Raleigh County Memorial Airport

KBKW / BKW

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Beaver, West VirginiaELEV 2,504 FT

Medium airportScheduled service4.4 · 72 on Google

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Google rating

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Field elevation

feet above sea level

Nearest alternate

nm to BLF

Field standing

Computed · Google ratings × Bravo register

30 nm

To the nearest alternate

Mercer County Airport (BLF) — 3 fields within 50 nm.

Overview

01 / Field brief

Raleigh County Memorial Airport (KBKW / BKW) sits in Beaver, West Virginia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 2,504 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.

No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BKW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Mercer County Airport (BLF, 30 nm), Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB, 35 nm), and Yeager Airport (CRW, 42 nm).

Charter pricing from BKW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Beckley. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Beaver.

What fliers highlight

02 / Flier signal

Easy in & out

3/5 reviews

“Low cost round trip airfares to Charlotte with checked bags ( $108 as of May 2026) Quick TSA screening due to lower volume of passengers.”

Jonathan G5★ on Google

Terminal & facilities

3/5 reviews

“The time you save sitting in Charlotte outweighs a 2 hour round trip to Yeager plus a fee for long term parking unlike free long term parking at Raleigh Memorial.”

Jonathan G5★ on Google

Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Raleigh County Memorial Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.