FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LUA |
| Lat/Long: | 38-40-00.1577N 078-30-03.0061W
38-40.002628N 078-30.050102W
38.6667105,-78.5008350
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 902.4 ft. / 275.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of LURAY, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 22835 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1971 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 04/22; MIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.275 (540-743-1148) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 8W2 (10 nm W): | 118.175 (540-740-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FRR (19 nm NE): | 121.85 (540-635-5377) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 133.2/282.2 (BUCKS ELBOW RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LDNr237/17.8 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 06W |
| CSNr279/29.8 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAVERNS | | 223/2.4 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
| NAILR | | 305/30.7 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3126 x 75 ft. / 953 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 22 MRKGS CVRD WITH ALGAE. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 38-39.790703N | | 38-40.214553N |
| Longitude: | 078-30.236537W | | 078-29.863667W |
| Elevation: | 902.4 ft. | | 901.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 035 true | | 224 magnetic, 215 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 28 ft. tree, 940 ft. from runway, 290 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 9 ft. road, lighted, 200 ft. from runway, 185 ft. left of centerline
10 FT ROAD LCTD 80 FT FM END OF RWY, 230 FT LEFT ON APCH. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LURAY & PAGE CO. AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1504 AIRPORT ROAD
LURAY, VA 22835
Phone (540) 743-6070 |
| Manager: | JAMES CULPEPPER
1504 AIRPORT ROAD
LURAY, VA 22835
Phone 540-743-6070 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. |
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 from 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (193KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (194KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (176KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (176KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (167KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (395KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8W2 - New Market Airport (10 nm W)
KFRR - Front Royal-Warren County Airport (19 nm NE)
KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (28 nm SW)
KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (30 nm SW)
KCJR - Culpeper Regional Airport (31 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jim Cosson
Photo taken 01-Jan-2009
from a Cessna 172 at 3500 MSL
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Luray Caverns Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Mar-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunset | | 18:10 | | 23:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:36 | | 23:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Mar-2025 04:04:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Mar-2025 23:04:23 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUA | 060355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 10/08 A2930 RMK AO2
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K8W2
10nm W | 060355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC055 12/04 A2933 RMK AO1 T01160040 401820089
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KFRR
19nm NE | 060255Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM SCT029 BKN042 OVC048 10/08 A2929 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KCHO
32nm S | 060109Z 0601/0624 VRB08KT 3SM -TSRA BKN014 OVC030CB FM060200 21007KT P6SM OVC070 FM060330 26006KT P6SM BKN050 FM061400 28011G21KT P6SM BKN060 FM061700 30015G30KT P6SM SCT060 FM062300 29010KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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