Flight Training at Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG)
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Where does Best Pilot Training Virginia operate?
Best Pilot Training Virginia is based at Hampton Roads Executive Airport — ICAO identifier KPVG, FAA location identifier PVG — a general aviation airport in Chesapeake, Virginia. Our unit is at 5190 West Military Highway, Unit 30-3, Chesapeake, VA 23321. The airport is named for the Hampton Roads region and should not be confused with Chesapeake Regional Airport (KCPK).
The airport at a glance
- Name
- Hampton Roads Executive Airport
- Identifiers
- KPVG (ICAO) · PVG (FAA LID)
- Location
- Western Chesapeake, Virginia, near the Bowers Hill interchange (US-58 / I-664 / I-264)
- Type
- Public-use general aviation airport
- Our address
- 5190 West Military Highway, Unit 30-3, Chesapeake, VA 23321
Why KPVG is a strong training environment
KPVG is what a training airport should be: an active general aviation field with a real traffic pattern to learn in, but without airline operations to sequence around. Practice areas lie within efficient reach over the rural land south and west of the field, so paid flight time goes into learning rather than transit. And because the field sits inside one of the busiest and most layered airspace regions on the East Coast — Norfolk approach, military fields, and coastal special-use airspace all nearby — pilots trained here graduate with radio and airspace skills that transfer anywhere.
Arriving for your first lesson
Enter the complete address — 5190 West Military Highway, Unit 30-3, Chesapeake, VA 23321 — into your navigation app; the unit number matters for finding the right building on the field. Arrive about fifteen minutes early for your first visit, bring a government-issued photo ID, and wait at the unit entrance: your instructor will meet you there and escort you through any access-controlled doors. Never walk onto the ramp unescorted.
Parking specifics, building signage details, and the exact instructor meeting point will be published here once verified on site — we do not publish arrival details we have not confirmed.
Weather days
Coastal Virginia weather is a real training variable. We monitor forecasts and make cancellation calls as early as possible — before you drive, whenever we can. A weather-cancelled flight lesson usually converts to ground instruction, so scheduled time still moves your training forward.
Other airports in the region
Hampton Roads has a rich airport ecosystem: Chesapeake Regional (KCPK) south of us, Suffolk Executive (SFQ) to the west, Norfolk International (ORF) as the region’s airline hub, Newport News/Williamsburg International (PHF) and Williamsburg-Jamestown (JGG) on the Peninsula, plus Langley Air Force Base and naval aviation facilities shaping the airspace. You will get to know several of them during cross-country training. We conduct instruction only at KPVG — any pages on this site about other cities describe travel to this airport, not satellite locations.
KPVG questions
What do the identifiers KPVG and PVG mean?
PVG is the FAA location identifier for Hampton Roads Executive Airport; KPVG is the ICAO-style form used in flight planning. Both refer to the same airport in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Is KPVG a public airport? Can I just drive in?
KPVG is a public-use general aviation airport, but airside areas (ramps, taxiways) are access-controlled. Drive to our unit address, park in a marked public spot, and your instructor will escort you through any controlled doors — never walk onto the ramp unescorted.
Is this the same airport as Chesapeake Regional?
No. Chesapeake Regional Airport (KCPK) is a separate airport in southern Chesapeake. We are at Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG) on West Military Highway in western Chesapeake.
Why is it called “Hampton Roads” Executive if it is in Chesapeake?
The airport is named for the Hampton Roads region — the metropolitan area surrounding the harbor — not for the City of Hampton. Its physical location is Chesapeake.