Warrenton–Fauquier Airport

Warrenton–Fauquier Airport is a public airport 14 miles southeast of Warrenton, a town in Fauquier County, Virginia.

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is HWY to the FAA and has no IATA code.



Facilities
Warrenton–Fauquier Airport covers 407 acre at an elevation of 336 ft. Its single runway, 15/33, is 5000 x asphalt.

In the year ending June 29, 2007 the airport had 42,184 aircraft operations, average 115 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. 119 aircraft were then based at this airport: 84% single-engine (100), 13% multi-engine, 3% ultralight and 1% helicopter.

Accidents and incidents
On December 3, 2023, a 62-year-old pilot was killed while piloting a Beechcraft C23 aircraft when it collided with several trees while attempting to land at the airport. The aircraft had no other occupants other than the pilot, and no one was injured on the ground.