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16VA Echols Field Airport
Mount Solon, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 16VA
Lat/Long: 38-20-04.0000N 079-09-38.0000W
38-20.066667N 079-09.633333W
38.3344444,-79.1605556
(estimated)
Elevation: 1782 ft. / 543 m (estimated)
From city: 4 miles W of MOUNT SOLON, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 22843

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/2019
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at VBW (10 nm E): 119.55 (540-828-2076)
WX AWOS-3 at SHD (13 nm E): 124.925 (540-234-0110)
WX AWOS-3PT at W13 (19 nm SE): 118.625 (540-941-7570)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MOLr359/26.2MONTEBELLO VOR/DME115.3005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
STAUT319/12.537509WSH ... ....
CAVERNS245/39.024509WLUA .-.. ..- .-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 1650 x 50 ft. / 503 x 15 m
Surface: turf/dirt, in fair condition
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: YELLOW JACKET HOLLOW
1116 STRIBLING SPRINGS RD
MOUNT SOLON, VA 22843
Phone 443-629-2630
Manager: JEREMY WIMPEY
1165 LOTTS RD
STEELES TAVERN, VA 24476
Phone 443 629 2630

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 16VA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (10 nm E)
KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (13 nm E)
W13 - Eagle's Nest Airport (19 nm SE)
8W2 - New Market Airport (29 nm NE)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (35 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0711:07
Sunrise07:3311:33
Sunset19:1923:19
Evening civil twilight19:4623:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Mar-2026 13:39:16
Local (UTC-4)  12-Mar-2026 09:39:16
 
METAR
KVBW 
10nm E 		121315Z AUTO 33007G16KT 300V010 7SM SCT035 BKN050 OVC070 04/01 A2989 RMK AO1 P0002 T00410010
KSHD 
13nm E 		121315Z AUTO 34010G19KT 7SM -RA SCT029 SCT034 OVC065 05/02 A2991 RMK AO2 P0003 T00450021
KW13 
19nm SE 		121315Z AUTO 32008G14KT 4SM SCT013 BKN027 OVC055 06/04 A2987 RMK AO1 P0003 T00550041
TAF
KCHO 
36nm E 		121135Z 1212/1312 31012G20KT 5SM -RA SCT025 OVC035 FM121500 34013G23KT 1SM RASN OVC012 FM121900 32010KT P6SM OVC070 FM130200 27004KT P6SM SKC FM130500 23003KT P6SM FEW240
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