FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024
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 RWY 04/22; HIRL RWY 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 |
LDNr237/17.8 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 06W |
CSNr279/29.8 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
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 edge markings: | RWY 22 MRKGS CVRD WITH ALGAE. |
| 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 poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor 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: | 28 ft. tree, 940 ft. from runway, 290 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 9 ft. road, lighted, 200 ft. from runway, 185 ft. left of centerline 10 FT ROAD LCTD 80 FT FM END OF RWY, 230 FT LEFT ON APCH. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | LURAY & PAGE CO. AIRPORT AUTHORITY 1504 AIRPORT ROAD LURAY, VA 22835 Phone (540) 743-6070 |
Manager: | JAMES CULPEPPER 1504 AIRPORT ROAD LURAY, VA 22835 Phone 540-743-6070 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 34 | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 117/week * | 57% | transient general aviation | 38% | local general aviation | 4% | air taxi | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2023 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. |
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 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (194KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (194KB) |
VOR/DME-B | |
download (176KB) |
NDB-A | |
download (176KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (167KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (395KB) |
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 |
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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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 10:52 |
Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 11:19 |
Sunset | | 19:25 | | 23:25 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:51 | | 23:51 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Mar-2024 06:31:37 |
Local (UTC-4) | 19-Mar-2024 02:31:37 |
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METAR |
KLUA | 190615Z AUTO 29007KT 270V330 10SM SCT048 SCT070 00/M08 A2992 RMK AO2
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K8W2 10nm W | 190615Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM BKN050 BKN060 01/M09 A2993 RMK AO1 T00141093
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KFRR 19nm NE | 190615Z AUTO 29010G17KT 10SM BKN046 BKN055 BKN075 01/M07 A2992 RMK AO1
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KCJR 19nm SE | 190615Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 02/M10 A2994 RMK AO2 T00211096
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TAF |
KCHO 32nm S | 190526Z 1906/2006 32007KT P6SM OVC060 FM191000 25006KT P6SM SKC FM191600 26010G19KT P6SM FEW060 BKN120 FM192200 23011G23KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM200500 22008KT 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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