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8VA4 Lotus International Airport
Buckinham, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 8VA4
Lat/Long: 37-40-22.5150N / 078-42-12.0530W
37-40.375250N / 078-42.200883W
37.6729208 / -78.7033481
(estimated)
Elevation: 340 ft. / 103.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 08W (1985)
From city: 10 miles NW of BUCKINHAM, VA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 23921

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1982
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: PHONE REQ
FOR LIRL RWY 08/26 CALL 804-969-3121

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.7

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MOLr131/23.5MONTEBELLO VOR/DME115.3005W
GVEr238/33.1GORDONSVILLE VORTAC115.6006W
LYHr050/35.7LYNCHBURG VORTAC109.2005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
AZALEA PARK211/22.133608WAZS .- --.. ...
FARMVILLE334/23.036707WFVX ..-. ...- -..-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2709 x 100 ft. / 826 x 30 m
Surface: turf
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftright
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway200 ft. hill, 4000 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: YOGAVILLE
RT 1, BOX 1720
BUCKINGHAM, VA 23921
Phone 804-969-3121
SATCHIDANANDA ASHRAM-YOGAVILLE-VIRGINIA
Manager: SWAMI CHIDANANDA, VP
RT 1, BOX 1720
BUCKINGHAM, VA 23921
Phone 804-969-3121

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    

Additional Remarks

OWNER DESIRES CHARTG

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8VA4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFVX - Farmville Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
W24 - Falwell Airport (27 nm SW)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (30 nm NE)
KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (32 nm SW)
0V4 - Brookneal/Campbell County Airport (35 nm SW)
 
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Area around 8VA4 (Lotus International Airport)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3809:38
Sunrise06:0710:07
Sunset20:1500:15
Evening civil twilight20:4500:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 07:09:20
Local (UTC-4)  13-May-2008 03:09:20
 
METAR
KFVX 
24nm SE 
130700Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM OVC075 11/06 A2999 RMK AO2
KCHO 
30nm NE 
130653Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM OVC075 09/05 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP149 T00940050 TSNO
KLYH 
32nm SW 
130654Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM SCT070 09/05 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T00890050
KSHD 
37nm N 
130701Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC075 09/07 A3002 RMK AO2
KLKU 
41nm NE 
130700Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM OVC100 11/08 A2996 RMK AO2
KOMH 
46nm NE 
130700Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM SCT100 09/05 A3000 RMK AO1
TAF
KCHO 
30nm NE 
130520Z 130606 00000KT P6SM BKN080 FM1400 36008KT P6SM SKC FM2300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KLYH 
32nm SW 
130521Z 130606 03008KT P6SM OVC040 FM1000 01005KT P6SM BKN040 FM1300 03008KT P6SM SCT060 FM0100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

 
 

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