Airports / West Virginia / EKN
Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport
KEKN / EKNElkins, West VirginiaELEV 1,987 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#4 / 12
West Virginia airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 9 Google ratings — ranked against 12 rated WV fields.
30 nm
To the nearest alternate
North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport, listed as KEKN / EKN, is a mid-sized airport in Elkins, West Virginia. The field lies at an elevation of 1,987 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
EKN has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB, 30 nm), Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW, 45 nm), and Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD, 59 nm).
Quotes for flights out of EKN vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from EKN, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KEKN
IATA
EKN
FAA / Local
EKN
Elevation
1,987 ft
Coordinates
38.8898° N · 79.8577° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs WV fields
state range 565–2,857 ft
At 1,987 ft, EKN sits higher than 71% 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.
- 30nmCKBNorth Central West Virginia AirportBridgeport
- 45nmMGWMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart FieldMorgantown
- 59nmSHDShenandoah Valley Regional AirportWeyers Cave
- 67nmLWBGreenbrier Valley AirportLewisburg
- 79nmPKBMid Ohio Valley Regional AirportParkersburg (Williamstown)
- 80nmCHOCharlottesville Albemarle AirportCharlottesville
Location
Open the full mapKEKN · Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport · Elkins, WV
From the ramp
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