FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | LUA |
Lat/Long: | 38-40-00.1577N 078-30-03.0061W 38-40.002628N 078-30.050102W 38.6667105,-78.5008350 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 902.4 ft. / 275.1 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 |
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: | ACTVT REIL RWY 04/22; MIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.275 (540-743-1148) |
WX AWOS-3 at 8W2 (10 nm W): | 118.175 (540-740-3801) |
WX AWOS-3 at FRR (19 nm NE): | 121.85 (540-635-5377) |
- 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 |
LDNr237/17.8 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 06W |
CSNr279/29.8 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
CAVERNS | | 223/2.4 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
NAILR | | 305/30.7 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 3126 x 75 ft. / 953 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | RWY 22 MRKGS CVRD WITH ALGAE. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 38-39.790703N | | 38-40.214553N |
Longitude: | 078-30.236537W | | 078-29.863667W |
Elevation: | 902.4 ft. | | 901.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 035 true | | 224 magnetic, 215 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 28 ft. tree, 940 ft. from runway, 290 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 9 ft. road, lighted, 200 ft. from runway, 185 ft. left of centerline 10 FT ROAD LCTD 80 FT FM END OF RWY, 230 FT LEFT ON APCH. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | LURAY & PAGE CO. AIRPORT AUTHORITY 1504 AIRPORT ROAD LURAY, VA 22835 Phone (540) 743-6070 |
Manager: | JAMES CULPEPPER 1504 AIRPORT ROAD LURAY, VA 22835 Phone 540-743-6070 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 34 | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 117/week * | 57% | transient general aviation | 38% | local general aviation | 4% | air taxi | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2023 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. |
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 from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (195KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (196KB) |
VOR/DME-B **CHANGED** | |
download (178KB) |
NDB-A **CHANGED** | |
download (177KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (167KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (395KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8W2 - New Market Airport (10 nm W)
KFRR - Front Royal-Warren County Airport (19 nm NE)
KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (28 nm SW)
KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (30 nm SW)
KCJR - Culpeper Regional Airport (31 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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 |
Times for 18-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 10:05 |
Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 10:33 |
Sunset | | 19:53 | | 23:53 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:21 | | 00:21 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2024 00:14:37 |
Local (UTC-4) | 18-Apr-2024 20:14:37 |
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METAR |
KLUA | 182355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 21/09 A3002 RMK AO2
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K8W2 10nm W | 182355Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A3002 RMK AO1 T02040056 10273 20204
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KFRR 19nm NE | 182355Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3001 RMK AO1
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KCJR 19nm SE | 182355Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3002 RMK AO2 T02200088 10279 20220
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TAF |
KCHO 32nm S | 181728Z 1818/1918 27004KT P6SM SKC FM182300 36006KT P6SM SKC FM190000 03004KT P6SM SKC FM190800 07005KT P6SM BKN030 FM191000 08004KT P6SM BKN008 FM191500 13005KT P6SM BKN010
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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