Hartwood Airport

Hartwood Airport (closed)
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 3VG7
Summary
Airport type	Closed
Owner	Closed
Location	Hartwood, Virginia
Coordinates	38.4846°N 77.6128°W / 38.4846; -77.6128
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 2,470 753 Grass 09/27 2,000 610 Grass

Hartwood Airport is a former airport located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. It was opened in 1969,^[1] and closed in 2010.^[2]

During the time it was active, it's FAA and ICAO airport codes were 8W8.^[3][4]

Hartwood Airport straddles a county border with its street address in Stafford County, Virginia and its hangar, office, and most of its runway in Fauquier County, Virginia.

It was popular for private pilot training and its parachute drop zone.^[5]

It is now a "test lane" facility operated by Unisys Corp. and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. It is home to a simulated international border crossing where technology akin to an E-ZPass is being evaluated for use at border crossings. ^[6]

References

1. "Hartwood Airport now test area". Fredericksburg.com. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
2. "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Virginia: Prince William & Stafford Counties". Airfields-freeman.com. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
3. "3VG7 change history @ OurAirports". OurAirports.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
4. "Hartwood Airport (8W8)". FlightPedia.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
5. "Hartwood Paracenter Skydiving Dropzones". SkyDivingDZs.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
6. "Hartwood Airport now Test Area". fredericksburg.com. March 8, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2023.