# Snowshoe Airport (8WV3)

**Snowshoe Airport** (FAA: 8WV3) is a small airport in Mingo, West Virginia, United States. It opened in Sep 2024. It has one runway, 4,620 ft (1,408 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8wv3

## At a glance

- FAA: 8WV3
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Mingo, West Virginia, United States
- Opened: Sep 2024
- Elevation: 3,260 ft / 994 m
- Coordinates: 38.5061, -80.0234
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,620 ft / 1,408 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Weather station: KEKN · WMO 72417
- Ident: 8WV3

## Timeline

- Sep 2024: Snowshoe Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 4,620 ft / 1,408 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,620 ft / 1,408 m | =7,711 of 29,858 | #2,934 in North America | #2,416 in US |
| Elevation | 3,260 ft / 994 m | =4,861 of 43,403 | =2,495 in North America | =1,939 in US |
| Age | Opened 2024 | =14,567 of 15,079 | =11,710 in North America | =11,567 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [97VA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/97va.md) Singleton Airport · 26 mi / 43 km
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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8wv3/data