# Starbase Airport (VG09)

**Starbase Airport** (FAA: VG09) is a small airport in Cape Charles, Virginia, United States. It opened in Feb 1998. It has one runway, 5,000 ft (1,524 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vg09

## At a glance

- FAA: VG09
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Cape Charles, Virginia, United States
- Opened: Feb 1998
- Elevation: 20 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 37.2314, -75.9845
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61725309
- Weather station: KLFI · WMO 74598
- Ident: VG09

## Timeline

- Feb 1998: Starbase Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Grass |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | =6,591 of 29,858 | =2,430 in North America | =2,018 in US |
| Elevation | 20 ft / 6 m | =41,280 of 43,403 | =18,641 in North America | =15,274 in US |
| Age | Opened 1998 | =10,861 of 15,079 | =8,506 in North America | =8,390 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [VG30](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vg30.md) Scott Farm Strip · 0.5 mi / 0.8 km
- [VG39](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vg39.md) Earth Airport · 1.5 mi / 2.4 km
- [24VA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/24va.md) Cherrystone Airport · 4.0 mi / 6.4 km
- [VG33](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vg33.md) Bull Farm Airport · 5.5 mi / 8.9 km
- [21VA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/21va.md) Eagles Nest Airport · 5.6 mi / 9.1 km
- [3VG2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3vg2.md) Machipongo International Airport · 12 mi / 19 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/vg09/data