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VG54 Bear River Field Airport
McGaheysville, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: VG54
Lat/Long: 38-19-08.4500N 078-45-49.3500W
38-19.140833N 078-45.822500W
38.3190139,-78.7637083
(estimated)
Elevation: 1050 ft. / 320 m (estimated)
Variation: 10W (2020)
From city: 4 miles SSW of MCGAHEYSVILLE, VA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 24471

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/2022
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at SHD (7 nm SW): 124.925 (540-234-0110)
WX AWOS-3 at VBW (10 nm W): 119.55 (540-828-2076)
WX AWOS-3PT at W13 (17 nm SW): 118.625 (540-941-7570)
WX ASOS at CHO (18 nm SE): PHONE 434-975-0110

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MOLr038/29.9MONTEBELLO VOR/DME115.3005W
GVEr308/34.1GORDONSVILLE VORTAC115.6006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
STAUT061/11.537509WSH ... ....
CAVERNS220/26.624509WLUA .-.. ..- .-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 2000 x 90 ft. / 610 x 27 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 38-19.058333N38-19.223333N
Longitude: 078-46.003333W078-45.641667W
Elevation: 1050.0 ft.1050.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 070 magnetic, 060 true250 magnetic, 240 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JUSTIN RODES
5853 LAWYER RD
PORT REPUBLIC, VA 24471
Phone 540-810-3144
Manager: JUSTIN RODES
5853 LAWYER RD
PORT REPUBLIC, VA 24471
Phone 540-810-3144

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VG54.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (7 nm SW)
KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (10 nm W)
W13 - Eagle's Nest Airport (17 nm SW)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (18 nm SE)
8W2 - New Market Airport (20 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0910:09
Sunrise06:3610:36
Sunset19:5323:53
Evening civil twilight20:2000:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Apr-2026 20:41:51
Local (UTC-4)  18-Apr-2026 16:41:51
 
METAR
KSHD 
7nm SW 		182015Z AUTO 20009G16KT 10SM CLR 29/10 A2986 RMK AO2 T02880101
KVBW 
10nm W 		182015Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 29/11 A2982 RMK AO1 T02880107
KW13 
17nm SW 		182015Z AUTO 18012G17KT 10SM SCT080 28/11 A2987 RMK AO1 T02810109
KCHO 
19nm SE 		181953Z 18013KT 10SM CLR 31/11 A2983 RMK AO2 RAB45E49 SLP095 P0000 T03110106
TAF
KCHO 
19nm SE 		181720Z 1818/1918 19008G17KT P6SM SCT150 FM190000 22005KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1903/1909 6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM190900 31013G22KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050 PROB30 1909/1913 33017G26KT 4SM -SHRA BR FM191300 32008G17KT 6SM -SHRA BKN060
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