New Market Airport

New Market Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerRobert Thomas
ServesNew Market, Virginia
Elevation AMSL975 ft / 297 m
Coordinates38°39′20″N 078°42′29″W / 38.65556°N 78.70806°W / 38.65556; -78.70806
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 2,920 890 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations15,413
Based aircraft27

New Market Airport (FAA LID: 8W2) is a privately owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district of New Market, a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States.[1] The facility serves primarily general aviation for the areas around New Market. The facility is also the base for a skydiving operation—Skydive Shenandoah—and arriving aircraft should be sure to check if skydiving operations are in progress on Unicom frequency 122.80. Skydiving Operations are intensive on weekends throughout the year.

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for 8W2 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.