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VA85

New Castle International Airport
New Castle, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

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 Saving Time)
Zip code:	24127

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1962
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 540-216-0158

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PSKr057/37.7		PULASKI VORTAC		116.80		06W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
VINTON		336/19.7		277		08W		VIT	...- .. -
TECH		049/21.9		368		08W		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 540-864-5800
Manager:	LANIER FRANTZ HC-34 BOX 54 NEW CASTLE, VA 24127 Phone 540-864-5542

Additional Remarks

E125	PLUS 5 GLIDERS
-	FOR CD CTC ROANOKE APCH AT 540-563-1307.
E128	GLIDERS

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA85.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KROA - Roanoke-Blacksburg 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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 22-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:04	12:04
Sunrise	07:32	12:32
Sunset	17:32	22:32
Evening civil twilight	18:00	23:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-Jan-2026 21:12:01
Local (UTC-5)	22-Jan-2026 16:12:01

METAR

KROA 12nm SE	222054Z 26010KT 10SM SCT090 BKN200 12/M09 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP204 T01171089 53001
KBCB 22nm SW	222055Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM CLR 09/M08 A3015 RMK AO2 T00931078

TAF

KROA
12nm SE

221720Z 2218/2318 27012G24KT P6SM FEW050 FM230000 28005KT P6SM FEW250 FM230600 29002KT P6SM SCT250 FM231200 29003KT P6SM BKN250

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