Welcome to Campbell
Field Airport
Elevation 40 Ft.
Airport established 1933 by D. M. Kellam
Celebrating 75 Years of
Aviation in Northampton County
1933-2008
On the
Eastern Shore of Virginia.
FAA
ID# 9VG
Free
WiFi Internet Access!
NOTAM:
"Soup on Sunday"
is OFF for July 25th
through August 8th, 2010
"SOS" is typically cancelled if forecast is for
temperatures above 85 degrees.
Notice: Courtesy car is INOP as of 4/1/2010.
Have you flown into Campbell Field and had a great time?
If so, please tell others about it at AirNav and AOPA (member only)
"Soup-on-Sunday"
Menu:
"Soup on Sunday"
is OFF for July 25th
through August 8th, 2010
"SOS" is typically cancelled if forecast is for
temperatures above 85 degrees.
Notice: Courtesy car is INOP as of 4/1/2010.
Have you flown into Campbell Field and had a great time?
If so, please tell others about it at AirNav and AOPA (member only)
"Soup-on-Sunday"
Menu:
Steamed
Sabrett Hot Dogs with all the toppings an aviator would love.
"Tarmac Busting" Soup (most likely Chili)
Hot coffee, soft drinks and water.
Assorted desserts.
Print out the "Soup-on-Sunday" flyer.
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What's New:
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"Tarmac Busting" Soup (most likely Chili)
Hot coffee, soft drinks and water.
Assorted desserts.
Print out the "Soup-on-Sunday" flyer.
What's New:
Hang
Gliding: Campbell Field Airport is now the home to the
Eastern Shore Hang Gliding Center. Take a tandem introductory
hang gliding flight and learn to fly hang gliders. See www.SoartheShore.com
for all the details or call (757) 442-7519 to schedule your flight.
Notice: Courtesy car is INOP as of 11/20/09. Will be repaired soon. Courtesy Car: Flying in and want to explore the shore? We are the only airport on the ESVA with a courtesy car. Please print and complete the Courtesy Car Agreement and leave it with us prior to using the car. The keys to the courtesy car are located in the Pilot's Pub. The four digit combination to the Pilot's Pub is the CTAF. The only thing we ask of the driver is that they replace the fuel used.
VAHS Article on Campbell Field: Linda Burdette, member & editor for the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society, penned a wonderful article on Campbell Field entitled "75 Years of Rolling on the Grass". (see pages 22-26)
Precision Windsports Article on Campbell Field: Precision Windsports, the dealer for Airborne Trikes, came to Campbell Field for a couple days of flying above the scenic Eastern Shore. Read this article about their adventure on the Eastern Shore.
Want to keep up with Campbell Field Airport? Follow the airport on Twitter!
Campbell Field Airport has a Facebook Page! Become a Facebook friend of Campbell Field Airport.
Check out the latest article on Campbell Field in the April 2008 issue of Atlantic Flyer. Many thanks again to photographer and journalist Michael Likavec for a great article.
Notice: Courtesy car is INOP as of 11/20/09. Will be repaired soon. Courtesy Car: Flying in and want to explore the shore? We are the only airport on the ESVA with a courtesy car. Please print and complete the Courtesy Car Agreement and leave it with us prior to using the car. The keys to the courtesy car are located in the Pilot's Pub. The four digit combination to the Pilot's Pub is the CTAF. The only thing we ask of the driver is that they replace the fuel used.
VAHS Article on Campbell Field: Linda Burdette, member & editor for the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society, penned a wonderful article on Campbell Field entitled "75 Years of Rolling on the Grass". (see pages 22-26)
Precision Windsports Article on Campbell Field: Precision Windsports, the dealer for Airborne Trikes, came to Campbell Field for a couple days of flying above the scenic Eastern Shore. Read this article about their adventure on the Eastern Shore.
Want to keep up with Campbell Field Airport? Follow the airport on Twitter!
Campbell Field Airport has a Facebook Page! Become a Facebook friend of Campbell Field Airport.
Check out the latest article on Campbell Field in the April 2008 issue of Atlantic Flyer. Many thanks again to photographer and journalist Michael Likavec for a great article.
Forget the $100 Hamburger....Now you can
Fly-In for CLAMS!
Give us a call and we will have Virginia's Finest Eastern Shore Clams waiting for you!
Give us a call and we will have Virginia's Finest Eastern Shore Clams waiting for you!
Live
Webcams!
We now have two live cameras! The original hangar camera and
the new runway camera.
See what is happening around the aerodrome.
Did you know you can camp at
Campbell Field Airport?
Camping Information Page
If you have flown into Campbell Field Airport please add yourself to our map. Include your home base and plane type.
_______________________________________________
"Come Roll On the Grass"
"Grassroots Airport for Grassroots Flying"
"Home of the $100 Hotdog"
Taildragger Friendly!
_______________________________________________
Airport Updates:
6/16/10 AOPA Flight Training Magazine: Ian Twombly did a short write up of places to go on the weekend. Campbell Field was on the top of the list! See AOPA Magazine (log in required)
5/30/10 Soup-on-Sunday: After a several month rain delay we were finally able to host an event here. With the field dried out nicely and the grass and trees turning green it was a perfect day for a "Roll On the Grass"! Over thirty aircraft flew in and one Robinson R44 Helo.
4/1/2010 Happy April Fool's Day:
Preparing the Stock for "Soup-on-Sunday" with some bones
found on the runway! Happy April Fool's Day 2010!
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
April 1st, 2010
PDF File
NOTAM TEXT
Weirwood, VA – Human remains and burial artifacts were discovered yesterday in the middle of the airport runway. A Notice to Airmen has been issued closing the field through April 8th to facilitate the exhumation.
The remains were discovered by the current airport owner who attributes the find to the record rainfall and widespread flooding at the airport. “We had another downpour a couple of days ago and yesterday my dog was doing her daily rounds of the airport and she came back to the office with this enormous bone”, said owner Gordon Campbell. “I thought the dog looked cute with this big bone in her mouth so I took a picture and emailed it to some friends. One of the recipients was a doctor who immediately replied that it looks like a human bone my dog was chewing on. Now my dog has not been known to kill anyone so I thought there must be some human remains nearby.” A walk down the runway led to the area where the dog had found the bone. “The grave site is about 1000 feet from the southern end of the runway and exactly where the threshold for the runway used to be”, said Campbell.
While no analysis of the remains has yet been undertaken they are thought to be those of Darrell Kellam, the the founder of the Airport in 1933, who died in 1976. An old timer at the field remembers hearing that Mr. Kellam had been buried here; “Years ago someone passed through and recounted that Darrell Kellam had requested that he be buried at the end of the runway. I never really thought much about it but I know this airport was Mr. Kellams pride, joy and lifelong endevour. Darrells blood ran through this place and I guess that's no longer a metaphor”, commented Ray Gefken. There has been no further exhumation of the remains out of respect for the deceased but some careful probing of the site yielded a box containing burial artifacts. “There was a box of artifacts that was buried alongside the body. A Piper Cub Owner's Manual, a couple aviation books and a log book with Mr. Kellam's name in it.”, said Gordon Campbell.
Speculation is that flooding over the years helped “float” the remains to the surface.
“This airport has quite a history and this discovery is just one more footnote”, said Mr. Campbell, adding, “I always thought that when I go it would be nice to be buried here. Since the south end is already spoken for I'm happy taking the north end. At least I will be in good company.”
A NOTAM has been issued closing the field to enable a crew to carefully exhume the body. “I am going to do some research and if Mr. Kellam wanted to be buried at the end of the runway we will comply with his wishes but move the burial site to the present runway end that is thankfully on higher ground” said Campbell.
Pilot's should call Flight Service at 1-800-WX-BRIEF for current NOTAM information.
Piper with human bone found at 9VG
Burial artifacts found at grave site.
Recent flooding at the airport.
3/15/2010: It is with sadness that I report the passing of two regular visitors to Campbell Field and "Soup-on-Sunday":
Ray & Doc at the airport this past January.
Doc with his grandson greeting Ray after his flight in the Kolb Firestar.
Docs Kolb Firestar in flight.
11/08/2009 Soup-on-Sunday: Perfect day. See photos at this PHOTOLINK. Write up will follow.
9/17/2009 Kanye West disrespects this website: For a short time today Kanye West took control of this website. We are sorry for any inconvienience thi may have caused you but fortunately there was no damage other than to Kanye's reputation.
9/13/2009 Soup-on-Sunday
9/6/2009 Soup-on-Sunday: After what seems like an eternity we had an awesome turnout this past Sunday. We had between 35-40 aircraft fly-in and one Coast Guard HH-60J (might be the new MH-60T) Helo with four hungry souls aboard. According to USCG pilot Lt. Lance Leone, the Coast Guard has not been a recent visitor to the field. He might be right; the Navy uses the field often to train in their Knighthawks, the Army "Night Stalkers" have been in with their Littlebirds, and the Marines have been spotted a few times here in their CH-46's, but I have yet to see a USCG helo here. So in these days of equal representation the rumbling got a little loud and orders came down from up high to get a USCG helo in here pronto! Their refueling mission (hot dogs & chili) was a success and they were back on patrol in short order.
USCG HH-60J refueled on hot dogs and chili.
6/13&14/2009: 75th Anniversary Fly-In & Campout: (I'm working on it!...sorry for taking so long!)
5/30&31/2009 12th Annual Festival of Flight: The Virginia Aviation Council just hosted their 12th Annual Festival of Flight at the Suffolk Executive Airport in Suffolk, VA. It was a wonderful event and as one of the organizers I was grateful that we had perfect weather on Saturday as over 350 aircraft attended the event. I would like to thank the hundreds of volunteers who did everything from parking aircraft to cooking pancakes to carrying out the trash. It was an amazing coordinated effort of volunteers that made this event what it is and will become. EAA just published a nice review of the event. The EAA article also has a listing of aircraft judging results. Photos and other post event info is being uploaded to VirginiaFlyIn.org. Check out this video below of the event that was produced by the Virginia-Pilot.
5/24/2009 Soup-on-Sunday: After a string of perfect days the weather turned to only marginal on Sunday. It was still very flyable all day but rain was popping up on the radar in a few Virginia locations. We had a good morning of flying tandem hang gliders but the turnout for Soup-on-Sunday was very low. We were lucky if we had ten aircraft show up. But ten aircraft is enough to make the afternoon a fun time. In fact, I sort of like the smaller crowds because it gives me a little time to interact rather than making sure the food is warm and plentiful. It was also our first full weekend of hang gliding at Campbell Field so "SOS" attendees were able to watch a few tandem hang gliding flights. At least one "SOS" attendee took a tandem hang gliding flight and had a great time!
Dr. Nichols (R) with family & friends
Larry & Susan Kennedy with their Grumman
Father & Son
Aeronca Champ
RV's
V-Tail Bonaza
Another RV!
For more great photos of the day's event please visit:
Flickr-Campbell Field Airport
Flickr-Travis Faudree
Flickr-Mike Likavec
4/1/2009 April Fool's Day: Someone here at Campbell Field Airport got a hold of the mailing list and issued a Press Release indicating that the power lines at the south end of the runway were going to be raised 278 feet to accomodate incoming traffic. While I have no official statistics it appears a few of you believed the tale, if not just for a few minutes. If you did not get last years prank about paving the runway, then you get some sympathy. But if there are any of you that fell for it two years in a row, well, maybe it is time for an examination (of the head)! I was suprised how many of you indicated that with all the FAA's beauracracy, they just might approve something like this. Some of you asked if there was any consideration given to departing traffic, missed approaches, or cost considerations. No, there was no consideration given to those things because this was a joke that was thought up in about 30 minutes! Oh, and the photo, it was just pulled from somewhere in the far reaches of the internet! Good luck to you all next year!
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Happy April Fool's Day 2009!
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2/7/2009 Winter!: It has been cold around here, seemingly more so than in past years. Maybe I am just getting old! During January I had a nice flight down to Florida for a couple of weeks. I picked up Hang Gliding and Trike instructor Jonny Thompson (he works with Kitty Hawk Kites during the summer) at Currituck and we had a tailwind most of the way down to Quest Air Soaring Center, just west of Orlando. Airnav.com did a great job of pointing out all the cheap fuel along the route (paid a low of $2.44 at Ormond, Fl.), I might never see that again! After bumming around Quest for a few days and getting a few hang gliding tows in I headed down to Miami for a few days then worked my way up to Charleston, S.C., then to KVTA in Ohio to pick up our new airport mascot, Piper! What was most amazing about the trip is that I had a tailwind on virtually every leg, you don't see that often! Meanwhile the bathroom here at 9VG is a gutted miserable mess! Time to get to work!
Old Pan Am seaplane operations terminal on Dinner Key, Coconut Grove, Fl.
Above the West Virginia mountains flying to 9VG from Ohio.
Piper, the new mascot of 9VG.
AT-6 at the former Kellam Field in 1939!
(That's 70 years ago!)
Camping Information Page
If you have flown into Campbell Field Airport please add yourself to our map. Include your home base and plane type.
_______________________________________________
"Grassroots Airport for Grassroots Flying"
"Home of the $100 Hotdog"
Taildragger Friendly!
_______________________________________________
Airport Updates:
6/16/10 AOPA Flight Training Magazine: Ian Twombly did a short write up of places to go on the weekend. Campbell Field was on the top of the list! See AOPA Magazine (log in required)
5/30/10 Soup-on-Sunday: After a several month rain delay we were finally able to host an event here. With the field dried out nicely and the grass and trees turning green it was a perfect day for a "Roll On the Grass"! Over thirty aircraft flew in and one Robinson R44 Helo.
4/1/2010 Happy April Fool's Day:
Preparing the Stock for "Soup-on-Sunday" with some bones
found on the runway! Happy April Fool's Day 2010!
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
April 1st, 2010
PDF File
NOTAM TEXT
Temporary Airport Closure to Exhume Human Remains
Thought to be the remains of airport founder Darrell Kellam
Airport Closed via NOTAM through 4/8/10
Thought to be the remains of airport founder Darrell Kellam
Airport Closed via NOTAM through 4/8/10
Weirwood, VA – Human remains and burial artifacts were discovered yesterday in the middle of the airport runway. A Notice to Airmen has been issued closing the field through April 8th to facilitate the exhumation.
The remains were discovered by the current airport owner who attributes the find to the record rainfall and widespread flooding at the airport. “We had another downpour a couple of days ago and yesterday my dog was doing her daily rounds of the airport and she came back to the office with this enormous bone”, said owner Gordon Campbell. “I thought the dog looked cute with this big bone in her mouth so I took a picture and emailed it to some friends. One of the recipients was a doctor who immediately replied that it looks like a human bone my dog was chewing on. Now my dog has not been known to kill anyone so I thought there must be some human remains nearby.” A walk down the runway led to the area where the dog had found the bone. “The grave site is about 1000 feet from the southern end of the runway and exactly where the threshold for the runway used to be”, said Campbell.
While no analysis of the remains has yet been undertaken they are thought to be those of Darrell Kellam, the the founder of the Airport in 1933, who died in 1976. An old timer at the field remembers hearing that Mr. Kellam had been buried here; “Years ago someone passed through and recounted that Darrell Kellam had requested that he be buried at the end of the runway. I never really thought much about it but I know this airport was Mr. Kellams pride, joy and lifelong endevour. Darrells blood ran through this place and I guess that's no longer a metaphor”, commented Ray Gefken. There has been no further exhumation of the remains out of respect for the deceased but some careful probing of the site yielded a box containing burial artifacts. “There was a box of artifacts that was buried alongside the body. A Piper Cub Owner's Manual, a couple aviation books and a log book with Mr. Kellam's name in it.”, said Gordon Campbell.
Speculation is that flooding over the years helped “float” the remains to the surface.
“This airport has quite a history and this discovery is just one more footnote”, said Mr. Campbell, adding, “I always thought that when I go it would be nice to be buried here. Since the south end is already spoken for I'm happy taking the north end. At least I will be in good company.”
A NOTAM has been issued closing the field to enable a crew to carefully exhume the body. “I am going to do some research and if Mr. Kellam wanted to be buried at the end of the runway we will comply with his wishes but move the burial site to the present runway end that is thankfully on higher ground” said Campbell.
Pilot's should call Flight Service at 1-800-WX-BRIEF for current NOTAM information.
Piper with human bone found at 9VG
Burial artifacts found at grave site.
Recent flooding at the airport.
3/15/2010: It is with sadness that I report the passing of two regular visitors to Campbell Field and "Soup-on-Sunday":
- John "Doc" Dougherty passed away on March 8th. He was 91. Doc was a regular at the airport with his wife Marian. Around 8-10 years ago Doc built a Kolb Firestar and just this past January Ray Gefken brought it from Docs home in nearby Machipongo to the airport and took it for a flight. According to Ray it flew perfectly and I think I overheard Doc saying that Ray flew it perfectly (but can't confirm that). We will all miss Doc and his ever present smile and his kind ways. A memorial service will be held on Saturday April 10th, 5pm at the St. Charles Church in Cape Charles, Va. Contributions in Docs memory may be sent to the Hospice & Pallative Care of the Eastern Shore, 165 Market St., Suite #3, Onancock VA 23417.
Ray & Doc at the airport this past January.
Doc with his grandson greeting Ray after his flight in the Kolb Firestar.
Docs Kolb Firestar in flight.
- William Sprague,Sr. "Bill", a resident of Parksley, Virginia died on March 12th. Bill was a retired Captain for Eastern Airlines and a long time friend and advocate of general aviation. He sat on the Accomack County Airport Board and was active in the activies at Campbell Field. Desipite his cancer battle he was a regular at "Soup-on-Sunday" often with his friendly Great Dane at his side. Bill was 85
11/08/2009 Soup-on-Sunday: Perfect day. See photos at this PHOTOLINK. Write up will follow.
9/17/2009 Kanye West disrespects this website: For a short time today Kanye West took control of this website. We are sorry for any inconvienience thi may have caused you but fortunately there was no damage other than to Kanye's reputation.
9/13/2009 Soup-on-Sunday
9/6/2009 Soup-on-Sunday: After what seems like an eternity we had an awesome turnout this past Sunday. We had between 35-40 aircraft fly-in and one Coast Guard HH-60J (might be the new MH-60T) Helo with four hungry souls aboard. According to USCG pilot Lt. Lance Leone, the Coast Guard has not been a recent visitor to the field. He might be right; the Navy uses the field often to train in their Knighthawks, the Army "Night Stalkers" have been in with their Littlebirds, and the Marines have been spotted a few times here in their CH-46's, but I have yet to see a USCG helo here. So in these days of equal representation the rumbling got a little loud and orders came down from up high to get a USCG helo in here pronto! Their refueling mission (hot dogs & chili) was a success and they were back on patrol in short order.
USCG HH-60J refueled on hot dogs and chili.
In the fixed wing department we had
some beautiful planes fly in. They included a 2008 Aviat A-1C Husky, that was
enroute from upstate NY to NC, a 2001 Maule
MT-7-235 Super Rocket that was owned previously by the Civil
Air Patrol but will now spend it's time in the Hampton Roads area, a
beautiful 1953 Cessna 195, a 1929 Great Lakes Biplane that is a
frequent visitor and always a head turner, a few Bonanza's, both V and
straight tail, and 6-7 RV's.
Pulling through the cylinders on the 195 radial engine.
2008 Aviat Husky
Pulling through the cylinders on the 195 radial engine.
2008 Aviat Husky
6/13&14/2009: 75th Anniversary Fly-In & Campout: (I'm working on it!...sorry for taking so long!)
5/30&31/2009 12th Annual Festival of Flight: The Virginia Aviation Council just hosted their 12th Annual Festival of Flight at the Suffolk Executive Airport in Suffolk, VA. It was a wonderful event and as one of the organizers I was grateful that we had perfect weather on Saturday as over 350 aircraft attended the event. I would like to thank the hundreds of volunteers who did everything from parking aircraft to cooking pancakes to carrying out the trash. It was an amazing coordinated effort of volunteers that made this event what it is and will become. EAA just published a nice review of the event. The EAA article also has a listing of aircraft judging results. Photos and other post event info is being uploaded to VirginiaFlyIn.org. Check out this video below of the event that was produced by the Virginia-Pilot.
5/24/2009 Soup-on-Sunday: After a string of perfect days the weather turned to only marginal on Sunday. It was still very flyable all day but rain was popping up on the radar in a few Virginia locations. We had a good morning of flying tandem hang gliders but the turnout for Soup-on-Sunday was very low. We were lucky if we had ten aircraft show up. But ten aircraft is enough to make the afternoon a fun time. In fact, I sort of like the smaller crowds because it gives me a little time to interact rather than making sure the food is warm and plentiful. It was also our first full weekend of hang gliding at Campbell Field so "SOS" attendees were able to watch a few tandem hang gliding flights. At least one "SOS" attendee took a tandem hang gliding flight and had a great time!
We
had a number of photographers working today. I like that
because
I don't have to worry about getting good shots for this site.
Many thanks to Mike Likavec, Travis Faudree and Alex
Hrapunov.
Enjoy the pics below and I have listed several links to find
more
great pictures of the day.
Christine & Piper
Christine & Piper
Dr. Nichols (R) with family & friends
Larry & Susan Kennedy with their Grumman
Father & Son
Aeronca Champ
RV's
V-Tail Bonaza
Another RV!
For more great photos of the day's event please visit:
Flickr-Campbell Field Airport
Flickr-Travis Faudree
Flickr-Mike Likavec
4/1/2009 April Fool's Day: Someone here at Campbell Field Airport got a hold of the mailing list and issued a Press Release indicating that the power lines at the south end of the runway were going to be raised 278 feet to accomodate incoming traffic. While I have no official statistics it appears a few of you believed the tale, if not just for a few minutes. If you did not get last years prank about paving the runway, then you get some sympathy. But if there are any of you that fell for it two years in a row, well, maybe it is time for an examination (of the head)! I was suprised how many of you indicated that with all the FAA's beauracracy, they just might approve something like this. Some of you asked if there was any consideration given to departing traffic, missed approaches, or cost considerations. No, there was no consideration given to those things because this was a joke that was thought up in about 30 minutes! Oh, and the photo, it was just pulled from somewhere in the far reaches of the internet! Good luck to you all next year!
<Happy April Fool's Day 2009!
<
2/7/2009 Winter!: It has been cold around here, seemingly more so than in past years. Maybe I am just getting old! During January I had a nice flight down to Florida for a couple of weeks. I picked up Hang Gliding and Trike instructor Jonny Thompson (he works with Kitty Hawk Kites during the summer) at Currituck and we had a tailwind most of the way down to Quest Air Soaring Center, just west of Orlando. Airnav.com did a great job of pointing out all the cheap fuel along the route (paid a low of $2.44 at Ormond, Fl.), I might never see that again! After bumming around Quest for a few days and getting a few hang gliding tows in I headed down to Miami for a few days then worked my way up to Charleston, S.C., then to KVTA in Ohio to pick up our new airport mascot, Piper! What was most amazing about the trip is that I had a tailwind on virtually every leg, you don't see that often! Meanwhile the bathroom here at 9VG is a gutted miserable mess! Time to get to work!
Old Pan Am seaplane operations terminal on Dinner Key, Coconut Grove, Fl.
Above the West Virginia mountains flying to 9VG from Ohio.
Piper, the new mascot of 9VG.
Older Airport & "Soup-on-Sunday" updates can be found following these links:
Campbell Field Aiport & "Soup-on-Sunday" Updates 2008
Campbell Field Airport & "Soup-on-Sunday" Updates 2006-2007
Campbell
Field Airport & "Soup-on-Sunday" Updates 2005-2006
AT-6 at the former Kellam Field in 1939!
(That's 70 years ago!)
Click this link for a current interactive
aeronautical sectional chart.
Address:
Campbell Field Airport
9114 Bayford Road, PO Box 64
Weirwood, VA 23413-0064
Airfield is located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia (ESVA) in the
Weirwood Hamlet, Northampton County.
We are near the towns of Exmore, Eastville and Nassawadox Virginia.
We love grassroots aviation and we are taildragger friendly.
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