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8VA4 Lotus International Airport
Buckinham, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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

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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 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4511:45
Sunrise07:1212:12
Sunset17:4622:46
Evening civil twilight18:1323:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 04:38:48
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 23:38:48
 
METAR
KFVX 
24nm SE 
100400Z AUTO 02003KT 2 1/2SM UP OVC005 00/M02 A2965 RMK AO2
KCHO 
30nm NE 
100421Z 00000KT 3SM -FZRA BR OVC004 M01/M02 A2964 RMK AO2 UPB10E15FZRAB15 P0000
KLYH 
32nm SW 
100354Z AUTO 02005KT 7SM OVC006 M01/M02 A2965 RMK AO2 UPB0256E0257FZRAE0256B0257E12 SLP046 P0000 T10061017
KSHD 
37nm N 
100400Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR SCT010 BKN014 OVC022 M02/M02 A2963 RMK AO2
KLKU 
41nm NE 
100400Z AUTO 03004KT 7SM UP OVC005 00/ A2966 RMK AO2
KOMH 
46nm NE 
100402Z AUTO 01005KT 7SM UP OVC005 M01/M01 A2969 RMK AO1
TAF
KCHO 
30nm NE 
092343Z 1000/1024 VRB03KT 1SM -SN SCT008 OVC012 FM100100 VRB03KT 1/2SM SN BKN004 OVC006 FM100800 27006KT 2SM -SN BKN006 OVC010 FM101200 28012G22KT 5SM -SN BR BKN025 OVC050 FM101500 28018G36KT P6SM BKN060
KLYH 
32nm SW 
092336Z 1000/1024 03005KT 5SM -SN BR OVC006 TEMPO 1000/1001 3/4SM -SN SCT006 OVC012 FM100600 29004KT 6SM -SN BR OVC012 FM101000 27012G22KT P6SM SCT025 OVC090 FM101700 29017G35KT P6SM BKN040

 
 

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