Terminal Procedures

W91 — Smith Mountain Lake

MONETA, VA · 2 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 892 ft1 runwayLongest 3,058 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume NE-3Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

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RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 230DPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

W91 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Continuous
ARTCC
Washington Center
Flight service
Leesburg
NOTAM facility
DCA (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
9W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
Yes
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
March 1962
Airport area
42 acres
Ownership
Privately owned
Sectional
Cincinnati
Last FAA inspection
2023-08-24

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

W91 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.975
Approach135.0Roanoke

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,058 × 50 ft0523N500 ft
Runway layout at W91, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
05/233,058 ft50 ftAsphalt FairMedium intensity
  05 45°Tdisplaced threshold 250 ft

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where W91 is

Latitude, longitude37.1077220, -79.5924720
Elevation892 ft
From Moneta4 nm SE

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FAA remarks for W91

  • DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ACTVT MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. PAUSE 1 SECOND BETWEEN CLICKS.
  • OVERNIGHT FEE
  • 50 YEARS OLD ASPHALT
  • RY 05 HAS +12 FT ROAD AT THLD 100 FT R. PWR POLE 128 FT RIGHT OF APCH 86 FT FM THLD.
  • APCH SLOPE 7:1 TO DSPLCD THR BASED.
  • ROA TWR SVCS AVBL AT 540-563-1307.
  • MOWING WI SAFETY AREAS OF ALL RWYS AND TWYS APR-NOV.
  • LNDG FEE FOR ALL TSNT ACFT. CTC AMGR FOR FEE SKED.
  • RWY 05/23 CLSD TO LNDG ACFT MORE THAN 10000 LBS PUBLD MAX GWT.
  • APN MAIN RAMP CLSD TO HEL OPS NEAR FUEL PUMP.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near W91

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
W90New LondonFOREST, VA16 nm NE3
KROARoanoke/Blacksburg Rgnl (Woodrum Fld)ROANOKE, VA22 nm NW16
KLYHLynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn FldLYNCHBURG, VA23 nm NE10
0V4Brookneal/Campbell CountyBROOKNEAL, VA28 nm E4
W24FalwellLYNCHBURG, VA28 nm NE2
KDANDanville RgnlDANVILLE, VA34 nm S6
KMTVBlue RidgeMARTINSVILLE, VA35 nm SW5
KBCBVirginia Tech/Montgomery ExecBLACKSBURG, VA40 nm W7

VFR charts covering W91

Common questions about W91

What charts are available for W91?

2 current FAA charts for Smith Mountain Lake, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for W91?

CTAF 122.975. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at W91?

Smith Mountain Lake has 1 runway. The longest is 05/23 at 3,058 ft by 50 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does W91 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total W91 has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at W91?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is W91 a towered airport?

No — Smith Mountain Lake has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these W91 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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