Warrenton–Fauquier Airport
Airport in Virginia, United States
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Warrenton–Fauquier Airport (ICAO: KHWY, FAA LID: HWY, formerly W66) is a public airport 14 miles southeast of Warrenton, a town in Fauquier County, Virginia.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Fauquier County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Warrenton, Virginia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 336 ft (102 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°35′11″N 077°42′38″W | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is HWY to the FAA and has no IATA code.[2]
Facilities
Warrenton–Fauquier Airport covers 407 acres (165 ha) at an elevation of 336 feet (102 m). Its single runway, 15/33, is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 m × 30 m) asphalt.[1]
In the year ending June 29, 2007 the airport had 42,184 aircraft operations, average 115 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. 119 aircraft were then based at this airport: 84% single-engine (100), 13% multi-engine, 3% ultralight and 1% helicopter.[1]
Accidents and incidents
On December 3, 2023, a 62-year-old pilot was killed while piloting a Beechcraft C23 aircraft when it collided with several trees while attempting to land at the airport.[3] The aircraft had no other occupants other than the pilot, and no one was injured on the ground.[4]
