# Newport News Williamsburg International Airport (PHF / KPHF)

**Newport News Williamsburg International Airport** (IATA: PHF, ICAO: KPHF) is a medium airport in Newport News, Virginia, United States. It opened in Nov 1948. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,003 ft (2,439 m). In 2025 it handled 120 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PHF / KPHF
- FAA: PHF
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Newport News, Virginia, United States
- Opened: Nov 1948
- Elevation: 42 ft / 13 m
- Coordinates: 37.1319, -76.4930
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 8,003 ft / 2,439 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches, 1 departure, 2 arrivals
- Passengers: 120,350 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://newportnewsairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_News/Williamsburg_International_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6586790
- Weather station: KPHF
- Ident: KPHF

## Timeline

- Nov 1948: Newport News Williamsburg International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 8,003 ft / 2,439 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 058° / 238° | yes |
| 02/20 | 6,526 ft / 1,989 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 013° / 193° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00957AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,058,505 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 405,194 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 401,000 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 396,685 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 391,898 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 422,511 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 143,978 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 168,102 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 160,955 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 140,635 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 138,988 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 120,350 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 281 mi / 453 km · American Eagle

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PHF, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 120K (2025) | #1,742 of 3,974 | #393 in North America | #262 in US |
| Longest runway | 8,003 ft / 2,439 m | =2,714 of 29,858 | =551 in North America | =407 in US |
| Elevation | 42 ft / 13 m | #39,724 of 43,403 | #17,973 in North America | #14,828 in US |
| Age | Opened 1948 | =3,279 of 15,079 | =2,168 in North America | =2,110 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | NORFOLK APP | 125.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.650 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.650 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.700 |
| DEP | NORFOLK DEP | 124.900 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | LEESBURG RDO | 122.650 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.900 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [FAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfaf.md) Felker Army Air Field · 6.4 mi / 10 km
- [LFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klfi.md) Langley Air Force Base · 8.0 mi / 13 km
- [NGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kngu.md) Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) · 18 mi / 28 km
- [ORF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korf.md) Norfolk International Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [NTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kntu.md) Oceana Naval Air Station · 33 mi / 54 km
- [RIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kric.md) Richmond International Airport · 52 mi / 84 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: “Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newport_News/Williamsburg_International_Airport&oldid=1362970562), revision of 7 Jul 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/kphf/data