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VA48

Lockerman Seaplane Base
Gretna, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	VA48
Lat/Long:	37-02-17.5180N 079-35-46.1050W 37-02.291967N 079-35.768417W 37.0381994,-79.5961403 (estimated)
Elevation:	795 ft. / 242 m (estimated)
Variation:	07W (1985)
From city:	9 miles W of GRETNA, VA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	24137

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1977
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LYHr238/21.6		LYNCHBURG VOR/DME		109.20		05W
SBVr313/35.4		SOUTH BOSTON VORTAC		110.40		05W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
VINTON		134/16.9		277		08W		VIT	...- .. -
TECH		113/40.0		368		08W		TEC	- . -.-.

Seaplane Base Services

Parking:

buoy

Runway Information

Runway ALL/WAY

Dimensions:	5000 x 5000 ft. / 1524 x 1524 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY ALL	RUNWAY WAY
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	J R LOCKERMAN 310 ANTHONY FORD RD PENHOOK, VA 24137 Phone 804-927-5226
Manager:	J R LOCKERMAN 310 ANTHONY FORD RD PENHOOK, VA 24137 Phone 804-927-5226

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ROANOKE APCH AT 540-563-1307.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W91 - Smith Mountain Lake Airport (4 nm N)
W90 - New London Airport (19 nm NE)
KROA - Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport/Woodrum Field (25 nm NW)
KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (26 nm NE)
0V4 - Brookneal/Campbell County Airport (28 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:01	11:01
Sunrise	07:27	11:27
Sunset	18:41	22:41
Evening civil twilight	19:07	23:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Oct-2026 16:14:28
Local (UTC-4)	15-Oct-2026 12:14:28

METAR

KROA 24nm NW	151554Z VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC019 22/21 A3019 RMK AO2 RAB25E53 SLP211 P0005 T02170206
KLYH 25nm NE	151554Z 05006KT 10SM OVC017 23/19 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02280189
K0V4 28nm E	151555Z AUTO 06010G16KT 10SM BKN019 BKN043 BKN060 25/20 A3014 RMK AO1
KDAN 31nm SE	151553Z AUTO 10SM OVC070 27/21 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP192 T02720206
KMTV 32nm SW	151555Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM SCT055 OVC065 25/19 A3018 RMK AO2 T02540187
KSIF 38nm S	151555Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A3014 RMK AO2 T02760207
KBCB 41nm W	151555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT004 BKN033 OVC070 21/20 A3023 RMK AO2 P0003 T02100201
KW78 41nm SE	151555Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM OVC120 28/19 A3013 RMK AO1 T02750190

TAF

KROA 24nm NW	151120Z 1512/1612 33003KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 TEMPO 1513/1515 4SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM151500 13006KT P6SM OVC007 TEMPO 1515/1517 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM151700 12007KT P6SM VCSH OVC012 FM160000 10003KT P6SM BKN030 FM160500 12003KT 6SM BR OVC003 FM160800 00000KT 6SM BR SCT003 BKN070
KLYH 25nm NE	151120Z 1512/1612 04003KT P6SM VCSH OVC080 FM151400 06010KT P6SM VCSH SCT007 OVC030 FM151700 07010KT P6SM OVC035 FM160100 06004KT P6SM SCT004 OVC012 FM160500 00000KT 5SM BR OVC003

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