Airport type Public Location Waynesboro, Virginia Website www.EaglesNest.aero Elevation 438 m | Owner Michael L. Fogle Elevation AMSL 1,437 ft / 438 m 6/24 2,009 Phone +1 540-943-4447 | |
Address 249 Aero Dr, Waynesboro, VA 22980, USA Similar Root Field, Shenand Valley Regional, Target, Staunton Station, Charlotte Albemarle Airport | ||
Eagle's Nest Airport (FAA LID: W13) is a public-use airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Waynesboro, in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. It is privately owned by Michael L. Fogle.
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Facilities and aircraft
Eagle's Nest Airport covers an area of 40 acres (16 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (6/24) measuring 2,009 x 50 ft (612 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2007, the airport had 12,383 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 92% general aviation and 8% air taxi. There are 68 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 4% multi-engine and 7% glider.
Flight School
Eagle's Nest operates a small flight school which currently offers flight instruction towards the private, instrument, and commercial ratings. The primary flight instructor is Caleb Waite, who holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from LeTourneau University in Aeronautical Science. He is qualified as a single-engine, multi-engine, and instrument instructor, and also works part-time as an aircraft mechanic in Eagle's Nests maintenance facility. Marianne Blair also is an instrument instructor at Eagle's Nest.
Two Cessna 172M aircraft are available for rent: N19868 and N1766V. N1766V is a former police airplane, and N19868 was acquired in 2007 from a private owner. The rental rate as of January 2016 is $125.00/hour, or $115.00/hr if prepaid in a 10-hour block. The flight school and FBO was home to a mascot of sorts, a dog named Lexie until June 2013. Annual inspections and other aircraft maintenance services are available, as are pavement and grass tie-downs.
Aerial tours of the Charlottesville/Waynesboro/Shennandoah Valley area are available for $65.00 for a 1/2 hour in the FBO's C-182RG, often piloted by John Trissel.