FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | W45 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-40-01.4000N / 078-30-02.1000W 38-40.023333N / 078-30.035000W 38.6670556 / -78.5005833 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 902 ft. / 274.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of LURAY, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 22835 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1971 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 133.2/282.2 (BUCKS ELBOW RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LDNr237/17.8 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 06W |
| CSNr279/29.8 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CAVERNS | | 224/2.4 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
| BRIDGEWATER | | 057/28.2 | | 241 | | 07W | | VBW | ...- -... .-- |
| NAILR | | 305/30.7 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
| CULPEPER | | 294/31.2 | | 252 | | 09W | | CJR | -.-. .--- .-. |
| AZALEA PARK | | 009/39.4 | | 336 | | 08W | | AZS | .- --.. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3125 x 75 ft. / 952 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 04 MARKINGS FADED. RY 22 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 38-39.811583N | | 38-40.235417N |
| Longitude: | 078-30.220400W | | 078-29.847617W |
| Elevation: | 902.7 ft. | | 902.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 035 true | | 224 magnetic, 215 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. tree, 520 ft. from runway, 73 ft. right of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. trees, 309 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LURAY PAGE CO ARPT COMSN 270 CIRCLE VIEW ROAD LURAY, VA 22835 Phone 540-743-7339 |
| Manager: | KENNETH LEE PAINTER PO BOX 748 LURAY, VA 22835 Phone 540-743-6070 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TAXI ON HARD SFCS ONLY. |
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (215KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (153KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (205KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFRR - Front Royal-Warren County Airport (19 nm NE)
KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (28 nm SW)
KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (31 nm SW)
KCJR - Culpeper Regional Airport (31 nm E)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (32 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 23-Jun-2007
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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 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:41 | | 09:41 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:00 | | 01:00 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 03:16:33 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 23:16:33 |
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| METAR |
KCJR 19nm SE | 260300Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT070 21/19 A3009 RMK AO2
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KSHD 30nm SW | 260300Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3012 RMK AO2 FZRANO
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KCHO 32nm S | 260253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02110167 53005 TSNO
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KOKV 32nm NE | 260300Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT090 21/16 A3009 RMK AO2
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KOMH 33nm SE | 260300Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 21/20 A3011 RMK AO1
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KW99 36nm NW | 260255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A3009 RMK AO2
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KHWY 37nm E | 260300Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A3008 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KCHO 32nm S | 252326Z 260024 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1700 20006KT P6SM SCT060
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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