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W24 Falwell Airport
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: W24
Lat/Long: 37-22-40.5150N / 079-07-20.0830W
37-22.675250N / 079-07.334717W
37.3779208 / -79.1222453
(estimated)
Elevation: 939 ft. / 286.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09W (2005)
From city: 3 miles SE of LYNCHBURG, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 24501

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1948
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: APR-OCT 0700-1900, NOV-MAR 0700-1800
Pattern altitude: 1739 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
ROANOKE APPROACH: 125.47 EAST OF LYH VORTAC 135.0 WEST OF LYH VORTAC
ROANOKE DEPARTURE: 125.47 EAST OF LYH VORTAC 135.0 WEST OF LYH VORTAC
IC: 135.0 WEST OF LYH VORTAC
WX ASOS at LYH (5 nm SW): 119.8 (434-239-0025)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LYHr041/9.2LYNCHBURG VORTAC109.2005W
MOLr186/31.4MONTEBELLO VOR/DME115.3005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BOJAR048/9.038508WLY .-.. -.--
FARMVILLE280/32.736707WFVX ..-. ...- -..-
VINTON080/37.727706WVIT ...- .. -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 2932 x 50 ft. / 894 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Operational restrictions: LAND RY 28 (WEST) TKOF RY 10 (EAST).
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 37-22.700100N37-22.667972N
Longitude: 079-07.604208W079-07.000357W
Elevation: 938.0 ft.801.4 ft.
Gradient: 4.7% DOWN4.7% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: tri-color VASI on left
Runway end identifier lights: SINGLE STROBE LIGHT ON CNLTRN 65' FROM THR.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 59 ft. tree, 306 ft. from runway, 96 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+12 FT HGR AT THLD 70 FT R.
none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: FALWELL AVIATION, INC
310 HANGAR ROAD
LYNCHBURG, VA 24502
Phone 434-237-7002
Manager: KYLE FALWELL
310 HANGAR ROAD
LYNCHBURG, VA 24502
Phone 434-237-7002

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 27
Single engine airplanes: 26
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 23/day *
63% local general aviation
20% transient general aviation
17% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

NO TGL.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28   download (197KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (5 nm SW)
0V4 - Brookneal/Campbell County Airport (15 nm S)
W91 - Smith Mountain Lake Airport (28 nm SW)
KFVX - Farmville Regional Airport (33 nm E)
KROA - Roanoke Regional Airport/Woodrum Field (41 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of W24 (Falwell Airport)
Photo by John Wallace
Photo taken 03-Jan-2008

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From to W24

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2211:22
Sunrise06:5011:50
Sunset17:1122:11
Evening civil twilight17:3822:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 11:58:43
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 06:58:43
 
METAR
KLYH 
5nm SW 
081154Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP245 T00440028 10094 20033 53013
TAF
KLYH 
5nm SW 
080523Z 0806/0906 20004KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Falwell Aviation 434-845-8769
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Pilot school (FAR Part 141), Aircraft rental, ...
 
National Business Aviation Association  
 
More info about Falwell Aviation
Phillips 66


FS 
100LL 
$4.20 
Jet A 
$3.01 
GUARANTEED
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FS=Full service
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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 Falwell Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Falwell Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Falwell Airport

Miles Price ($)
ECONO LODGE LYNCHBURG 2.3 90-160
TRAVELODGE LYNCHBURG 2.3 50-75
RAMADA INN LYNCHBURG VA 2.4 79-89
QUALITY INN LYNCHBURG 2.4 80-120
CRADDOCK TERRY HOTEL 2.5 159-199
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT LYNCHBURG 2.9 114-134
SLEEP INN LYNCHBURG 2.9 86-145
SUPER 8 LYNCHBURG VA 3.0 65-90
HOLIDAY INN SELECT LYNCHBURGairport transportation 3.0 113-135
DAYS INN AT RIVER RIDGE MALL 3.0 64-119
WINGATE BY WYNDHAM - LYNCHBURG AIRPORT 3.0 98-115
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA LYNCHBURG - UNIVERSITY BLVD. 3.2 70-80
HAMPTON INN LYNCHBURG VA 3.2 78-99
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LYNCHBURG 3.2 90-104
KIRKLEY HOTEL LYNCHBURG 3.2 79-102
BEST WESTERN OF LYNCHBURG 3.4 72-110
AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN 3.9 55-69
HILTON GARDEN INN LYNCHBURG 4.2 95-169
CORPORATE SUITES OF LYNCHBURG 4.2 
ACORN HILL LODGE 4.4 
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT LYNCHBURG 5.3 109-115

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Falwell Airport. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from W24 but to other nearby airports such as KLYH.
    

Hotels in other cities near Falwell Airport

21 in Lynchburg
2 in Madison Heights
1 in Goode
1 in Appomattox
 

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