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W90 New London Airport
Forest, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: W90
Lat/Long: 37-16-18.5180N / 079-20-09.0940W
37-16.308633N / 079-20.151567W
37.2718106 / -79.3358594
(estimated)
Elevation: 849 ft. / 258.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (1985)
From city: 6 miles SW of FOREST, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 24550

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1960
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0930-1800, ALL SAT-SUN 0930-1800
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
ROANOKE APPROACH: 125.47 EAST OF LYH VORTAC 135.0 WEST OF LYH VORTAC
ROANOKE DEPARTURE: 125.47 EAST OF LYH VORTAC 135.0 WEST OF LYH VORTAC
IC: 135.0 WEST OF LYH VORTAC
WX ASOS at LYH (7 nm NE): 119.8 (434-239-0025)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LYHr287/4.9LYNCHBURG VORTAC109.2005W
ODRr102/(30.9)WOODRUM VOR114.9006W
ROAr101/35.3ROANOKE VORTAC109.4004W
SBVr342/39.0SOUTH BOSTON VORTAC110.4005W
MOLr201/39.3MONTEBELLO VOR/DME115.3005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BOJAR285/4.538508WLY .-.. -.--
VINTON087/26.427706WVIT ...- .. -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL MOGAS
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 3164 x 40 ft. / 964 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge markings: NSTD DIMENSIONS.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 115 ft.no
Markings: NSTD, in good conditionNSTD, in good condition
Obstructions: 10 ft. gnd, 200 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+26 FT ROAD 100 FT FM RY END 110 FT R CROSSING EXTDD CNTRLN; +4 FT GND 0-100 FT FM THLD 110-125 FT R; 37 FT TREE 131 FT FM RY END 118 R.
115 ft. trees, 2386 ft. from runway, 263 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ASSOCIATED WHEELS INC
1261 WHEELS DRIVE
FOREST, VA 24551
Phone 434-525-2988
Manager: DAVID E. MILLER
2760 BELLS MILL ROAD
GOODE, VA 24556
Phone 540-586-5155

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 54
Single engine airplanes: 52
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 83/day *
79% local general aviation
19% transient general aviation
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2009

Additional Remarks

STANDS; FENCE & TOWER IN PRIMARY AND/OR TRANSITIONAL SFCS WITH GUARDRAIL BOTH SIDES OF RY 35.
RY USED AS DRAG STRIP ON CERTAIN SUNDAYS SUMMER MONTHS. NOTAMED WHEN ARPT CLSD.
ULTRA LGT ACFT ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W90.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (7 nm NE)
W24 - Falwell Airport (12 nm NE)
W91 - Smith Mountain Lake Airport (16 nm SW)
0V4 - Brookneal/Campbell County Airport (17 nm SE)
KROA - Roanoke Regional Airport/Woodrum Field (31 nm W)
 
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From to W90

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3911:39
Sunrise07:0812:08
Sunset17:0122:01
Evening civil twilight17:2922:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 20:50:28
Local (UTC-5)  25-Nov-2009 15:50:28
 
METAR
KLYH 
7nm NE 
251954Z 20008KT 10SM FEW024 14/08 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01440083
TAF
KLYH 
7nm NE 
251842Z 2519/2618 18006KT P6SM BKN013 TEMPO 2519/2522 SCT013 BKN035 FM252200 22005KT P6SM BKN050 FM260000 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM260500 00000KT 5SM BR SKC FM261300 34005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Rucker Tibbs Aviation 434-525-2988
no information available

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100LL Mogas
PS $4.40 $2.60 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near New London Airport

Miles Price ($)
BUDGET INN LYNCHBURG AND BEDFOR 2.8 
TIMBERLAKE MOTEL LYNCHBURG 4.1 56-70

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near New London Airport

1 in Goode
3 in Bedford
2 in Altavista
21 in Lynchburg
2 in Madison Heights
 

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