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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 30-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4211:42
Sunrise07:1112:11
Sunset16:5621:56
Evening civil twilight17:2522:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Nov-2009 15:56:21
Local (UTC-5)  30-Nov-2009 10:56:21
 
METAR
KFVX 
24nm SE 
301523Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM -RA OVC065 12/06 A2977 RMK AO2
KCHO 
30nm NE 
301529Z 14004KT 10SM SCT016 BKN070 12/09 A2974 RMK AO2 RAE27 P0003
KLYH 
32nm SW 
301454Z 21004KT 10SM -RA FEW026 OVC075 11/07 A2979 RMK AO2 RAB29 SLP086 P0000 60000 T01060067 51004
KSHD 
37nm N 
301520Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 11/10 A2975 RMK AO2 FZRANO
KLKU 
41nm NE 
301520Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM DZ SCT030 SCT041 OVC080 14/09 A2974 RMK AO2
KOMH 
46nm NE 
301520Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM -RA BKN060 OVC070 12/09 A2976 RMK AO2 T01210089
TAF
KCHO 
30nm NE 
301413Z 3014/0112 20008KT P6SM -RA BKN035 OVC050 FM301600 20005KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 OVC035 FM302000 29007KT P6SM OVC040 FM010000 31007KT P6SM OVC050 FM010200 32005KT P6SM SKC
KLYH 
32nm SW 
301123Z 3012/0112 24005KT P6SM OVC080 FM301430 24007KT 6SM -SHRA OVC035 FM302100 27006KT P6SM BKN025 FM010000 30007KT P6SM SKC

 
 

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