aircraft in town
- New England Airlines, Inc 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- RLV Industries, Inc 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Coastal Air INC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Block Island State (BID) 4,250 flights in twelve months · New England Airlines Inc., LIMA NY Corp d/b/a Fly The Whale
- Nantucket Memorial (ACK) 2 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Buffalo Niagara International (BUF) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Charleston Afb/Intl (CHS) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- East Hampton (HTO) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Laguardia (LGA) 1 flights in twelve months · LIMA NY Corp d/b/a Fly The Whale
- Montauk (MTP) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Martha'S Vineyard (MVY) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 21 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Rhode Island 166 since 1982 · 18 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Rhode Island 7 landing places
- Rhode Island 362 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/WST.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.