FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 JULY 2017
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 | -- ... --.- |
| GOODWIN LAKE | | 249/35.7 | | 227 | | 08W | | GDX | --. -.. -..- |
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: | 16 ft. tree, 465 ft. from runway, 171 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 9 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: | 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: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2015 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TAXI ON HARD SFCS ONLY. |
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE RESTRICTED AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -16C/3F. |
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 20 July 2017 at 0901Z and 17 August 2017 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (179KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (180KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (160KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (161KB) |
| 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 25-Jul-2017
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:40 | | 09:40 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunset | | 20:31 | | 00:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 01:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2017 04:57:07 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2017 00:57:07 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUA | 250435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT047 23/18 A2996 RMK AO2
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K8W2
10nm W | 250435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/19 A2997 RMK AO1 T02110185
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KFRR
19nm NE | 250435Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM SCT049 SCT055 24/18 A2996 RMK AO1
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KCJR
19nm SE | 250435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT080 22/21 A2994 RMK AO2 T02200207
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| TAF |
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KCHO
32nm S | 242036Z 2421/2518 21015G25KT 2SM TSRA OVC050CB FM242130 17010KT P6SM FEW060 FM250300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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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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