FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunset | | 19:33 | | 23:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:00 | | 24:00 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 04:43:34 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 07-Sep-2008 00:43:34 |
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| METAR |
KCJR 19nm SE | 070420Z AUTO 34003KT 7SM CLR 21/18 A2994 RMK AO2
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KSHD 30nm SW | 070420Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 20/15 A2998 RMK AO2 FZRANO
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KCHO 32nm S | 070353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/16 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP128 T02000156
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KOKV 32nm NE | 070420Z AUTO 29010KT 10SM CLR 20/16 A2996 RMK AO2
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KOMH 33nm SE | 070420Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A2995 RMK AO1 PNO
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KW99 36nm NW | 070420Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT049 18/15 A3000 RMK AO2
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KHWY 37nm E | 070420Z AUTO 32004KT 7SM CLR 20/16 A2992 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KCHO 32nm S | 062337Z 070024 32008KT P6SM SCT050 FM0400 26003KT 4SM BR SKC FM0700 VRB03KT 2SM BR SKC FM0900 00000KT 1/2SM FG SKC FM1200 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM1330 26004KT P6SM SKC
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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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