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08VA

Springwood Airstrip Gliderport
Buchanan, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	08VA
Lat/Long:	37-33-14.2100N 079-44-56.6300W 37-33.236833N 079-44.943833W 37.5539472,-79.7490639 (estimated)
Elevation:	1026 ft. / 313 m (estimated)
Variation:	07W (1985)
From city:	5 miles NW of BUCHANAN, VA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	24066

Gliderport Operations

Gliderport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1983
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Gliderport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at ROA (17 nm SW):	PHONE 540-265-0680

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ODRr046/(17.6)	WOODRUM VOR	114.90	08W
ROAr054/19.8	ROANOKE VOR/DME	109.40	04W
LYHr311/30.3	LYNCHBURG VOR/DME	109.20	05W
MOLr241/36.9	MONTEBELLO VOR/DME	115.30	05W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
VINTON		025/21.9		277		08W		VIT	...- .. -
TECH		064/37.5		368		08W		TEC	- . -.-.

Gliderport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	1200 x 50 ft. / 366 x 15 m
Surface:	turf
Operational restrictions:	DEP WILL BE ON RWY 09; APCH AND LANDING ON RWY 27.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	37-33.227500N	37-33.246167N
Longitude:	079-45.067500W	079-44.820167W
Elevation:	1026.0 ft.	984.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WILLIAM STANFORD STEWART 331 INTERMONT FARM LANE BUCHANAN, VA 24066 Phone 540-213-3035
Manager:	WILLIAM SANFORD STEWART 331 INTERMONT FARM LANE BUCHANAN, VA 24066 Phone 540-521-3035

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 08VA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KROA - Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport/Woodrum Field (17 nm SW)
KHSP - Ingalls Field Airport (24 nm N)
W90 - New London Airport (26 nm SE)
W91 - Smith Mountain Lake Airport (28 nm S)
KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (29 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:32	10:32
Sunrise	06:58	10:58
Sunset	19:45	23:45
Evening civil twilight	20:11	00:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Apr-2025 18:59:49
Local (UTC-4)	06-Apr-2025 14:59:49

METAR

KROA 18nm SW	061854Z 26015G22KT 10SM BKN120 OVC140 25/09 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP096 T02500094
KHSP 24nm N	061835Z AUTO 27013G19KT 10SM BKN022 BKN029 OVC110 16/11 A2991 RMK AO2 T01600111
KLYH 30nm SE	061854Z 24008G20KT 210V270 10SM FEW110 28/12 A2981 RMK AO2 RAE53 SLP083 P0000 T02780117

TAF

KROA
18nm SW

061720Z 0618/0718 24012G22KT P6SM OVC050 FM062000 24015G25KT P6SM -RA VCSH OVC035 FM070000 18007KT 6SM -RA BR OVC015 FM070700 20007KT 5SM -RA BR OVC007 FM071400 29005KT 5SM -RA BR OVC007

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