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 |
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| MOLr019/28.8 | | MONTEBELLO VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BRIDGEWATER | | at field | | 241 | | 07W | | VBW | ...- -... .-- |
| AZALEA PARK | | 324/29.9 | | 336 | | 08W | | AZS | .- --.. ... |
| CAVERNS | | 238/30.4 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 38-22.183483N | | 38-21.823383N |
| Longitude: | 078-57.793500W | | 078-57.445883W |
| Elevation: | 1157.0 ft. | | 1165.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | 0.3% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 149 magnetic, 143 true | | 329 magnetic, 323 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 368 ft. |
| Markings: | numbers only, in fair condition | | numbers only, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 79 ft. tree, 496 ft. from runway, 191 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | 35 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in May 2007
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 17:46 | | 22:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:13 | | 23:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 02:17:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 21:17:23 |
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| METAR |
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KSHD
7nm SE | 100140Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM -SN OVC030 M01/M01 A2971 RMK AO2 P0002
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| TAF |
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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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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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