# Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (MRB / KMRB)

**Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field** (IATA: MRB, ICAO: KMRB) is a medium airport in Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States. It opened in Jun 1938. It has one runway, 8,815 ft (2,687 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmrb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MRB / KMRB
- FAA: MRB
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States
- Opened: Jun 1938
- Elevation: 565 ft / 172 m
- Coordinates: 39.4019, -77.9846
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 8,815 ft / 2,687 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches, 4 departures, 5 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.wvairport.org/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_WV_Regional_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q797442
- Weather station: KMRB
- Ident: KMRB

## Timeline

- Jun 1938: Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 8,815 ft / 2,687 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 071° / 251° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00249AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 8,815 ft / 2,687 m | =1,946 of 29,858 | #425 in North America | #312 in US |
| Elevation | 565 ft / 172 m | =25,988 of 43,403 | =12,481 in North America | =10,413 in US |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =246 in North America | =228 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 | POTOMAC APP/DEP | 126.100 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.925 |
| CLD | POTOMAC CLNC DEL | 132.075 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 124.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| POST | PIKESIDE CON ANG | 29.700 |
| RDO | ELKINS RDO | 122.450 |
| TWR | MARTINSBURG TWR | 124.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [HGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khgr.md) Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field · 25 mi / 41 km
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · 42 mi / 68 km
- [MNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khef.md) Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field · 53 mi / 86 km
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · 63 mi / 102 km
- [DAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdaa.md) Davison Army Air Field · 64 mi / 103 km
- [AOO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaoo.md) Altoona Blair County Airport · 64 mi / 104 km

## 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)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [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/kmrb/data