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VG54 Bear River Field Airport
McGaheysville, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 25-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5811:58
Sunrise07:2712:27
Sunset17:2822:28
Evening civil twilight17:5722:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jan-2026 17:58:43
Local (UTC-5)  25-Jan-2026 12:58:43
 
METAR
KSHD 
7nm SW 		251735Z AUTO 02003KT 1/2SM -SN OVC012 M12/M13 A3007 RMK AO2 P0001 T11171135
KVBW 
10nm W 		251735Z AUTO 02003KT 1/2SM FZFG OVC017 M11/M13 A3005 RMK AO1 P0008 T11101130
KW13 
17nm SW 		251735Z AUTO 03005KT 1/4SM OVC008 M12/M14 A3003 RMK AO1 T11221142
KCHO 
19nm SE 		251753Z AUTO 05006KT 1SM BR OVC025 M07/M09 A3002 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP173 6//// I6000 T10721094 11072 21106 58039 PNO $
TAF
KCHO 
19nm SE 		251145Z 2512/2612 02009KT 1SM FZRA OVC010 FM251800 03004KT 2SM -FZRA OVC008 FM260400 05003KT 5SM BR OVC008
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