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8VA4 Lotus International Airport
Buckinham, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2311:23
Sunrise06:5111:51
Sunset17:0722:07
Evening civil twilight17:3522:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 05:49:46
Local (UTC-5)  10-Nov-2009 00:49:46
 
METAR
KFVX 
24nm SE 
100520Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3031 RMK AO2
KCHO 
30nm NE 
100453Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP257 T01110083 402170050
KLYH 
32nm SW 
100454Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP272 T01060078 402170039
KSHD 
37nm N 
100520Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3032 RMK AO2 FZRANO
KLKU 
41nm NE 
100520Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/09 A3031 RMK AO2
KOMH 
46nm NE 
100520Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3032 RMK AO2 T01080090
TAF
KCHO 
30nm NE 
092328Z 1000/1024 18004KT P6SM OVC200 FM101000 33003KT P6SM BKN150 FM101400 03002KT P6SM OVC100 FM102100 03003KT P6SM OVC050
KLYH 
32nm SW 
092326Z 1000/1024 21003KT P6SM OVC250 FM102100 01007KT 6SM -RA OVC040

 
 

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