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VA72

Covington Airport
Martinsville, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

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 06-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:05	12:05
Sunrise	07:34	12:34
Sunset	17:18	22:18
Evening civil twilight	17:47	22:47

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Jan-2026 18:54:09
Local (UTC-5)	06-Jan-2026 13:54:09

METAR

KMTV	061835Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A2984 RMK AO2 T01390058
KSIF 13nm SE	061835Z AUTO 23008G14KT 200V260 10SM CLR 15/08 A2982 RMK AO2 T01530082

TAF

KINT 29nm S	061734Z 0618/0718 24008G14KT P6SM BKN015 FM061930 23010G16KT P6SM SCT020 SCT250 FM062300 24005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM070700 24004KT 5SM BR FEW005 SCT250 TEMPO 0708/0712 1SM BR BKN005 FM071400 27008KT P6SM FEW015 SCT250
KGSO 30nm S	061734Z 0618/0718 23014G22KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM062300 24007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM070700 24006KT 5SM BR FEW005 SCT250 TEMPO 0708/0712 1SM BR BKN005 FM071400 27010KT P6SM FEW015 SCT250
KDAN 34nm E	061738Z 0618/0718 22010G18KT P6SM BKN030 FM071200 25005KT P6SM FEW250 FM071600 28008G16KT P6SM SKC

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