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KLUA
(formerly W45)
Luray Caverns Airport
Luray, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: LUA
Lat/Long: 38-40-01.4000N / 078-30-02.1000W
38-40.023333N / 078-30.035000W
38.6670556 / -78.5005833
(estimated)
Elevation: 903 ft. / 275.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09W (1995)
From city: 2 miles W of LURAY, VA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 22835

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1971
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
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 MIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.275 (540-743-1148)
  • 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
LDNr237/17.8LINDEN VORTAC114.3006W
CSNr279/29.8CASANOVA VORTAC116.3006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAVERNS224/2.424509WLUA .-.. ..- .-
BRIDGEWATER057/28.224107WVBW ...- -... .--
NAILR305/30.735110WMSQ -- ... --.-
GOODWIN LAKE249/35.722708WGDX --. -.. -..-
AZALEA PARK009/39.433608WAZS .- --.. ...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 3125 x 75 ft. / 952 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 38-39.811583N38-40.235417N
Longitude: 078-30.220400W078-29.847617W
Elevation: 902.7 ft.902.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 044 magnetic, 035 true224 magnetic, 215 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (3.00 degrees glide path)panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 46 ft. tree, 390 ft. from runway, 248 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear9 ft. road, 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: TOWN OF LURAY & COUNTY OF PAGE
270 CIRCLE VIEW ROAD
LURAY, VA 22835
Phone (540) 454-1706
Manager: KENNETH LEE PAINTER
PO BOX 748
LURAY, VA 22835
Phone 540-743-6070

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Single engine airplanes: 11
Multi engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 22/day *
60% transient general aviation
32% local general aviation
6% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2011

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 between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04   download (172KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22   download (173KB)
VOR/DME-B   download (149KB)
NDB-A   download (155KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (22KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (140KB)

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 (31 nm SW)
KCJR - Culpeper Regional Airport (31 nm E)
 
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Area around KLUA (Luray Caverns Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KLUA (Luray Caverns Airport)
Photo by Jim Cosson
Photo taken 01-Jan-2009
from a Cessna 172 at 3500 MSL

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From to KLUA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5909:59
Sunrise06:2710:27
Sunset20:1100:11
Evening civil twilight20:3900:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 16:30:12
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 12:30:12
 
METAR
KLUA 131555Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM BKN100 OVC120 25/22 A2986 RMK AO2
KCJR 
19nm SE 
131555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT100 26/25 A2983 RMK AO2
TAF
KCHO 
32nm S 
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
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Luray Caverns Airport 540-743-6070
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $5.88 $4.90 
 Updated 06-Aug-2013
 
   17 read write
FS=Full service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KLUA have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
LURAY DAYS INN 4.1 100-160
SKYLAND RESORT 8.3 138-139
 

Other hotels near Luray Caverns Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN INTOWN OF LURAY 1.9 90-100
MIMSLYN INN 1.9 104-630
VICTORIAN INN OF LURAY 1.9 159-160
CARDINAL INN BY SILVER STAR 4.1 65-130

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Luray Caverns Airport

7 in Luray
2 in New Market
1 in Mount Jackson
1 in Sperryville
1 in Washington
 

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