Airports / West Virginia / CRW
Yeager Airport
KCRW / CRWCharleston, West VirginiaELEV 981 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
42 nm
To the nearest alternate
Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Yeager Airport, listed as KCRW / CRW, is a mid-sized airport in Charleston, West Virginia. The airport sits 981 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 CRW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW, 42 nm), Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS, 45 nm), and Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB, 59 nm).
Charter pricing from CRW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Charleston.
What fliers highlight
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“That’s convenient for me to visit my friends.”
Dai Tang5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“I do wish their long term parking can be a little cheaper.”
Dai Tang5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Yeager Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KCRW
IATA
CRW
FAA / Local
CRW
Elevation
981 ft
Coordinates
38.3731° N · 81.5932° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs WV fields
state range 565–2,857 ft
At 981 ft, CRW sits lower than 50% of the 14 West Virginia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 42nmBKWRaleigh County Memorial AirportBeaver
- 45nmHTSTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson FieldHuntington
- 59nmPKBMid Ohio Valley Regional AirportParkersburg (Williamstown)
- 64nmLWBGreenbrier Valley AirportLewisburg
- 67nmBLFMercer County AirportBluefield
- 85nmCKBNorth Central West Virginia AirportBridgeport
Location
Open the full mapKCRW · Yeager Airport · Charleston, WV
From the ramp
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