FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 08 NOVEMBER 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LUA |
| Lat/Long: | 38-40-00.1577N / 078-30-03.0061W
38-40.002628N / 078-30.050102W
38.6667105 / -78.5008350
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 902.4 ft. / 275.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of LURAY, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 22835 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1971 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RY 04/22; HIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.275 (540-743-1148) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 8W2 (10 nm W): | 118.175 (540-740-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FRR (19 nm NE): | 121.85 (540-635-5377) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 133.2/282.2 (BUCKS ELBOW RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LDNr237/17.8 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 06W |
| CSNr279/29.8 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAVERNS | | 223/2.4 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
| NAILR | | 305/30.7 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3126 x 75 ft. / 953 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 38-39.790703N | | 38-40.214553N |
| Longitude: | 078-30.236537W | | 078-29.863667W |
| Elevation: | 902.4 ft. | | 901.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 035 true | | 224 magnetic, 215 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. tree, 941 ft. from runway, 297 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | 9 ft. road, lighted, 200 ft. from runway, 185 ft. left of centerline
19 FT POLE LCTD 80 FT FM END OF RY, 230 FT LEFT ON APCH. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LURAY & PAGE CO. AIRPORT AUTHORITY
270 CIRCLE VIEW ROAD
LURAY, VA 22835
Phone (540) 743-6070 |
| Manager: | KENNETH LEE PAINTER
1504 AIRPORT ROAD
LURAY, VA 22835
Phone 540-743-6070 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 70/week * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TAXI ON HARD SFCS ONLY. |
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT |
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 from 8 November 2018 at 0901Z to 6 December 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (173KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (171KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (156KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (155KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (22KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (216KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8W2 - New Market Airport (10 nm W)
KFRR - Front Royal-Warren County Airport (19 nm NE)
KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (28 nm SW)
KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (30 nm SW)
KCJR - Culpeper Regional Airport (31 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jim Cosson
Photo taken 01-Jan-2009
from a Cessna 172 at 3500 MSL
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Luray Caverns Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 19-Nov-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunset | | 16:57 | | 21:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 22:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Nov-2018 21:14:32 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 19-Nov-2018 16:14:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUA | 192055Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 14/05 A2997 RMK AO2
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K8W2
10nm W | 192050Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 14/05 A2995 RMK AO1 T01400050
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KFRR
19nm NE | 192055Z AUTO 10SM CLR 15/05 A2995 RMK AO1
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KCJR
19nm SE | 192055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/05 A2998 RMK AO2 T01600051
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| TAF |
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KCHO
32nm S | 191720Z 1918/2018 19005KT P6SM BKN150 FM200000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM200500 24004KT P6SM BKN050 FM201000 30007KT P6SM SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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