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!
"Soup on Sunday"
is ON for May 18th, 2008.
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Field Conditions: Dry & Firm.
"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.
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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.
Sign up to volunteer & for more info see VirginiaFlyIn.org.
Listen to the Festival of Flight radio commercial:
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!
Live
Webcam!
See what is happening around the aerodrome.
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"Grassroots Airport for Grassroots Flying"
"Home of the $100 Hotdog"
Taildragger Friendly!
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Airport Updates:
This week was a special "SOS" as we had the Virginia Aeronautical Hisorical Society (VAHS) and the Virginia Department of Aviation joining us. Read the press release. Four individuals gave presentations. First, Al Orgain, Chairman of the VAHS gave a talk about the Society and what it does to preserve Virginia aviation history and honor Virginia aviators. One program that the VAHS sponsors is the Historical Marker Project, commemorating the sites of aviation firsts with roadside historical markers. One such location to be commemorated soon is the Wallops Island Flight Facility (WAL), here on the Eastern Shore. Van Crosby, President of the VAHS, was also in attendance to help with Mr. Orgain's presentation. Next, David Hahn, VAHS Historian, gave a presentation on the history of aviation in Virginia.
Then a local perspective of aviation history was given by Jeffrey Walker. Mr. Walker is a lifelong resident of the Eastern Shore and was an active duty pilot with the Navy, then flew for the Virginia Marine Resource Commission and Continental Airlines. He recollected several interesting stories about the pilots and flights here at the old Kellam Field. A couple of his interesting remarks included the Shoreflight Pilots Club, who would have breakfast flights out to Hog Island where they would land on the beach. Then he mentioned the aerial goose hunts and the bags of birds dropped at the end of the runway to evade the law. These stories, of course, were second hand knowledge! For more history of the old Kellam Field see the History section.
Lastly, Randy Burdette, Director of the Virginia Department of Aviation gave a short talk on the department, its finances and the trend of private and public use airports in the commonwealth. One interesting remark was the high rate of closure of private use airports in Virginia. In just that last ten years Virginia has lost a high percentage of its private use airports. In an attempt to slow or stop the rate of closures Randy is organizing an event to unite and educate owners of private use airports. The Eastern Shore is an area with many private use airports and there were at least six owners in attendance at the event. I will update this site when Randy releases more details about the event.
A special thanks to Morgan Harris, Aviation Operations Specialist, Virginia Department of Aviation, for driving in the departments display trailer. We usually find Morgan at the big events such as Sun 'n Fun and the Virginia Regional Festival of Flight so it was a treat to have him out on the Eastern Shore. I saw many pilots leaving with bags of information from the VADOA's trailer.
I hope everyone enjoyed the presentations, the hot dogs and chili. I must admit that I am beginning to feel more like a hot dog vendor than an airport owner. We served almost 200 hot dogs this Sunday and I served 200 hot dogs at last Saturdays event in Suffolk for the Virginia Aviation Council. That's a lot of dogs!
3/30/2008 Soup-on-Sunday: We have not had a "SOS" in a while so I was hoping that that the conditions would be perfect this Sunday. Well, they were not! While the field was VFR all day just to the south was heavy rain and IFR conditions. Suprisingly about 10 aircraft ventured in, needless to say all were from the north. It sort of caught me off gaurd because with the light drizzle and windy conditions I was sure that nobody was going to come in. Fortunately I had everything ready to go and was able to throw on some hot dogs and chili just in time! I had a great time and I hope the 20 or so people that braved the weather will come back on a nicer day.
A couple of CGS Hawks.
4/1/2008 PRESS RELEASE: (Happy April Fool's Day!)
Campbell Field Airport announced today that it had awarded the runway paving contract to Branscome, Inc. and the engineering and design contract to Delta Airport Consultants. These signed contracts come one month before a May 1st deadline set by the Virginia Department of Aviation. As of May 1st the Virginia Department of Aviation has “outlawed” grass or turf landing surfaces. Claiming that “no aircraft was ever meant to land on grass” and that grass strips are a “thing of the past” the department moved quickly forward with a mandate effectively banning all grass and turf landing surfaces. Campbell Field owner Gordon Campbell commends the Department of Aviation for their progressive stance; “The department has finally realized that grass runways are just silly. Finally we can get out of the dark ages and be like most other states that have banned grass landing areas. Personally I am tired of seeing all that green grass every time I'm on final approach not to mention all the hours I spend cleaning grass stains off my wheel pants, and I really miss the sounds and smell of asphalt.”
The owner is also looking forward to the increased economic development that a paved runway will generate. “Lets face it, the guys flying Piper Cubs and other small aircraft are not bringing any money into the area. If a Cub and a GV roll up to the hangar at the same time who do you think is getting the red carpet?” He will also contact Signature Flight Support in hopes that they will open an FBO at the field.
The construction is schedule to begin in 90 days and will necessitate closing the airport for 15 minutes every hour. Large corporations looking to build corporate hangars can contact the owner directly regarding leasing information.
UPDATE: If you were fooled by this April Fool's Day PR you were not alone! Quite a few of you took the bait! It was fun but remember the slogan for the airport is "Come Roll on the GRASS". There will never be asphalt here! Thanks to the VA Department of Aviation for playing along. The department and their director is the best in the country! Happy April Fool's Day!
3/5/2008 Appalachia Volunteers of Boston College: Every year a group of Boston College students come to the Eastern Shore of Virginia to volunteer during their spring break as part of the Appalachia Volunteers of Boston College. This year 100 or so students worked in several communities on the Eastern Shore, including 19 that were hosted near Campbell Field Airport in Weirwood. For the third year in a row Campbell Field Airport hosted a party for all the groups on the Eastern Shore. This year there was food, a lot of dancing and then a huge bonfire.
See more Boston College photos here.
Boston College Students
participated in a roadside cleanup of Bayford Road.
A pickup truck filled with
garbage...and some students!
The group tours New Ravenna Mosaics
in Exmore Virginia. New Ravenna is a leading designer
and manufacturer of stone, glass and tile mosaics. Christine
Campbell (far left) hosted the tour.
Boston College students learning
the fine art of mosaic production.
See more Boston College photos here.
2/17/2008 Good old airports can last forever but good old hangars eventually die! The oldest hangar at Campbell Field, and most likely the first, finally succombed to the high winds we had over the past few days. The airport was established in 1933 and I suspect that this hangar was built shortly thereafter to house Darryl M. Kellams Avro Avian, an English made two place bi-plane. This hangar has been on the verge of collapse since I purchased the airport in 2003. When I first met the hangar I shoveled almost a foot of composted leaves and debris off the roof. That work probably gave a few extra years to the hangar. However, I then took those years away when I pulled all the vines off the sides which were probably supporting the structure. The hangar remained productive and was used as an aircraft hangar right up until the end. Ray Gefken stored his Fisher ultralight airplane there for several years and was continually shoring up the hangar with a few bits of wood here and there. Fortunately the hangar showed a great deal of compassion for the aircraft within and while one side of the hangar buckled in the wind it remained upright just long enough for Ray to gently remove his aircraft without a single scrap. If only the goats could have shown some compassion for his aircraft...but thats another story!
Inside of the hangar during the
airports busy years.
(click on image to open larger size)
Caption reads:
1947-1948 CAP (Civil Air Patrol) Meeting in hangar at airport Weirwood,
VA.
Seated l to r: Parks W. Ward, Harry McCann Sr., Lt. Dan Wilkens, Capt.
Harry W. McCann, Jr. "Capt. Mac", Lt. H. M. Terry "Buzzy"
View of hangar from the air
this past fall.
Hangar barely standing.
Fisher ultralight airplane undamaged.
Hangar after the fall.
11/17&18/2007 74th Anniversary of Campbell Field Fly-In & Campout: I just posted a series of photos on Flickr, they look great so check them out! Click here for PHOTOS. About 70 aircraft made the trip to Campbell Field over the weekend. The weather was great but cold! However, a few brave souls pitched there tents and enjoyed a great movie and bonfire. Thanks for attending and I hope everyone had a great time!
The winners of the spot landing contest were:
1st
Place Ralph Brumbley
N6969N Commanche
2nd Place Steve
Thomas
NC85286 7AC Champ
3rd Place Richard
Sears
N812RS RV7
Congratulations!
Older Airport & "Soup-on-Sunday" updates can be found following these links:
Campbell Field Airport & "Soup-on-Sunday" Updates 2005-2006
Campbell Field Airport & "Soup-on-Sunday" Updates 2006-2007
Click this link for a current interactive
aeronautical sectional chart.
Airport Office: (757) 442-7519
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.
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