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KVBW Bridgewater Air Park
Bridgewater, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: VBW
Lat/Long: 38-22-00.2550N / 078-57-37.2030W
38-22.004250N / 078-57.620050W
38.3667375 / -78.9603342
(estimated)
Elevation: 1165 ft. / 355.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1975)
From city: 1 mile NW of BRIDGEWATER, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 22812

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1947
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0900-1600, ALL SUN 1200-1600
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
POTOMAC APPROACH: 132.85
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: 132.85
WX AWOS-3 at SHD (7 nm SE): 124.925 (540-234-0110)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MOLr019/28.8MONTEBELLO VOR/DME115.3005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BRIDGEWATERat field24107WVBW ...- -... .--
AZALEA PARK324/29.933608WAZS .- --.. ...
CAVERNS238/30.424509WLUA .-.. ..- .-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2745 x 60 ft. / 837 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 22.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 38-22.183483N38-21.823383N
Longitude: 078-57.793500W078-57.445883W
Elevation: 1157.0 ft.1165.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP0.3% DOWN
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 149 magnetic, 143 true329 magnetic, 323 true
Displaced threshold: no368 ft.
Markings: numbers only, in fair conditionnumbers only, in fair condition
Obstructions: 79 ft. tree, 496 ft. from runway, 191 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear35 ft. pole, 1277 ft. from runway, 184 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear
HAS +10 FT ROAD 25 FT FM RY END.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ROCKINGHAM AVIATION CORP
PO BOX 7
BRIDGEWATER, VA 22812
Phone 540-828-3214
Manager: KARL STOLTZFUS SR
PO BOX 7
BRIDGEWATER, VA 22812
Phone 540-828-6070

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 42
Single engine airplanes: 2
Multi engine airplanes: 40
    
Aircraft operations: avg 32/day *
56% local general aviation
39% transient general aviation
4% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS-A   download (227KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (31KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (7 nm SE)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (28 nm SE)
W45 - Luray Caverns Airport (28 nm NE)
W99 - Grant County Airport (39 nm N)
KOMH - Orange County Airport (44 nm E)
 
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From to KVBW

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4711:47
Sunrise07:1412:14
Sunset17:4622:46
Evening civil twilight18:1323:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 02:17:23
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 21:17:23
 
METAR
KSHD 
7nm SE 
100140Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM -SN OVC030 M01/M01 A2971 RMK AO2 P0002
TAF
KCHO 
28nm SE 
092343Z 1000/1024 VRB03KT 1SM -SN SCT008 OVC012 FM100100 VRB03KT 1/2SM SN BKN004 OVC006 FM100800 27006KT 2SM -SN BKN006 OVC010 FM101200 28012G22KT 5SM -SN BR BKN025 OVC050 FM101500 28018G36KT P6SM BKN060
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Bridgewater Air Park. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Bridgewater Air Park, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KVBW have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
RAMADA 4.0 60-245
 

Other hotels near Bridgewater Air Park

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - HARRISONBURG 3.7 51-80
HOLIDAY INN EXP HARRISONBURG 3.8 76-110
HAMPTON INN HARRISONBURG SOUTH 3.8 76-139
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON, HARRISONBURG, VA 3.9 81-90
RED CARPET INN HARRISONBURG 4.1 49-79
VALLEY SUITES AND EXTENDED STAY 5.1 73-74
CORPORATE SUITES OF HARRISONBUR 5.6 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Bridgewater Air Park

19 in Harrisonburg
1 in Mcgaheysville
1 in Verona
14 in Staunton
 

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