Echols Field Airport

Location

Latitude:	38-20-04.0000N (38.334444)
Longitude:	079-09-38.0000W (-79.160556)
Elevation:	1782.0 feet MSL (543 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	9.4 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -5.0 (Standard Time) UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	04 N.M. W of Mount Solon, Virginia
Found On:	Cincinnati Chart
FAA Region:	AEA

Contacts

Manager:	Privately owned:
JEREMY WIMPEY 1165 LOTTS RD STEELES TAVERN, VA 24476 443 629 2630	YELLOW JACKET HOLLOW 1116 STRIBLING SPRINGS RD MOUNT SOLON, VA 22843 443-629-2630

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Private
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	08/2019
Control tower:	No
Boundary ARTCC:	ZDC (Washington)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZDC (Washington)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	2782 feet (848 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:
FSS Name (ID):	Leesburg(DCA)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 16VA

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
12.5	SH	. . . . . . .	Staut	NDB	375	129	138
26.2	MOL	_ _ _ _ _ . _ . .	Montebello	VOR-DME	115.30	174	183
36.0	AZS	. _ _ _ . . . . .	Azalea Park	NDB	336	122	132
39.0	LUA	. _ . . . . _ . _	Caverns	NDB	245	55	65
46.9	RQY	. _ . _ _ . _ _ . _ _	Randolph County	NDB	284	315	324
51.3	GVE	_ _ . . . . _ .	Gordonsville	VORTAC	115.60	111	121
54.1	ESL	. . . . . _ . .	Kessel	VOR-DME	110.80	8	18
54.6	LDN	. _ . . _ . . _ .	Linden	VORTAC	114.30	54	64
56.1	EKN	. _ . _ _ .	Elkins	VORTAC	114.20	308	317
59.5	MSQ	_ _ . . . _ _ . _	Nailr	NDB	351	82	92
63.5	CSN	_ . _ . . . . _ .	Casanova	VORTAC	116.30	72	82
64.4	LY	. _ . . _ . _ _	Bojar	NDB	385	183	192
64.6	LWB	. _ . . . _ _ _ . . .	Greenbrier	DME	116.05	244	253
64.9	LYH	. _ . . _ . _ _ . . . .	Lynchburg	VOR-DME	109.20	183	192
68.1	FVX	. . _ . . . . _ _ . . _	Farmville	NDB	367	149	159
70.1	LW	. _ . . . _ _	Bushi	NDB	346	242	251
72.0	ODR	_ _ _ _ . . . _ .	Woodrum	VOR	114.90	212	221
72.5	GDX	_ _ . _ . . _ . . _	Goodwin Lake	NDB	227	58	68
73.4	ROA	. _ . _ _ _ . _	Roanoke	VOR-DME	109.40	216	225
75.6	CKB	_ . _ . _ . _ _ . . .	Clarksburg	VOR-DME	112.60	317	326

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade
35.4	Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO KCHO CHO)	109	119	100LL, Jet A
36.8	Luray Caverns Airport (KLUA LUA)	57	67	100LL, Jet A+
39.6	Grant County Airport (PGC W99)	0	10	100LL, Jet A
48.1	Gordonsville Municipal Airport (GVE KGVE GVE)	102	112	100LL
52.8	Orange County Airport (KOMH OMH)	95	105	100LL, Jet A+
55.1	Front Royal-Warren County Airport (FRR KFRR FRR)	50	60	100LL
59.4	Louisa County/Freeman Field Airport (LOW KLKU LKU)	108	118	100LL, Jet A
62.2	Culpeper Regional Airport (KCJR CJR)	78	88	100LL, Jet A+
65.1	Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB KLWB LWB)	244	253	100LL, Jet A
67.9	Farmville Regional Airport (KFVX FVX)	149	159	100LL, Jet A
71.8	Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) Airport (ROA KROA ROA)	212	221	100LL, Jet A
75.2	Garrett County Airport (2G4)	353	363	100LL, Jet A+
76.3	North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB KCKB CKB)	319	328	100LL, Jet A
79.1	Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE KCBE CBE)	13	23	100LL, Jet A
80.6	Manassas Regional/Harry P Davis Field Airport (MNZ KHEF HEF)	72	82	100LL, Jet A
80.7	Shannon Airport (KEZF EZF)	92	102	100LL, Jet A+
81.7	Fairmont Municipal-Frankman Field Airport (4G7)	325	334	100LL
84.4	Eastern Wv Regional/Shepherd Field Airport (MRB KMRB MRB)	40	50	100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
86.1	Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field Airport (MGW KMGW MGW)	336	345	100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
87.3	Leesburg Exec Airport (KJYO JYO)	58	69	100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

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Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	05/23
Longest Runway:	05/23 is 1650 ft (503 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

16VA Airport Runway Details

Runway 05/23	1650 ft x 50 ft (503 m x 15 m)
Runway Length Source:	OWNER as of 07/11/2019
Surface:	Turf/Dirt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

	Runway 05	Runway 23
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	0.0 degrees

Services

Airframe Repair:	Major
Powerplant Repair:	Major
Bottled Oxygen:	Low Pressure
Bulk Oxygen:	None
Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

FAA: 16VA

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 16VA

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

16VA Airport Runway Details

Runway 05

Runway 23

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