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VA72

Covington Airport
Martinsville, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	VA72
Lat/Long:	36-36-00.4950N 080-02-19.1610W 36-36.008250N 080-02.319350W 36.6001375,-80.0386558 (estimated)
Elevation:	940 ft. / 287 m (estimated)
Variation:	06W (1985)
From city:	10 miles SW of MARTINSVILLE, VA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	24165

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at MTV (2.1 nm NE):	118.45 (276-957-3784)
WX AWOS-3 at SIF (13 nm SE):	119.775 (336-573-3677)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GSOr358/33.4		GREENSBORO VORTAC		116.20		03W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
BALES	283/5.9	396	07W	UV	..- ...-
SLAMMER	322/18.7	423	07W	SIF	... .. ..-.
VINTON	200/37.0	277	08W	VIT	...- .. -

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:	2200 x 100 ft. / 671 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 12	RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern:	right	right

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	C W COVINGTON AIR HAVEN FARM, PO BOX 155 SPENCER, VA 24165 Phone 703-957-2903

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA72.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMTV - Blue Ridge Airport (2 nm NE)
KSIF - Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport (13 nm SE)
N63 - Meadow Brook Field Airport (19 nm S)
KMWK - Mount Airy/Surry County Airport (26 nm W)
KINT - Smith Reynolds Airport (29 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:32	11:32
Sunrise	06:58	11:58
Sunset	18:08	23:08
Evening civil twilight	18:35	23:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Feb-2026 23:00:29
Local (UTC-5)	24-Feb-2026 18:00:29

METAR

KMTV	242255Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 03/M13 A3001 RMK AO2 T00311133
KSIF 13nm SE	242255Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 03/M09 A3001 RMK AO2 T00321092

TAF

KINT 29nm S	241731Z 2418/2518 28006KT P6SM SCT250 FM250300 20004KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/24042KT FM251000 22006KT P6SM BKN250 FM251500 23008G17KT P6SM OVC250
KGSO 30nm S	241731Z 2418/2518 30010KT P6SM SCT250 FM250400 20005KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/24045KT FM251000 22006KT P6SM BKN250 FM251600 24015G23KT P6SM OVC250
KDAN 34nm E	241720Z 2418/2518 29009G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM242300 21005KT P6SM OVC200 FM250700 22009KT P6SM SCT090 WS020/24040KT FM251500 23009G20KT P6SM OVC100

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