FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 JULY 2010
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.
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 29 July 2010 at 0901Z and 26 August 2010 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Jul-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:45 | | 09:45 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunset | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:56 | | 00:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Jul-2010 13:49:13 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 30-Jul-2010 09:49:13 |
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| METAR |
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KCJR
19nm SE | 301300Z AUTO 02009KT 10SM SCT050 BKN060 24/17 A3002 RMK AO2
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KSHD
30nm SW | 301300Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A3005 RMK AO2
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KCHO
32nm S | 301253Z 03005KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02280161
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KOKV
32nm NE | 301300Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM SCT060 SCT080 SCT095 23/15 A3003 RMK AO2 T02310149
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KOMH
33nm SE | 301300Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A3001 RMK AO2 T02250168
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KW99
36nm NW | 301259Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A3006 RMK AO2
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KHWY
37nm E | 301300Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM SCT050 BKN065 22/13 A3000 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KCHO
32nm S | 301138Z 3012/3112 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM301500 02006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM302300 00000KT P6SM FEW070
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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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