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KLUA Luray Caverns Airport
Luray, Virginia, USA

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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
LDNr237/17.8LINDEN VORTAC114.3006W
CSNr279/29.8CASANOVA VORTAC116.3006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAVERNS223/2.424509WLUA .-.. ..- .-
NAILR305/30.735110WMSQ -- ... --.-

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: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
Runway edge markings: RWY 22 MRKGS CVRD WITH ALGAE.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 38-39.790703N38-40.214553N
Longitude: 078-30.236537W078-29.863667W
Elevation: 902.4 ft.901.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 044 magnetic, 035 true224 magnetic, 215 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 28 ft. tree, 940 ft. from runway, 290 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear9 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
    
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
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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 19-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5210:52
Sunrise07:1911:19
Sunset19:2523:25
Evening civil twilight19:5123:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 06:31:37
Local (UTC-4)  19-Mar-2024 02:31:37
 
METAR
KLUA 190615Z AUTO 29007KT 270V330 10SM SCT048 SCT070 00/M08 A2992 RMK AO2
K8W2 
10nm W 
190615Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM BKN050 BKN060 01/M09 A2993 RMK AO1 T00141093
KFRR 
19nm NE 
190615Z AUTO 29010G17KT 10SM BKN046 BKN055 BKN075 01/M07 A2992 RMK AO1
KCJR 
19nm SE 
190615Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 02/M10 A2994 RMK AO2 T00211096
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Luray Page County Airport 540-743-6070
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100LL Jet A
FS $5.50 $5.95 
 Updated 15-Mar-2024
 
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FS=Full service
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