# Yeager Airport (CRW / KCRW) **Yeager Airport** (IATA: CRW, ICAO: KCRW) is a medium airport in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. It opened in Aug 1947. It has one runway, 6,715 ft (2,047 m) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 440 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcrw ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: CRW / KCRW - FAA: CRW - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Charleston, West Virginia, United States - Opened: Aug 1947 - Elevation: 947 ft / 289 m - Coordinates: 38.3731, -81.5932 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 6,715 ft / 2,047 m - Instrument procedures: 7 approaches - Passengers: 440,498 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York - Website: http://www.yeagerairport.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeager_Airport (15 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875740 - Weather station: KCRW · WMO 72414 - Ident: KCRW ## Timeline - Aug 1947: Yeager Airport opens. - 10 Aug 1968: Q25382418. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 05/23 | 6,715 ft / 2,047 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 047° / 227° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00852AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 477,246 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 449,114 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 426,645 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 406,395 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 432,475 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 450,333 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 183,513 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 296,815 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 326,053 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 387,534 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 403,472 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 440,498 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 9 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 221 mi / 356 km · American Eagle - [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 248 mi / 399 km · American Eagle - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 364 mi / 585 km · Delta Connection - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 416 mi / 669 km · United Express - [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 426 mi / 686 km · Breeze Airways - [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 687 mi / 1,106 km · Breeze Airways - [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 720 mi / 1,159 km · Breeze Airways ### Seasonal (1) - [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 357 mi / 574 km · Breeze Airways ### Cargo (1) - [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 225 mi / 362 km · Air Cargo Carriers ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CRW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 4 - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 2 - [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1 - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1 ### Cargo (1) - 2Q [Air Cargo Carriers](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cargo-carriers) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 440K (2025) | #1,175 of 3,974 | #273 in North America | #186 in US | | Longest runway | 6,715 ft / 2,047 m | #3,730 of 29,858 | #922 in North America | #703 in US | | Elevation | 947 ft / 289 m | =18,645 of 43,403 | =8,412 in North America | =6,775 in US | | Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | CHARLESTON APP/DEP | 128.500 | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.600 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.550 | | GND | GND | 121.800 | | POST | ANG COMD POST/OPS | 30.230 | | RDO | ELKINS RDO | 122.200 | | TWR | CHARLESTON TWR | 125.700 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [BKW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbkw.md) Raleigh County Memorial Airport · 48 mi / 77 km - [HTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khts.md) Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field · 52 mi / 84 km - [PKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpkb.md) Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport · 68 mi / 109 km - [LWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klwb.md) Greenbrier Valley Airport · 74 mi / 119 km - [BLF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kblf.md) Mercer County Airport · 77 mi / 124 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [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) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Yeager Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yeager_Airport&oldid=1370641755), revision of 22 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [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/kcrw/data