FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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.
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 |
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| LDNr237/17.8 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 06W |
| CSNr279/29.8 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAVERNS | | 224/2.4 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
| BRIDGEWATER | | 057/28.2 | | 241 | | 07W | | VBW | ...- -... .-- |
| NAILR | | 305/30.7 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
| AZALEA PARK | | 009/39.4 | | 336 | | 08W | | AZS | .- --.. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3125 x 75 ft. / 952 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| 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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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: | 28 ft. tree, 389 ft. from runway, 221 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 21 ft. ant, 249 ft. from runway, 247 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
19 FT POLE LCTD 80 FT FM END OF RY, 230 FT LEFT ON APCH. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF LURAY & COUNTY OF PAGE
270 CIRCLE VIEW ROAD
LURAY, VA 22835
Phone (540) 687-6301 |
| Manager: | KENNETH LEE PAINTER
PO BOX 748
LURAY, VA 22835
Phone 540-743-6070 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 125/week * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2009 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (153KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jim Cosson
Photo taken 01-Jan-2009
from a Cessna 172 at 3500 MSL
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Luray Caverns Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunset | | 17:45 | | 22:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 23:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 07:02:54 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 02:02:54 |
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| METAR |
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KCJR
19nm SE | 100640Z AUTO 02003KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN007 OVC029 M01/M02 A2956 RMK AO2
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KSHD
30nm SW | 100640Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM UP OVC003 M02/M02 A2951 RMK AO2 P0001
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KCHO
32nm S | 100653Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM -SN BR BKN005 BKN009 OVC014 M01/M02 A2952 RMK AO2 UPB38E42FZRAE04SNB20E29B42 CIG 003V009 SLP001 P0001 T10111022 TSNO
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KOKV
32nm NE | 100640Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM -SN OVC006 M03/M03 A2956 RMK AO2 T10261030
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KOMH
33nm SE | 100642Z AUTO 31005KT 3SM -SN OVC007 M01/M01 A2957 RMK AO1
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KW99
36nm NW | 100656Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM -SN SCT019 BKN026 OVC035 M02/M04 A2956 RMK AO2
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KHWY
37nm E | 100640Z AUTO 04004KT 5SM -SN SCT005 BKN008 OVC026 M02/M03 A2954 RMK AO2 P0001
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KCHO
32nm S | 100540Z 1006/1106 00000KT 2SM -FZRA BR OVC006 FM100700 34005KT 1SM -SN SCT004 OVC006 FM101000 32010KT 1/2SM SN SCT002 OVC004 FM101200 31013G21KT 1/2SM SN OVC002 TEMPO 1012/1015 1/4SM +SN VV001 FM101500 30021G28KT 1SM -SN BKN006 OVC012 FM101700 31024G
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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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