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8VA1 Slate River Airpark
Buckingham, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 8VA1
Lat/Long: 37-32-39.9700N 078-35-13.4800W
37-32.666167N 078-35.224667W
37.5444361,-78.5870778
(estimated)
Elevation: 470 ft. / 143 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles WSW of BUCKINGHAM, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 23921

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/2017
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT HIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 123.3
WX AWOS-3 at FVX (13 nm SE): 132.725 (434-392-9718)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MOLr136/32.6MONTEBELLO VOR/DME115.3005W
GVEr222/34.9GORDONSVILLE VORTAC115.6006W
LYHr066/35.5LYNCHBURG VOR/DME109.2005W
FAKr278/36.1FLAT ROCK VORTAC113.3006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BLACKSTONE323/36.032609WBKT -... -.- -

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 4600 x 75 ft. / 1402 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern: leftright
Markings: basicbasic
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 50 ft. from runway200 ft. tree, 650 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GLADE KNIGHT
644 SLATE RIVER RANCH LN
BUCKINGHAM, VA 23921
Phone 804-727-6310
Manager: NATHAN MAYERS
644 SLATE RIVER RANCH LN
BUCKINGHAM, VA 23921
Phone 804-625-0704

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
- OWNER DESIRES ARPT TO BE CHARTED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8VA1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFVX - Farmville Regional Airport (13 nm SE)
W24 - Falwell Airport (27 nm W)
0V4 - Brookneal/Campbell County Airport (32 nm SW)
W81 - Crewe Municipal Airport (32 nm SE)
KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (32 nm SW)
  
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From to 8VA1

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4611:46
Sunrise07:1312:13
Sunset17:4422:44
Evening civil twilight18:1123:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Feb-2026 17:06:44
Local (UTC-5)  07-Feb-2026 12:06:44
 
METAR
KFVX 
14nm SE 		071655Z AUTO 01007G16KT 310V060 10SM CLR 00/M17 A3004 RMK AO2 T10011175
TAF
KLYH 
32nm SW 		071120Z 0712/0812 30013G26KT P6SM SKC FM071400 32017G33KT P6SM FEW045 FM072200 32013KT P6SM SKC FM080500 28005KT P6SM SKC
KCHO 
36nm N 		071121Z 0712/0812 30019G34KT P6SM SCT070 FM071400 32022G41KT P6SM FEW050 FM072000 32017G25KT P6SM SKC FM080600 32008G16KT P6SM SKC FM081000 31005KT P6SM SKC
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