FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SHD |
| Lat/Long: | 38-15-49.8332N / 078-53-47.1596W 38-15.830553N / 078-53.785993W 38.2638426 / -78.8964332 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1201 ft. / 366.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (1980) |
| From city: | 10 miles NE of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 24486 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1958 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SHD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA 800 FT PISTON ACFT, 1500 FT JET/TURBO ACFT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23; MALSR RY 05; REIL RY 23 AND TWY LGTS - CTAF. AT NIGHT HIRL RY 05/23 PRESET LOW INTST. ACTVT MED & HIGH INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 12 HRS FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL 540-234-8304. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.925 (540-234-0110) |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 132.85 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 132.85 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MOLr030/24.0 | | MONTEBELLO VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 05W |
| GVEr299/38.2 | | GORDONSVILLE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BRIDGEWATER | | 160/6.8 | | 241 | | 07W | | VBW | ...- -... .-- |
| AZALEA PARK | | 318/23.5 | | 336 | | 08W | | AZS | .- --.. ... |
| CAVERNS | | 226/32.9 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 6002 x 150 ft. / 1829 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 | | Double tandem: | 160.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 38-15.442075N | | 38-16.219008N |
| Longitude: | 078-54.173793W | | 078-53.398125W |
| Elevation: | 1174.1 ft. | | 1200.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 045 magnetic, 038 true | | 225 magnetic, 218 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 59 ft. pole, lighted, 2500 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear | | none RWY 23 +3' GND 200' FROM THR 320' RIGHT |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SHENANDOAH VAL REG ARPT COMM 77 AVIATION CIR. WEYERS CAVE, VA 24486 Phone 540-234-8304 |
| Manager: | GREGORY W. CAMPBELL 77 AVIATION CIR. WEYERS CAVE, VA 24486 Phone 540-234-8304 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 74 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 72/day * | | 51% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | 8% | commercial | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (285KB) |
| GPS RWY 23 | |
download (201KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 05 | |
download (254KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (7 nm NW)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (22 nm E)
W45 - Luray Caverns Airport (31 nm NE)
KOMH - Orange County Airport (40 nm E)
W99 - Grant County Airport (45 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by J.E. Herrington
Photo taken 09-Oct-2006
from 4,500 ft MSL
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 09:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 10:03 |
| Sunset | | 20:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:51 | | 00:51 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 09:24:17 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 05:24:17 |
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| METAR |
| KSHD | 170901Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A2979 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KCHO 22nm E | 170534Z 170606 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM1600 24013G20KT P6SM SKC FM0000 23006KT P6SM SCT070
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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