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08VA Springwood Airstrip Gliderport
Buchanan, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 08VA
Lat/Long: 37-33-14.2100N 079-44-56.6300W
37-33.236833N 079-44.943833W
37.5539472,-79.7490639
(estimated)
Elevation: 1026 ft. / 313 m (estimated)
Variation: 07W (1985)
From city: 5 miles NW of BUCHANAN, VA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 24066

Gliderport Operations

Gliderport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1983
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Gliderport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at ROA (17 nm SW): PHONE 540-216-0158

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LYHr311/30.3LYNCHBURG VOR/DME109.2005W
MOLr241/36.9MONTEBELLO VOR/DME115.3005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
VINTON025/21.927708WVIT ...- .. -
TECH064/37.536808WTEC - . -.-.

Gliderport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 1200 x 50 ft. / 366 x 15 m
Surface: turf
Operational restrictions: DEP WILL BE ON RWY 09; APCH AND LANDING ON RWY 27.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 37-33.227500N37-33.246167N
Longitude: 079-45.067500W079-44.820167W
Elevation: 1026.0 ft.984.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WILLIAM STANFORD STEWART
331 INTERMONT FARM LANE
BUCHANAN, VA 24066
Phone 540-213-3035
Manager: WILLIAM SANFORD STEWART
331 INTERMONT FARM LANE
BUCHANAN, VA 24066
Phone 540-521-3035

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC ROANOKE APCH AT 540-563-1307.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 08VA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KROA - Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport/Woodrum Field (17 nm SW)
KHSP - Ingalls Field Airport (24 nm N)
W90 - New London Airport (26 nm SE)
W91 - Smith Mountain Lake Airport (28 nm S)
KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (29 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2809:28
Sunrise05:5909:59
Sunset20:4300:43
Evening civil twilight21:1401:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Jun-2026 21:34:50
Local (UTC-4)  21-Jun-2026 17:34:50
 
METAR
KROA 
18nm SW 		212054Z 27007KT 10SM FEW070 SCT100 30/15 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP129 T03000150 56010 $
KHSP 
24nm N 		212115Z AUTO 28008KT 3SM HZ SCT047 SCT055 23/11 A3008 RMK AO2 T02260114
KLYH 
30nm SE 		212054Z 18005KT 10SM SCT095 31/15 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP125 T03110150 56009
TAF
KROA 
18nm SW 		211722Z 2118/2218 27006KT P6SM FEW060 FM212000 26006KT P6SM BKN070 FM212300 00000KT P6SM SKC FM221500 23008KT P6SM SCT050
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