FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VA39 |
| Lat/Long: | 37-15-00.6000N / 077-19-58.8000W 37-15.010000N / 077-19.980000W 37.2501667 / -77.3330000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 100 ft. / 30 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 09W (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 23801 |
Heliport Operations
| Heliport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL KEY 126.2 3 TIMES FOR PERIMETER LGT, AUTO TURN-OFF AFTER 15 MIN. |
Heliport Communications
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 126.4 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 126.4 |
| WX AWOS-3 at PTB (9 nm SW): | 133.325 (804-861-5551) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FCI (13 nm NW): | 128.625 (804-271-8426) |
| WX ASOS at RIC (15 nm N): | PHONE 804-236-1091 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HPWr251/11.4 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 06W |
| RICr191/15.1 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
| FAKr131/28.9 | | FLAT ROCK VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 06W |
| HCMr255/32.0 | | HARCUM VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| FKNr343/35.6 | | FRANKLIN VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 09W |
| LVLr054/37.6 | | LAWRENCEVILLE VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PUBBS | | 140/7.6 | | 392 | | 09W | | CF | -.-. ..-. |
| PETERSBURG | | 066/13.6 | | 284 | | 08W | | PTB | .--. - -... |
| WAKEFIELD | | 324/22.6 | | 274 | | 09W | | AKQ | .- -.- --.- |
| ASHEY | | 176/32.1 | | 280 | | 09W | | LJK | .-.. .--- -.- |
| FELKER | | 291/34.8 | | 226 | | 10W | | FAF | ..-. .- ..-. |
| BLACKSTONE | | 087/34.8 | | 326 | | 09W | | BKT | -... -.- - |
| EMPORIA | | 017/38.2 | | 261 | | 10W | | ELQ | . .-.. --.- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 400 x 400 ft. / 122 x 122 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| Runway edge lights: | PERI |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Army |
| Owner: | US ARMY ATCA-ASO CAMERON STATION ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RSTD: 24 HR PPR DSN 687-6421. |
| - | CAUTION: PJE 2M NW. SMALL ARMS RNG 1 NM NW. AVOID OVFT OF ASPHALT COMPOUND 1 NM WNW. |
| - | MISC: AVOID OVFT OF NATIONAL PARK AND BASE HSG AREAS ADJ TO FORT LEE RESERVATION. MAKE ADVSY OF LDG AND TKOF ON 126.2. |
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| COPTER VOR 262 | |
download (129KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPTB - Dinwiddie County Airport (9 nm SW)
KFCI - Chesterfield County Airport (13 nm NW)
KRIC - Richmond International Airport (15 nm N)
W96 - New Kent County Airport (18 nm NE)
KAKQ - Wakefield Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 06-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:26 | | 09:26 |
| Sunrise | | 05:57 | | 09:57 |
| Sunset | | 20:32 | | 00:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 05:57:50 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jul-2008 01:57:50 |
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| METAR |
KPTB 10nm SW | 060541Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR BKN110 21/20 A2999 RMK AO2
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KRIC 16nm N | 060454Z 00000KT 8SM FEW080 OVC120 21/20 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02110200 402780206
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| TAF |
KRIC 16nm N | 060004Z 060024 15006KT P6SM -TSRA BKN035CB TEMPO 0001 17015KT 1SM TSRA OVC020CB FM0200 16004KT P6SM VCSH BKN040CB FM0600 18004KT 4SM BR BKN050 FM1300 19007KT P6SM BKN040 FM1800 19009KT P6SM VCSH BKN040CB
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