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VA38 LZ Alfa Heliport
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: VA38
Lat/Long: 36-47-35.5380N / 075-57-52.7430W
36-47.592300N / 075-57.879050W
36.7932050 / -75.9646508
(estimated)
Elevation: 10 ft. / 3 m (estimated)
Variation: 09W (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 23461

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/1992
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at ORF (13 nm NW): PHONE 757-460-9348
WX AWOS-3 at CPK (19 nm SW): 123.675 (757-421-0252)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ORFr125/12.8NORFOLK VORTAC116.9007W
CCVr187/33.3CAPE CHARLES VORTAC112.2010W
ECGr025/33.7ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME112.5007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PORTSMOUTH098/23.124110WPVG .--. ...- --.
HENRY138/32.537509WPJS .--. .--- ...
WOODVILLE037/35.625410WLLW .-.. .-.. .--
FELKER133/37.622610WFAF ..-. .- ..-.

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Navy
Owner: NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE DEV GRP
NAVAL FACILITY DAM NECK
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23461-2299
Phone 804-433-7960

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA38.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNTU - Oceana Naval Air Station (Apollo Soucek Field) (4 nm NW)
KORF - Norfolk International Airport (13 nm NW)
KNGU - Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (18 nm NW)
KCPK - Chesapeake Regional Airport (19 nm SW)
KPVG - Hampton Roads Executive Airport (23 nm W)
 
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From to VA38

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3611:36
Sunrise07:0512:05
Sunset16:4621:46
Evening civil twilight17:1522:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Dec-2009 15:31:30
Local (UTC-5)  08-Dec-2009 10:31:30
 
METAR
KNTU 
3nm NW 
081456Z 04014G21KT 10SM FEW025 SCT090 BKN200 07/M01 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP292 T00721011 51019 VISNO RWY 5R $
KORF 
13nm NW 
081451Z 05016KT 10SM FEW030 SCT100 07/M02 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP287 T00671017 51017
KNGU 
16nm NW 
081459Z 05010G18KT 10SM FEW028 SCT090 SCT110 BKN250 09/00 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP296 CONTRAILS T00890000 53019 PNO $
KCPK 
19nm SW 
081520Z AUTO 05015G19KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3037 RMK AO2
TAF
KORF 
13nm NW 
081143Z 0812/0912 06012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN200 FM081500 06012KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200 FM082200 08012KT P6SM OVC080 FM090000 09014G23KT P6SM -RA OVC035 FM090300 11016G27KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 FM090800 17016G27KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near LZ Alfa Heliport

Miles Price ($)
SCHOONER INN 2.6 130-190
BUDGET LODGE AT THE BEACH 2.7 78-149
RAMADA ON THE BEACH 2.9 209-299
QUALITY INN & SUITES OCEANFRONT 3.0 200-240
HAMPTON INN VIRGINIA BEACH 3.0 215-299
THE BARCLAY TOWERS RESORT HOTEL 3.0 249-250
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT 3.1 129-349
RODEWAY INN VIRGINIA BEACH 3.2 90-150
DAYS INN AT THE BEACH 3.2 100-220
HAMPTON INN VIRGINIA BEACH/OCEANFRONT SOUTH 3.2 
ATLANTIC SANDS OCEANFRONT 3.2 125-332
BELMONT INN AND SUITES 3.3 140-141
SANDPIPER INN 3.3 
SURFSIDE OCEANFRONT INN AND SUITES 3.3 139-191
DOLPHIN INN ON THE OCEAN 3.6 202-289
TROPICANA RESORT HOTEL 3.7 109-269
HOWARD JOHNSON OCEANFRONT HOTEL 3.7 144-200
19 ATLANTIC HOTEL 3.8 
TRAVELODGE VIRGINIA BEACH VA 3.8 81-320
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES BY MARRIOTT VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT 3.8 209-324
COMFORT INN & SUITES OCEANFRONT 3.8 189-299

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near LZ Alfa Heliport

74 in Virginia Beach
37 in Chesapeake
37 in Norfolk
8 in Portsmouth
 

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