Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Raleigh County Memorial Airport is approximately three miles east of the city of Beckley, in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is both owned and operated by the Raleigh County Airport Authority.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in West Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport”, “BKW”, and “KBKW”
- Address: WV
Places of Interest
Highlights include Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley and National Mine Health and Safety Academy.
Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley
Prison
The Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in West Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
National Mine Health and Safety Academy
School
The United States National Mine Health and Safety Academy is a federal academy responsible for training the mine safety and health inspectors and technical support personnel of the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Beckley Mill Site
Ruins
The Beckley Mill Site is a historic archaeological site off Worley Road near Piney Creek in Beckley, West Virginia. The site is that of a mill established in 1835 by Beckley's founder and namesake, Alfred Beckley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clifftop and Stanaford.
Clifftop
Hamlet
Clifftop is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.
Stanaford
Village
Stanaford is a census-designated place and coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,215 at the 2020 census. The community was named after nearby Stanaford Branch.
Warden
Village
Warden was an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Raleigh, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.79345° or 37° 47′ 36″ northLongitude
-81.12389° or 81° 7′ 26″ westElevation
2,484 feet (757 metres)Operator
Raleigh County Airport AuthorityIATA airport code
BKWICAO airport code
KBKWOpen location code
869WQVVG+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 730034407OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
4819314Wikidata ID
Q1654308
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Raleigh County Memorial Airport” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Raleigh County Memorial Airport”
- Chinese: “罗利县纪念机场”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مطار مقاطعه رالى التذكارى”
- French: “aérodrome de Raleigh County Memorial”
- French: “BKW”
- Indonesian: “BKW”
- Indonesian: “KBKW”
- Persian: “فرودگاه شهرستان یادبود برکلی رلیق”
- Persian: “فرودگاه یادبود شهرستان بکلی رالی”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Raleigh County Memorial”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи шаҳристон ёдбӯд биркилӣ рлиқ”
- Urdu: “رالی کاؤنٹی میموریل ہوائی اڈا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riley and Johnstown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flipstarz Gymnastics and Raleigh County Airport Terminal.
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