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8VA4 Lotus International Airport
Buckinham, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2809:28
Sunrise05:5909:59
Sunset20:3900:39
Evening civil twilight21:1001:10

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 16:41:11
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2009 12:41:11
 
METAR
KFVX 
24nm SE 
041557Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 28/18 A3001 RMK AO2
KCHO 
30nm NE 
041553Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02610139
KLYH 
32nm SW 
041554Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02610144
KSHD 
37nm N 
041620Z AUTO 23005G08KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3005 RMK AO2 FZRANO
KLKU 
41nm NE 
041620Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3001 RMK AO2
KOMH 
46nm NE 
041620Z AUTO 20007KT 180V240 10SM CLR 27/18 A3003 RMK AO2
TAF
KCHO 
30nm NE 
041129Z 0412/0512 24005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT200 FM041800 28009KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 BKN200 FM050100 25001KT P6SM OVC100 FM050800 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 OVC100 FM051000 VRB03KT 5SM SHRA OVC040
KLYH 
32nm SW 
041122Z 0412/0512 27005KT P6SM BKN250 FM050700 04003KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM051000 05004KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC040CB

 
 

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