Raleigh County Memorial Airport

IATA BKWICAO KBKWMedium airport

Raleigh County Memorial Airport is a medium airport near Beaver in West Virginia, United States. It is listed as IATA BKW and ICAO KBKW. The airport is located at 37.7873° / -81.1242° at an elevation of 763 m (2,504 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 2,057 m. The nearest airport is Lee Norse Nr 2 Heliport, 0.8 km (0 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Raleigh County Memorial Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

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Data

Data
IATA code	`BKW`
ICAO code	`KBKW`
Local code	`BKW`
Identifier	`KBKW`
Type	Medium airport
City	Beaver
Region	West Virginia
Country	United States
Coordinates	37.78730, -81.12420
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	37° 47′ 14.28″ N 81° 07′ 27.12″ W
Elevation	763 m (2,504 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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