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VA48

Lockerman Seaplane Base
Gretna, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	VA48
Lat/Long:	37-02-17.5180N 079-35-46.1050W 37-02.291967N 079-35.768417W 37.0381994,-79.5961403 (estimated)
Elevation:	795 ft. / 242 m (estimated)
Variation:	07W (1985)
From city:	9 miles W of GRETNA, VA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	24137

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1977
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
LYHr238/21.6	LYNCHBURG VOR/DME	109.20	05W
ODRr141/(25.1)	WOODRUM VOR	114.90	08W
ROAr133/29.1	ROANOKE VOR/DME	109.40	04W
SBVr313/35.4	SOUTH BOSTON VORTAC	110.40	05W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
VINTON		134/16.9		277		08W		VIT	...- .. -
TECH		113/40.0		368		08W		TEC	- . -.-.

Seaplane Base Services

Parking:

buoy

Runway Information

Runway ALL/WAY

Dimensions:	5000 x 5000 ft. / 1524 x 1524 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY ALL	RUNWAY WAY
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	J R LOCKERMAN 310 ANTHONY FORD RD PENHOOK, VA 24137 Phone 804-927-5226
Manager:	J R LOCKERMAN 310 ANTHONY FORD RD PENHOOK, VA 24137 Phone 804-927-5226

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W91 - Smith Mountain Lake Airport (4 nm N)
W90 - New London Airport (19 nm NE)
KROA - Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport/Woodrum Field (25 nm NW)
KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (26 nm NE)
0V4 - Brookneal/Campbell County Airport (28 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-May-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:52	09:52
Sunrise	06:21	10:21
Sunset	20:10	00:10
Evening civil twilight	20:38	00:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-May-2025 01:50:59
Local (UTC-4)	05-May-2025 21:50:59

METAR

KROA 24nm NW	060054Z 25008KT 10SM FEW075 17/08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01720083
KLYH 25nm NE	060054Z 21004KT 10SM FEW049 SCT060 SCT075 18/14 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N SLP131 T01780144
K0V4 28nm E	060135Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM CLR 15/15 A2994 RMK AO1
KDAN 31nm SE	060053Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM FEW085 16/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01560144
KMTV 32nm SW	060135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE T01410080
KSIF 38nm S	060125Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A2996 RMK AO2 T01340105
KBCB 41nm W	060135Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE T01270073
KW78 41nm SE	060135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A2996 RMK AO1 T01630150

TAF

KROA 24nm NW	051720Z 0518/0618 14009G17KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100 FM052100 23006KT P6SM SCT150 FM060300 27003KT P6SM FEW150 FM061500 25009G17KT P6SM OVC100
KLYH 25nm NE	051720Z 0518/0618 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN060 FM060000 20005KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM060200 00000KT P6SM FEW180 FM060600 00000KT 4SM BR SCT250 FM061300 23004KT P6SM BKN250

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