New London Airport (Virginia)
37°16′19″N 079°20′09″W / 37.27194°N 79.33583°W
New London Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Liberty University | ||||||||||
| Serves | Forest, Virginia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 849 ft / 259 m | ||||||||||
| Website | NewLondonAirport.com | ||||||||||
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New London Airport (FAA LID: W90) is a public-use airport located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Forest, a town in Bedford County, Virginia, United States. It is privately owned by Liberty University.[1]
It is a public airport, but usually involves GA aircraft only. On Sundays during the summer and early fall, the runway is used as a dragstrip.
History[edit]
Originally built in 1957 as a 1/4 mile dragstrip, airport operations were added in 1961 and the facility has served a dual-purpose since. Having been under the continued guidance of Rucker Tibbs, the airport changed hands in December 2005.
Facilities and aircraft[edit]
New London Airport covers an area of 133 acres (54 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (17/35) measuring 3,164 x 40 ft (964 x 12 m). For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2007, the airport had 28,478 aircraft operations, an average of 78 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. There are 76 aircraft based at this airport.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for W90 PDF, effective 2007-10-25
External links[edit]
- New London Airport, official site
- New London Dragstrip, official site
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for W90
- AirNav airport information for W90
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for W90