FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 |
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| LDNr237/17.8 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 06W |
| CSNr279/29.8 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 38-39.811583N | | 38-40.235417N |
| Longitude: | 078-30.220400W | | 078-29.847617W |
| Elevation: | 902.7 ft. | | 902.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 035 true | | 224 magnetic, 215 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 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: | 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 |
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| 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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 | |
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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| 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunset | | 18:34 | | 22:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:01 | | 23:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 00:06:19 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 20:06:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUA | 162255Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM OVC120 20/17 A2993 RMK AO2
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KCJR
19nm SE | 162255Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 22/22 A2995 RMK AO2
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KCHO
32nm S | 161740Z 1618/1718 23003KT P6SM SCT020 BKN030 FM170600 00000KT P6SM OVC090 FM170700 00000KT 3SM BR OVC090 FM171400 00000KT P6SM BKN050
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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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