FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (215KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (153KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (205KB) |
| 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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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunset | | 16:54 | | 21:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:23 | | 22:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 20:46:28 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Nov-2009 15:46:28 |
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| METAR |
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KCJR
19nm SE | 252020Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM BKN017 08/05 A2995 RMK AO2
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KSHD
30nm SW | 252020Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A2993 RMK AO2 FZRANO
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KCHO
32nm S | 251800Z 18010KT 10SM FEW013 BKN055 12/09 A2996 RMK AO2
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KOKV
32nm NE | 252020Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM SCT055 SCT090 14/10 A2991 RMK AO2 T01410098
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KOMH
33nm SE | 252020Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM BKN021 14/11 A2996 RMK AO2 T01420107
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KW99
36nm NW | 252036Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM SCT050 18/07 A2991 RMK AO2
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KHWY
37nm E | 252020Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM OVC016 12/10 A2993 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KCHO
32nm S | 251856Z 2519/2618 19007KT P6SM SCT015 BKN040 FM252200 21004KT P6SM BKN050 FM260300 23002KT 4SM BR SCT050 FM260500 00000KT 2SM BR SCT005 FM260800 00000KT 1/2SM FG BKN005 FM261300 00000KT 2SM BR SCT005 BKN015 FM261400 15003KT P6SM BKN040
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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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