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8VG4 Buffalo Ridge Airport
Amherst, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 8VG4
Lat/Long: 37-36-19.1000N 079-00-58.9000W
37-36.318333N 079-00.981667W
37.6053056,-79.0163611
(estimated)
Elevation: 660 ft. / 201 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles NE of AMHERST, VA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 24521

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/2018
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at LYH (19 nm SW): PHONE 434-205-0756

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MOLr171/18.2MONTEBELLO VOR/DME115.3005W
LYHr031/23.5LYNCHBURG VOR/DME109.2005W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 1700 x 50 ft. / 518 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 1200 x 50 ft. / 366 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BUFFALO RIDGE AIRPORTS
202 SALISBURY CIR
LYNCHBURG, VA 24502
Phone 434-841-0074
Manager: RON DIXON
202 SALISBURY CIR
LYNCHBURG, VA 24502
Phone 434-841-0074

Additional Remarks

- EXER CTN WHEN ENTERING LDG PAT. OCNL AERO TOWING OF HANG GLIDERS TO 2000+ FT INVOF ARPT. LDGNG GLDS HAVE RIGHT OF WAY. FREQ FLT TRNG EXERCICSES IN PAT IN WT SHIFT CTL LAND VEHICLES (TRIKES).
- FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8VG4.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W24 - Falwell Airport (15 nm S)
KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (19 nm SW)
W90 - New London Airport (25 nm SW)
0V4 - Brookneal/Campbell County Airport (28 nm S)
W13 - Eagle's Nest Airport (29 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 26-Jun-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2609:26
Sunrise05:5709:57
Sunset20:4000:40
Evening civil twilight21:1201:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Jun-2025 22:52:15
Local (UTC-4)  26-Jun-2025 18:52:15
 
METAR
KLYH 
19nm SW 		262241Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM TS HZ FEW049 FEW060 29/24 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW TSB25 T02890239
K0V4 
28nm S 		262235Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM SCT050 SCT060 32/25 A2998 RMK AO1
KW13 
29nm N 		262235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A3006 RMK AO1 T02800217
KFVX 
32nm SE 		262235Z AUTO 02005KT 7SM -RA SCT035 SCT050 BKN080 28/27 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E P0010 T02820273
TAF
KLYH 
19nm SW 		261720Z 2618/2718 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 FM261900 21003KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM262300 04003KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM270900 32001KT 4SM BR BKN025 FM271200 06002KT P6SM FEW150
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