FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GVE |
| Lat/Long: | 38-09-21.5860N / 078-09-56.8080W
38-09.359767N / 078-09.946800W
38.1559961 / -78.1657800
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 454 ft. / 138 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06W (1965) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of GORDONSVILLE, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 22942 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATTND |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE MIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 132.85 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 132.85 |
| WX AWOS-3 at OMH (8 nm NE): | 118.075 (540-672-0505) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LKU (13 nm SE): | 119.475 (540-967-1983) |
| WX ASOS at CHO (14 nm W): | 118.425 (434-973-5024) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GVEr002/8.6 | | GORDONSVILLE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 06W |
| CSNr212/32.4 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
| BRVr263/39.8 | | BROOKE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 09W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LOUISA | | 308/16.6 | | 382 | | 09W | | IQK | .. --.- -.- |
| AZALEA PARK | | 070/18.8 | | 336 | | 08W | | AZS | .- --.. ... |
| NAILR | | 224/21.7 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
| SHANNON | | 269/34.4 | | 237 | | 10W | | EZF | . --.. ..-. |
| CAVERNS | | 165/35.6 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
| BRIDGEWATER | | 116/39.5 | | 241 | | 07W | | VBW | ...- -... .-- |
| ASHEY | | 314/39.8 | | 280 | | 09W | | LJK | .-.. .--- -.- |
| A P HILL | | 286/39.9 | | 396 | | 10W | | APH | .- .--. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2300 x 40 ft. / 701 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
OLD CRACKSEAL SIX INCHES WIDE IN PLACES, VERY SOFT |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 38-09.209850N | | 38-09.508617N |
| Longitude: | 078-10.094100W | | 078-09.798933W |
| Elevation: | 453.0 ft. | | 442.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 038 true | | 224 magnetic, 218 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 440 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | panels that may or may not be lighted, on right | | panels that may or may not be lighted, on right |
| Obstructions: | 39 ft. tree, 202 ft. from runway, 106 ft. left of centerline
TREE 186 FT FROM RY END IS 11 FT ABOVE THE RY END ELEVATION AND 69 FT LEFT ON APPROACH. | | 29 ft. trees, 277 ft. from runway, 18 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RY 23 APCH RATIO 0:1 TO DSPD THLD; +26 FT TREE 23 FT FM DSPLCD THLD; 115 FT L BASED ON DSPD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF GORDONSVILLE
P.O. BOX 276
GORDONSVILLE, VA 22942
Phone 540-832-2233 |
| Manager: | BRENT HALL
PO BOX 518
GORDONSVILLE, VA 22942
Phone 434-996-5911 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 77% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 3% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2006 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KGVE.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOMH - Orange County Airport (8 nm NE)
KLKU - Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field (13 nm SE)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (14 nm W)
KCJR - Culpeper Regional Airport (26 nm NE)
KHWY - Warrenton-Fauquier Airport (34 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 09:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 00:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 09:28:43 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 05:28:43 |
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| METAR |
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KOMH
8nm NE | 170920Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/05 A2978 RMK AO1
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KLKU
13nm SE | 170920Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A2975 RMK AO2
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KCHO
13nm W | 170853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP072 T00780056 56005 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KCHO
13nm W | 170534Z 170606 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM1600 24013G20KT P6SM SKC FM0000 23006KT P6SM SCT070
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| NOTAMs |
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