FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SHD |
| Lat/Long: | 38-15-49.8332N / 078-53-47.1596W 38-15.830553N / 078-53.785993W 38.2638426 / -78.8964332 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1201 ft. / 366.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (1980) |
| From city: | 10 miles NE of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 24486 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1958 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SHD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA 800 FT PISTON ACFT, 1500 FT JET/TURBO ACFT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23; MALSR RY 05; REIL RY 23 AND TWY LGTS - CTAF. AT NIGHT HIRL RY 05/23 PRESET LOW INTST. ACTVT MED & HIGH INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | PPR 12 HRS FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL 540-234-8304. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.925 (540-234-0110) |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 132.85 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 132.85 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MOLr030/24.0 | | MONTEBELLO VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 05W |
| GVEr299/38.2 | | GORDONSVILLE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BRIDGEWATER | | 160/6.8 | | 241 | | 07W | | VBW | ...- -... .-- |
| AZALEA PARK | | 318/23.5 | | 336 | | 08W | | AZS | .- --.. ... |
| CAVERNS | | 226/32.9 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 6002 x 150 ft. / 1829 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 150.0 | | Double tandem: | 215.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 38-15.442075N | | 38-16.219008N |
| Longitude: | 078-54.173793W | | 078-53.398125W |
| Elevation: | 1174.1 ft. | | 1200.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 045 magnetic, 038 true | | 225 magnetic, 218 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 59 ft. pole, lighted, 2500 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear | | none RWY 23 +3' GND 200' FROM THR 320' RIGHT |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SHENANDOAH VAL REG ARPT COMM 77 AVIATION CIR. WEYERS CAVE, VA 24486 Phone 540-234-8304 |
| Manager: | GREGORY W. CAMPBELL 77 AVIATION CIR. WEYERS CAVE, VA 24486 Phone 540-234-8304 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 69 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 45 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 72/day * | | 51% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | 8% | commercial | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
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 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 05 | |
download (285KB) |
| GPS RWY 23 | |
download (201KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 05 | |
download (254KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (7 nm NW)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (22 nm E)
W45 - Luray Caverns Airport (31 nm NE)
KOMH - Orange County Airport (40 nm E)
W99 - Grant County Airport (45 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by J.E. Herrington
Photo taken 09-Oct-2006
from 4,500 ft MSL
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunset | | 18:42 | | 22:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:08 | | 23:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 01:19:50 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 11-Oct-2008 21:19:50 |
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| METAR |
| KSHD | 120100Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3044 RMK AO2 FZRANO
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| TAF |
KCHO 22nm E | 112324Z 120024 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200 TEMPO 0610 4SM BR FM1600 09006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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