63 public-use fields

Virginia Airport Density Altitude

Virginia has 63 public-use airports, and on a typical summer afternoon 1 of them push density altitude past 5,000 ft. The list below leads with the fields that bake hardest.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
KHSP — Ingalls Field	Hot Springs	3,792 ft	6,120 ft ▲	July
KJFZ — Tazewell County	Richlands	2,653 ft	4,802 ft	July
KHLX — Twin County	Galax Hillsville	2,694 ft	4,791 ft	July
KLNP — Lonesome Pine	Wise	2,685 ft	4,682 ft	July
KMKJ — Mountain Empire	Marion/Wytheville	2,558 ft	4,662 ft	July
KVJI — Virginia Highlands	Abingdon	2,088 ft	4,206 ft	July
KPSK — New River Valley	Dublin	2,105 ft	4,111 ft	July
KBCB — Virginia Tech/Montgomery Exec	Blacksburg	2,119 ft	4,097 ft	July
W13 — Eagle'S Nest	Waynesboro	1,436 ft	3,473 ft	July
0VG — Lee County	Jonesville	1,411 ft	3,418 ft	July
KROA — Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field)	Roanoke	1,175 ft	3,302 ft	July
KSHD — Shenandoah Valley Regional	Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg	1,201 ft	3,187 ft	July
KVBW — Bridgewater Air Park	Bridgewater	1,165 ft	3,162 ft	July
KMTV — Blue Ridge	Martinsville	948 ft	3,020 ft	July
W24 — Falwell	Lynchburg	939 ft	2,941 ft	July
KLYH — Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field	Lynchburg	938 ft	2,940 ft	July
8W2 — New Market	New Market	963 ft	2,879 ft	July
W91 — Smith Mountain Lake	Moneta	892 ft	2,854 ft	July
W90 — New London	Forest	842 ft	2,823 ft	July
KLUA — Luray Caverns	Luray	902 ft	2,804 ft	July
KCHO — Charlottesville-Albemarle	Charlottesville	640 ft	2,749 ft	July
KFRR — Front Royal-Warren County	Front Royal	704 ft	2,643 ft	July
KOKV — Winchester Regional	Winchester	726 ft	2,621 ft	July
0V4 — Brookneal/Campbell County	Brookneal	597 ft	2,611 ft	July
KDAN — Danville Regional	Danville	571 ft	2,610 ft	July
W31 — Lunenburg County	Kenbridge	526 ft	2,561 ft	July
KCXE — Chase City Municipal	Chase City	503 ft	2,533 ft	July
W78 — William M Tuck	South Boston	420 ft	2,499 ft	July
KAVC — Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional	South Hill	441 ft	2,494 ft	July
W63 — Lake Country Regional	Clarksville	421 ft	2,494 ft	July
W81 — Crewe Municipal	Crewe	422 ft	2,434 ft	July
KFVX — Farmville Regional	Farmville	416 ft	2,402 ft	July
KLKU — Louisa County/Freeman Field	Louisa	494 ft	2,387 ft	July
KBKT — Allan C Perkinson/Blackstone Aaf	Blackstone	437 ft	2,379 ft	July
KLVL — Brunswick County	Lawrenceville	329 ft	2,358 ft	July
KOMH — Orange County	Orange	464 ft	2,338 ft	July
KGVE — Gordonsville Municipal	Gordonsville	452 ft	2,323 ft	July
KJYO — Leesburg Exec	Leesburg	390 ft	2,291 ft	July
KFCI — Richmond Exec/Chesterfield County	Richmond	236 ft	2,244 ft	July
7W4 — Lake Anna	Bumpass	351 ft	2,213 ft	July
KPTB — Tri Cities Exec/Dinwiddie County	Petersburg	193 ft	2,180 ft	July
KRIC — Richmond International	Richmond	168 ft	2,162 ft	July
KRMN — Washington Exec/Stafford Regional	Stafford	219 ft	2,162 ft	July
KOFP — Hanover County Municipal	Richmond/Ashland	207 ft	2,160 ft	July
KEMV — Emporia-Greensville Regional	Emporia	127 ft	2,130 ft	July
W96 — New Kent County	Quinton	121 ft	2,117 ft	July
KAKQ — Wakefield Municipal	Wakefield	111 ft	2,104 ft	July
KCPK — Chesapeake Regional	Norfolk	19 ft	2,096 ft	July
KHWY — Warrenton/Fauquier	Warrenton	336 ft	2,083 ft	July
KCJR — Culpeper Regional	Culpeper	316 ft	2,059 ft	July
KXSA — Tappahannock/Essex County	Tappahannock	135 ft	2,054 ft	July
KFYJ — Middle Peninsula Regional	West Point	20 ft	2,012 ft	July
KEZF — Shannon	Fredericksburg	85 ft	1,999 ft	July
KORF — Norfolk International	Norfolk	26 ft	1,982 ft	July
KFKN — Franklin Regional	Franklin	40 ft	1,969 ft	July
KJGG — Waltrip Williamsburg Exec Airport	Williamsburg	49 ft	1,955 ft	July
KPHF — Newport News/Williamsburg International	Newport News	42 ft	1,928 ft	July
KMFV — Accomack County	Melfa	48 ft	1,899 ft	July
KSFQ — Suffolk Exec	Suffolk	70 ft	1,876 ft	July
9VG — Campbell Field	Weirwood	40 ft	1,870 ft	July
KTGI — Tangier Island	Tangier	5 ft	1,846 ft	July
KPVG — Hampton Roads Exec	Norfolk	28 ft	1,825 ft	July
W75 — Hummel Field	Saluda	30 ft	1,704 ft	July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Virginia airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Ingalls Field (KHSP) tops the list: from 3,792 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 6,120 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Virginia?

Ingalls Field (KHSP) at 3,792 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.