FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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 | -- ... --.- |
| 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 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: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 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/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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jim Cosson
Photo taken 01-Jan-2009
from a Cessna 172 at 3500 MSL
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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 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:24 | | 09:24 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 09:56 |
| Sunset | | 20:41 | | 00:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:13 | | 01:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 07:02:30 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 03:02:30 |
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| METAR |
KCJR 19nm SE | 040641Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3001 RMK AO2
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KSHD 30nm SW | 040640Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3005 RMK AO2 FZRANO
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KCHO 32nm S | 040653Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01720122 TSNO
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KOKV 32nm NE | 040640Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM SCT080 18/14 A3001 RMK AO2
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KOMH 33nm SE | 040640Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A3003 RMK AO2
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KW99 36nm NW | 040637Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT041 BKN055 OVC080 18/14 A3005 RMK AO2
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KHWY 37nm E | 040641Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2999 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KCHO 32nm S | 040533Z 0406/0506 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM041400 24005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 FM041800 28009KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 BKN200 FM050100 25001KT P6SM OVC100
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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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