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VA04 Barrows Airport
Fincastle, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: VA04
Lat/Long: 37-29-31.4720N / 079-55-43.1550W
37-29.524533N / 079-55.719250W
37.4920756 / -79.9286542
(estimated)
Elevation: 1100 ft. / 335 m (estimated)
Variation: 06W (1985)
From city: 2 miles W of FINCASTLE, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 24090

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1988
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: DAWN-DUSK
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at ROA (10 nm S): PHONE 540-265-0680

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ODRr019/(10.4)WOODRUM VOR114.9006W
ROAr041/11.2ROANOKE VORTAC109.4004W
LWBr143/31.3GREENBRIER VOR/DME116.0508W
LYHr298/35.9LYNCHBURG VORTAC109.2005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
VINTON359/17.427706WVIT ...- .. -
TECH059/28.336806WTEC - . -.-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 2100 x 40 ft. / 640 x 12 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 15 ft. hill, 300 ft. from runway
FENCE 6' HIGH AT WEST END OF RWY AT THRESHOLD (08) (NEW).
50 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ROBERT E. BARROWS
RR2, BOX 606
FINCASTLE, VA 24090
Phone 703-473-3661
Manager: ROBERT E. BARROWS
RR2, BOX 606
FINCASTLE, VA 24090
Phone 703-473-3661

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA04.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KROA - Roanoke Regional Airport/Woodrum Field (10 nm S)
KHSP - Ingalls Field Airport (28 nm N)
W91 - Smith Mountain Lake Airport (28 nm SE)
KBCB - Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport (29 nm SW)
KLWB - Greenbrier Valley Airport (31 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2611:26
Sunrise06:5411:54
Sunset17:1322:13
Evening civil twilight17:4122:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 03:53:06
Local (UTC-5)  09-Nov-2009 22:53:06
 
METAR
KROA 
11nm S 
100254Z 27003KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP284 T01390078 53003
TAF
KROA 
11nm S 
092326Z 1000/1024 12005KT P6SM SCT120 OVC250 FM102100 03004KT P6SM -RA OVC050

 
 

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Hotels in other cities near Barrows Airport

2 in Daleville
5 in Troutville
31 in Roanoke
14 in Salem
 

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