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8VG4 Buffalo Ridge Airport
Amherst, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 8VG4
Lat/Long: 37-36-19.1000N 079-00-58.9000W
37-36.318333N 079-00.981667W
37.6053056,-79.0163611
(estimated)
Elevation: 660 ft. / 201 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles NE of AMHERST, VA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 24521

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/2018
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at LYH (19 nm SW): PHONE 434-205-0756

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MOLr171/18.2MONTEBELLO VOR/DME115.3005W
LYHr031/23.5LYNCHBURG VOR/DME109.2005W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 1700 x 50 ft. / 518 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 1200 x 50 ft. / 366 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BUFFALO RIDGE AIRPORTS
202 SALISBURY CIR
LYNCHBURG, VA 24502
Phone 434-841-0074
Manager: RON DIXON
202 SALISBURY CIR
LYNCHBURG, VA 24502
Phone 434-841-0074

Additional Remarks

- EXER CTN WHEN ENTERING LDG PAT. OCNL AERO TOWING OF HANG GLIDERS TO 2000+ FT INVOF ARPT. LDGNG GLDS HAVE RIGHT OF WAY. FREQ FLT TRNG EXERCICSES IN PAT IN WT SHIFT CTL LAND VEHICLES (TRIKES).
- FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8VG4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W24 - Falwell Airport (15 nm S)
KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (19 nm SW)
W90 - New London Airport (25 nm SW)
0V4 - Brookneal/Campbell County Airport (28 nm S)
W13 - Eagle's Nest Airport (29 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1611:16
Sunrise07:4311:43
Sunset18:1622:16
Evening civil twilight18:4322:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Nov-2025 07:29:29
Local (UTC-4)  02-Nov-2025 03:29:29
 
METAR
KLYH 
19nm SW 		020654Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T00560033 $
K0V4 
28nm S 		020715Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 02/02 A3018 RMK AO1
KW13 
29nm N 		020715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3019 RMK AO1 T00550022
KFVX 
32nm SE 		020715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/03 A3018 RMK AO2 T00280028
TAF
KLYH 
19nm SW 		020520Z 0206/0306 00000KT P6SM SKC FM020800 01002KT P6SM SCT230 FM021600 09005KT P6SM BKN220 FM030200 06003KT P6SM BKN200
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