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08VA Springwood Airstrip Gliderport
Buchanan, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 08VA
Lat/Long: 37-33-14.2100N 079-44-56.6300W
37-33.236833N 079-44.943833W
37.5539472,-79.7490639
(estimated)
Elevation: 1026 ft. / 313 m (estimated)
Variation: 07W (1985)
From city: 5 miles NW of BUCHANAN, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 24066

Gliderport Operations

Gliderport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1983
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Gliderport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at ROA (17 nm SW): PHONE 540-216-0158

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ROAr054/19.8ROANOKE VOR/DME109.4004W
LYHr311/30.3LYNCHBURG VOR/DME109.2005W
MOLr241/36.9MONTEBELLO VOR/DME115.3005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
VINTON025/21.927708WVIT ...- .. -
TECH064/37.536808WTEC - . -.-.

Gliderport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 1200 x 50 ft. / 366 x 15 m
Surface: turf
Operational restrictions: DEP WILL BE ON RWY 09; APCH AND LANDING ON RWY 27.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 37-33.227500N37-33.246167N
Longitude: 079-45.067500W079-44.820167W
Elevation: 1026.0 ft.984.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WILLIAM STANFORD STEWART
331 INTERMONT FARM LANE
BUCHANAN, VA 24066
Phone 540-213-3035
Manager: WILLIAM SANFORD STEWART
331 INTERMONT FARM LANE
BUCHANAN, VA 24066
Phone 540-521-3035

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC ROANOKE APCH AT 540-563-1307.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 08VA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KROA - Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport/Woodrum Field (17 nm SW)
KHSP - Ingalls Field Airport (24 nm N)
W90 - New London Airport (26 nm SE)
W91 - Smith Mountain Lake Airport (28 nm S)
KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (29 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0312:03
Sunrise07:3112:31
Sunset17:3022:30
Evening civil twilight17:5822:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Jan-2026 05:15:03
Local (UTC-5)  21-Jan-2026 00:15:03
 
METAR
KROA 
18nm SW 		210454Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M07/M17 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP334 T10671167 400221083
KHSP 
24nm N 		210455Z AUTO 26013KT 10SM CLR M11/M21 A3024 RMK AO2 T11071206 410761150
KLYH 
30nm SE 		210454Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M09/M16 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP331 T10891161 400061100
TAF
KROA 
18nm SW 		201720Z 2018/2118 26012G20KT P6SM SKC FM210000 31004KT P6SM SKC FM211100 20006KT P6SM SKC
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