FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VA39 |
| Lat/Long: | 37-15-00.6000N / 077-19-58.8000W 37-15.010000N / 077-19.980000W 37.2501667 / -77.3330000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 100 ft. / 30 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 09W (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 23801 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL KEY 126.2 3 TIMES FOR PERIMETER LGT, AUTO TURN-OFF AFTER 15 MIN. |
Heliport Communications
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 126.4 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 126.4 |
| WX AWOS-3 at PTB (9 nm SW): | 133.325 (804-861-5551) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FCI (13 nm NW): | 128.625 (804-271-8426) |
| WX ASOS at RIC (15 nm N): | PHONE 804-236-1091 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HPWr251/11.4 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 06W |
| RICr191/15.1 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
| FAKr131/28.9 | | FLAT ROCK VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 06W |
| HCMr255/32.0 | | HARCUM VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| FKNr343/35.6 | | FRANKLIN VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 09W |
| LVLr054/37.6 | | LAWRENCEVILLE VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PUBBS | | 140/7.6 | | 392 | | 09W | | CF | -.-. ..-. |
| PETERSBURG | | 066/13.6 | | 284 | | 08W | | PTB | .--. - -... |
| WAKEFIELD | | 324/22.6 | | 274 | | 09W | | AKQ | .- -.- --.- |
| ASHEY | | 176/32.1 | | 280 | | 09W | | LJK | .-.. .--- -.- |
| FELKER | | 291/34.8 | | 226 | | 10W | | FAF | ..-. .- ..-. |
| BLACKSTONE | | 087/34.8 | | 326 | | 09W | | BKT | -... -.- - |
| EMPORIA | | 017/38.2 | | 261 | | 10W | | ELQ | . .-.. --.- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 400 x 400 ft. / 122 x 122 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| Runway edge lights: | PERI |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Army |
| Owner: | US ARMY ATCA-ASO CAMERON STATION ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RSTD: 24 HR PPR DSN 687-6421. |
| - | CAUTION: PJE 2M NW. SMALL ARMS RNG 1 NM NW. AVOID OVFT OF ASPHALT COMPOUND 1 NM WNW. |
| - | MISC: AVOID OVFT OF NATIONAL PARK AND BASE HSG AREAS ADJ TO FORT LEE RESERVATION. MAKE ADVSY OF LDG AND TKOF ON 126.2. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| COPTER VOR 262 | |
download (129KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPTB - Dinwiddie County Airport (9 nm SW)
KFCI - Chesterfield County Airport (13 nm NW)
KRIC - Richmond International Airport (15 nm N)
W96 - New Kent County Airport (18 nm NE)
KAKQ - Wakefield Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunset | | 17:04 | | 22:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:32 | | 22:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 09:01:20 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 04:01:20 |
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| METAR |
KPTB 10nm SW | 080840Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A3019 RMK AO2
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KRIC 16nm N | 080854Z 22004KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP227 T00720022 53002
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| TAF |
KRIC 16nm N | 080528Z 0806/0906 21006KT P6SM SKC FM081400 24006KT P6SM SKC FM082300 00000KT P6SM SKC
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