Airports near Petersburg, VA
8 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Petersburg, Virginia — 6 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Tri Cities Executive/Dinwiddie County (KPTB), 6.9 nm W. Closest public fuel: KPTB (100LL,A), 6.9 nm. Longest runway: 9,003 ft at KRIC.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Petersburg | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPTB | Tri Cities Executive/Dinwiddie County Petersburg · Airport | 6.9 nm W | Public | 5,002 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.7 |
| VA73 | Mazza Matoaca · Airport | 7.3 nm NW | Private | 3,100 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 2G6 | Mc Laughlin Chester · Seaplane base | 8.3 nm N | Public | water | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| VG42 | Henshaw Hopewell · Airport | 10.8 nm E | Private | 2,700 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KFCI | Richmond Executive/Chesterfield County Richmond · Airport | 15.5 nm NW | Public | 5,500 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.05 |
| KRIC | Richmond International Richmond · Airport | 19.4 nm N | Public | 9,003 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 121.1 · UNICOM 122.95 |
| KAKQ | Wakefield Municipal Wakefield · Airport | 20.9 nm SE | Public | 4,337 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| W96 | New Kent County Quinton · Airport | 22.2 nm NE | Public | 3,602 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Petersburg as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.