Williamsburg International Airport provides express mail and freight air cargo services. Norfolk International Airport also provides daily express mail and freight air cargo services and is only 25 miles south of the Big Woods and can be easily accessed via Interstate 64 within minutes. The Big Woods is adjacent to major employment centers such as Langley Air Force Base, the NASA Complex and several industrial parks. The City has developed an additional pump station to serve the interior portions. The Big Woods area is basically flat with natural topographic elevations varying from six to ten feet.
Soils are generally clay types.
The area is predominantly heavily wooded with deciduous trees and some small cleared areas. Surrounding Land Uses - Along the perimeter roads, land is limited to residential and commercial activity. The Big Woods is just outside the City's retail center. The existing residential activity is located along the perimeter of the site, particularly along the extreme northern and southern boundaries of the Big Woods. This zoning designation includes provisions that would allow a developer to master plan the site to meet its particular development needs.