FAA facility Airport

RALEIGH COUNTY MEML

BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA FAA BKW ICAO KBKW Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

01/19 6,750 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

01 19

Runway-end details

Runway 01/19 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
01	7°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 6,750 · TODA 6,750 · ASDA 6,750 · LDA 6,750
19	187°	ILS	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 6,750 · TODA 6,750 · ASDA 6,750 · LDA 6,750

10/28 5,001 × 100 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

10 28

Runway-end details

Runway 10/28 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
10	98°	—	VASI · 4-box · right side	—	—	TORA 5,001 · TODA 5,001 · ASDA 5,001 · LDA 5,001
28	278°	—	VASI · 4-box · left side	—	—	TORA 5,001 · TODA 5,001 · ASDA 5,001 · LDA 5,001

Communications

6 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
BKW DME	117.7/124X	—
BKW ASOS	121.55	—
CTAF	123.0	—
UNICOM	123.0	—
APCH/P DEP/P	125.4	—
APCH/P DEP/P	269.125	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
19	ILS	I	111.7	Operational ifr (1978-07-13)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

RALEIGH COUNTY MEML Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KBKW

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: BKW / KBKW
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1952-09
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index B I B
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: BECKLEY, WV
County: Raleigh
FAA region: Eastern region
Coordinates: 37.78733, -81.12417
Elevation: 2,503.8 ft (NGS)

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Weather stations

BKW Commissioned 1996-03-11 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

21Reported strikes

7With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2024-11-30. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for RALEIGH COUNTY MEML
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	0	0
2013	1	0
2014	2	1
2015	0	0
2016	0	0
2017	0	0
2018	1	0
2019	2	0
2020	0	0
2021	0	0
2022	0	0
2023	1	0
2024	3	0
2025	0	0
2026	0	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.