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W90 New London Airport
Forest, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
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: NON-STD DIMENSIONS ON MARKINGS
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 115 ft.no
Markings: NSTD, in poor conditionNSTD, in poor 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.
114 ft. trees, 2325 ft. from runway, 38 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
SVC ROAD AT RY END; SVC ROAD APRX 100 FT FM RY END.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ASSOCIATED WHEELS INC
1206 WHEELS DRIVE
FOREST, VA 24551
Phone 434-525-2988
Manager: DAVID E. MILLER
NEW LONDON AIRPORT, 2760 BELLS MILL ROAD
GOODE, VA 24556
Phone 540-586-5155

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 76
Single engine airplanes: 71
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Gliders airplanes: 2
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 78/day *
79% local general aviation
19% transient general aviation
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2007

Additional Remarks

STANDS; FENCE & TOWER IN PRIMARY AND/OR TRANSITIONAL SFCS WITH GUARDRAIL BOTH SIDES OF RY.
RY USED AS DRAG STRIP ON 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3209:32
Sunrise06:0310:03
Sunset20:4000:40
Evening civil twilight21:1101:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 05:38:18
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2009 01:38:18
 
METAR
KLYH 
7nm NE 
040454Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01720122 402610117
TAF
KLYH 
7nm NE 
032339Z 0400/0424 30005KT P6SM SCT050 FM040800 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM041400 25006KT P6SM SCT250
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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
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100LL 
$4.76 
Mogas 
$2.05 
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