New London Airport (Virginia)
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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.
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.