Airports / Virginia / SHD
Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport
KSHD / SHDWeyers Cave, VirginiaELEV 1,201 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#9 / 36
Virginia airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 168 Google ratings — ranked against 36 rated VA fields.
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO).
Overview
Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD / SHD) is a mid-sized airport serving Weyers Cave, Virginia. The airport sits 1,201 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 SHD for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO, 22 nm), Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH, 58 nm), and Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport (EKN, 59 nm).
Charter pricing from SHD depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Harrisonburg and Staunton. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Weyers Cave.
What fliers highlight
Easy in & out
3/5 reviews“The flight was the smoothest both coming and going cans we had a very personable stewardess.”
Kristy Wheeler5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“SVA has A Wonderful Staff too, Always Here to Help Anyone in Need.”
Elizabeth Green5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KSHD
IATA
SHD
FAA / Local
SHD
Elevation
1,201 ft
Coordinates
38.2638° N · 78.8964° 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
Yes
Elevation vs VA fields
state range 10–3,793 ft
At 1,201 ft, SHD sits higher than 84% of the 38 Virginia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 22nmCHOCharlottesville Albemarle AirportCharlottesville
- 58nmLYHLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn FieldLynchburg
- 59nmEKNElkins-Randolph County Regional AirportElkins
- 70nmMNZManassas Regional Airport/Harry P. Davis FieldManassas
- 75nmLWBGreenbrier Valley AirportLewisburg
- 76nmROARoanoke–Blacksburg Regional AirportRoanoke
Location
Open the full mapKSHD · Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport · Weyers Cave, VA
From the ramp
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