FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VA85 |
| Lat/Long: | 37-29-00.4650N / 080-05-59.1700W
37-29.007750N / 080-05.986167W
37.4834625 / -80.0997694
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1320 ft. / 402 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of NEW CASTLE, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 24127 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 11/1962 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at ROA (11 nm SE): | PHONE 540-265-0680 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ROAr355/8.5 | | ROANOKE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 04W |
| ODRr335/(11.2) | | WOODRUM VOR | | 114.90 | | 06W |
| LWBr157/26.7 | | GREENBRIER VOR/DME | | 116.05 | | 08W |
| PSKr057/37.7 | | PULASKI VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CALLAHAN | | 017/13.6 | | 379 | | 05W | | CNQ | -.-. -. --.- |
| VINTON | | 334/19.7 | | 277 | | 06W | | VIT | ...- .. - |
| TECH | | 047/21.9 | | 368 | | 06W | | TEC | - . -.-. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2400 x 100 ft. / 732 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Obstructions: | none | | hill |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | LANIER FRANTZ
HC-34 BOX 54
NEW CASTLE, VA 24127-9312
Phone 703-864-5800 |
| Manager: | LANIER FRANTZ
HC-34 BOX 54
NEW CASTLE, VA 24127
Phone 703-864-5542 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 10 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at VA85.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KROA - Roanoke Regional Airport/Woodrum Field (11 nm SE)
KBCB - Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport (22 nm SW)
KLWB - Greenbrier Valley Airport (27 nm NW)
KHSP - Ingalls Field Airport (31 nm NE)
W91 - Smith Mountain Lake Airport (33 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 02-Dec-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 17:01 | | 22:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:30 | | 22:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 09:04:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 02-Dec-2008 04:04:29 |
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| METAR |
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KROA
12nm SE | 020854Z 04004KT 10SM SCT060 01/M04 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP179 T00061039 51013
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KBCB
22nm SW | 020840Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM OVC050 M01/M03 A3001 RMK AO2
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KROA
12nm SE | 020531Z 0206/0306 23007KT P6SM BKN060 TEMPO 0206/0208 4SM -SHSN OVC035 FM020800 27009KT P6SM SCT040 FM021000 28010KT P6SM BKN040 FM030200 27006KT P6SM SCT100
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