AirNav: KGVE - Gordonsville Municipal Airport

KGVE

Gordonsville Municipal Airport
Gordonsville, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier:	GVE
Lat/Long:	38-09-21.5860N / 078-09-56.8080W 38-09.359767N / 078-09.946800W 38.1559961 / -78.1657800 (estimated)
Elevation:	454 ft. / 138 m (estimated)
Variation:	10W (2010)
From city:	3 miles NE of GORDONSVILLE, VA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	22942

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1940
Sectional chart:	WASHINGTON
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATTND
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTIVATE MIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.0
POTOMAC APPROACH:	132.85
POTOMAC DEPARTURE:	132.85
WX AWOS-3 at OMH (8 nm NE):	118.075 (540-672-0505)
WX AWOS-3 at LKU (13 nm SE):	119.475 (540-967-1983)
WX ASOS at CHO (14 nm W):	118.425 (434-973-5024)

GORDONSVILLE RCO 122.1R 115.6T (LEESBURG RADIO)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
GVEr002/8.6	GORDONSVILLE VORTAC	115.60	06W
CSNr212/32.4	CASANOVA VORTAC	116.30	06W
BRVr263/39.8	BROOKE VORTAC	114.50	09W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
LOUISA	308/16.6	382	09W	IQK	.. --.- -.-
AZALEA PARK	070/18.8	336	08W	AZS	.- --.. ...
NAILR	224/21.7	351	10W	MSQ	-- ... --.-
SHANNON	269/34.4	237	10W	EZF	. --.. ..-.
CAVERNS	165/35.6	245	09W	LUA	.-.. ..- .-
BRIDGEWATER	116/39.5	241	07W	VBW	...- -... .--
ASHEY	314/39.8	280	09W	LJK	.-.. .--- -.-
A P HILL	286/39.9	396	10W	APH	.- .--. ....

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:

2300 x 40 ft. / 701 x 12 m

Surface:

asphalt, in poor condition
OLD CRACKSEAL SIX INCHES WIDE IN PLACES, VERY SOFT

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

NPI MARKINGS ARE NONSTANDARD. SIX BARS THAT ARE NOT STANDARD SIZE.

RUNWAY 5

RUNWAY 23

Latitude:

38-09.209850N

38-09.508617N

Longitude:

078-10.094100W

078-09.798933W

Elevation:

453.0 ft.

442.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

048 magnetic, 038 true

228 magnetic, 218 true

Displaced threshold:

440 ft.

Markings:

NSTD, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

panels that may or may not be lighted, on right

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

7 ft. tree, 216 ft. from runway, 73 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
TREE 187 FT FM RY END AND 73 FT LEFT ON APCH IS 7 FT ABV THE RY END ELEVATION.

69 ft. tree, 929 ft. from runway, 115 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
RY 23 APCH RATIO 0:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; +11 FT TREE 57 FT FM DSPLCD THLD; 115 FT L BASED ON DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	TOWN OF GORDONSVILLE P.O. BOX 276 GORDONSVILLE, VA 22942 Phone 540-832-2233
Manager:	BRENT HALL PO BOX 518 GORDONSVILLE, VA 22942 Phone 434-996-5911

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		13
Single engine airplanes:		11
Multi engine airplanes:		1
Ultralights:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 26/day *
74%	local general aviation
22%	transient general aviation
3%	military
<1%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2011

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05		download (155KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23		download (160KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply NEW		download (140KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOMH - Orange County Airport (8 nm NE)
KLKU - Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field (13 nm SE)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (14 nm W)
7W4 - Lake Anna Airport (23 nm SE)
KCJR - Culpeper Regional Airport (26 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Aug-2013

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:58	09:58
Sunrise	06:27	10:27
Sunset	20:08	00:08
Evening civil twilight	20:37	00:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Aug-2013 16:28:43
Local (UTC-4)	13-Aug-2013 12:28:43

METAR

KOMH 8nm NE	131555Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM SCT031 SCT040 SCT070 26/23 A2985 RMK AO2
KLKU 13nm SE	131555Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2983 RMK AO2
KCHO 13nm W	131553Z 21006KT 10SM -RA FEW041 SCT070 BKN090 24/22 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP099 P0002 T02440222

TAF

KCHO
13nm W

131136Z 1312/1412 22005KT 3SM SHRA VCTS OVC060CB FM131500 25007KT 5SM SHRA VCTS BKN060CB FM131600 25007KT 5SM TSRA BKN050CB FM131700 24007KT 6SM TSRA BKN050CB FM132000 25006KT P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM140000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN040 FM140200 32004KT P6SM SCT140

NOTAMs

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Hotels near Gordonsville Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
SHENANDOAH CROSSING		5.4	159-660

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Hotels in other cities near Gordonsville Municipal Airport

1 in	Ruckersville
1 in	Keswick
25 in	Charlottesville

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