Flying W Airport
Flying W Airport is an airport in Henrico, Virginia. Flying W Airport is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bellwood Estates, as well as near Varina Gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Airport
- Description: airport in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Flying W Aerodrome”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chaffin Bluff and Fort Harrison.
Chaffin Bluff
Cliff
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Chaffin's Bluff is located in Henrico County, Virginia, United States, on the north side of the James River, opposite Drewry's Bluff, long-considered a major defense point of the river below Richmond.
Fort Harrison
Park
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Fort Harrison, later renamed Fort Burnham, was an important component of the Confederate defenses of Richmond during the American Civil War. Named after Lieutenant William Harrison, a Confederate engineer, it was the largest in the series of fortifications that extended from New Market Road to the James River that also included Forts Brady, Hoke, Johnson, Gregg, and Gilmer.
Fort Harrison National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Jjmusgrove, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Harrison National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located seven miles south of the city of Richmond, in Henrico County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, It encompasses 1.5 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 1,570 interments. Fort Harrison National Cemetery is situated 1½ miles east of Flying W Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bellwood and Warwick.
Bellwood
Village
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bellwood is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,352 at the 2010 census. The community takes its name from Bellwood, one of the James River Plantations. Bellwood is situated 2½ miles west of Flying W Airport.
Warwick
Hamlet
Warwick was an unincorporated town and port in Chesterfield County, Virginia, located on the navigable portion of the James River about 5 miles south of downtown Richmond, Virginia. Warwick is situated 2½ miles northwest of Flying W Airport.
Varina
Village
Varina is a former unincorporated community and current magisterial district in the easternmost portion of Henrico County, Virginia, United States. Varina is situated 2½ miles east of Flying W Airport.
Flying W Airport
- Categories: airport, aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Henrico, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Flying W Airport” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Flying W Airport (tugpahanan sa Estados Unidos, Virginia, Henrico County)”
- Cebuano: “Flying W Airport”
- French: “4VA3”
- French: “aérodrome de Flying W”
- French: “Aérodrome de Flying W”
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Localities in the Area
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