Culpeper Regional Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) northeast of the of Culpeper, a city in

Culpeper County, Virginia Culpeper County is a county located along the borderlands of the northern and central region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 52,552. Its county seat and only incorporated community is Culp ...

, United States. Located in

Brandy Station, Virginia Brandy Station is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 191. Its original name was Brandy. The name Brandy S ...

, the airport opened in 1968. The runway originally measured 3200 ft. by 75 ft. In 1983, the runway was lengthened to 4000 ft. In 2004, the runway was expanded to 5000 ft. by 100 ft. It can handle corporate-size jets and large twin-engine aircraft. The airport has an airfest every October since 1998, with performances such as aerobatics.

Brandy Station Battlefield

The airport is located within the core battlefield of Brandy Station, as defined by the American Battlefield Protection Program. It was the site of the largest cavalry battle in the western hemisphere. In the first phase of the

Battle of Brandy Station The Battle of Brandy Station, also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War, as well as the largest ever to take place on American soil. It was fought on June 9, 1863, aroun ...

, Confederate artillery was set up in a line, the east end of which was on the current site of the airport. Union cavalry charged on their position, but was repulsed, and the fighting went on further to the north.

Facilities and aircraft

Culpeper Regional Airport covers an area of at an

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of above

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. It has one

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-paved

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designated 4/22 which measures 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 × 30 m). For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2012, the airport had 66,067 aircraft operations, an average of 181 per day: 94%

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, 5%

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and 1%

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. At that time there were 114 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-

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, 4% multi-engine, 3%

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and 3%

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References

External links

Culpeper Regional Airport
at Culpeper County website * Airports in Virginia Airports established in 1968 Buildings and structures in Culpeper County, Virginia Transportation in Culpeper County, Virginia 1968 establishments in Virginia {{Virginia-airport-stub