Welch Municipal Airport
Welch Municipal Airport was a city-owned, public-use airport located 3 miles southeast of the central business district of Welch, a city in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount View High School and Houston Coal Company Store.
Mount View High School
School building
Mount View High School is a public high school in Welch, West Virginia. Located on the grounds of an old strip mine in the mountains of McDowell County, West Virginia, Mount View High School is one of two schools in the Welch area, with the other being Welch Elementary School.
Houston Coal Company Store
Building
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The Houston Coal Company Store, also known as the Koppers Store, is an intact example of a coal company store, located at Carswell, West Virginia. The 1923 Italian Renaissance building possesses a detailed brick exterior and a clay tile roof, with skylights at the roof's peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Big Four and Superior.
Big Four
Hamlet
Big Four is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Their post office has been closed. Originally known as Cirrus, Big Four is reported to have been renamed for the four men who operated the coal mines in the area.
Superior
Hamlet
Superior is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Superior is located on U.S. Route 52, 2.5 miles east-southeast of Welch. The community most likely was named after the Lake Superior Coal Company.
Maitland
Hamlet
Maitland is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Maitland is located on U.S. Route 52, 2 miles east of Welch. The elevation of Maitland is approximately 1,328 to 1,330 feet above sea level.
Welch Municipal Airport
- Type: Airport
- Description: airport in West Virginia, United States of America
- Categories: airport and transportation
- Location: McDowell, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Welch Municipal Airport” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Welch Municipal Airport”
- French: “aérodrome de Welch Muni”
- French: “Aérodrome de Welch Muni”
- French: “I25”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Municipal Welch”
- Urdu: “ویلچ میونسپل ہوائی اڈا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kimball and Carswell.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Belcher Mountain Community Cemetery and New Belcher Mountain Community Cemetery.
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