KBKW Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Beckley, WV · 3 miles E of BECKLEY, WV
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KBKW
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 2503.8 ft
- Coordinates
- 37-47-14.4000N 081-07-27.0000W
- Lat / Long
- 37.7873333, -81.1241667
- Mag. variation
- 06W (1985)
- Time zone
- UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 09/1952
- ARTCC
- INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
- FSS
- ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288]
- NOTAMs facility
- BKW (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- CONTINUOUS
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- ACTVT MALSR RWY 19; REIL RWY 01, 10 & 28; VASI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28; HIRL RWY 01/19; TWY LGTS - CTAF. PAPI RWY 01 & 19 SET AT MEDIUM, CTC UNICOM TO CHANGE INTST.
Airport location no published diagram
Range from KBKW
Runways
Longest 6,750 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 6750 x 150 ft. / 2057 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 75.0
Runway 1
- Heading
- 013 magnetic, 007 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:6750 TODA:6750 ASDA:6750 LDA:6750
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 2495.3 ft.
Runway 19
- Heading
- 193 magnetic, 187 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:6750 TODA:6750 ASDA:6750 LDA:6750
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 2448.8 ft.
- Dimensions
- 5001 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 45.0
Runway 10
- Heading
- 104 magnetic, 098 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:5001 LDA:5001
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 2485.7 ft.
Runway 28
- Heading
- 284 magnetic, 278 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-box VASI on left (3.75 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:5001 TODA:5001 ASDA:5001 LDA:5001
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 2500.8 ft.
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 5
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf/unicom
- 123.0
- Wx Asos
- 121.55 (304-362-0292)
- Charleston Approach
- 125.4
- Charleston Departure
- 125.4
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.