# Felker Army Air Field (FAF)

> Newport News (Fort Eustis), US · IATA: FAF · ICAO: KFAF · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `FAF` |
| ICAO | `KFAF` |
| City | Newport News (Fort Eustis) |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 4 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 37.13250, -76.60880 |

## Description

Two 600-foot runways and eight landing pads in a circular layout marked Felker Army Air Field (IATA: FAF, ICAO: KFAF) as the world's first purpose-built military heliport when it opened at Fort Eustis in 1954. Sitting beside Newport News, Virginia, it spent decades training helicopter crews on the UH-1 Huey, CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk. Only a handful of units remain today, including B Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment. There is no commercial air cargo here; freight for the Hampton Roads region moves through Norfolk International (ORF) and Richmond (RIC).

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