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VA48

Lockerman Seaplane Base
Gretna, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	VA48
Lat/Long:	37-02-17.5180N 079-35-46.1050W 37-02.291967N 079-35.768417W 37.0381994,-79.5961403 (estimated)
Elevation:	795 ft. / 242 m (estimated)
Variation:	07W (1985)
From city:	9 miles W of GRETNA, VA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	24137

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1977
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LYHr238/21.6		LYNCHBURG VOR/DME		109.20		05W
SBVr313/35.4		SOUTH BOSTON VORTAC		110.40		05W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
VINTON		134/16.9		277		08W		VIT	...- .. -
TECH		113/40.0		368		08W		TEC	- . -.-.

Seaplane Base Services

Parking:

buoy

Runway Information

Runway ALL/WAY

Dimensions:	5000 x 5000 ft. / 1524 x 1524 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY ALL	RUNWAY WAY
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	J R LOCKERMAN 310 ANTHONY FORD RD PENHOOK, VA 24137 Phone 804-927-5226
Manager:	J R LOCKERMAN 310 ANTHONY FORD RD PENHOOK, VA 24137 Phone 804-927-5226

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ROANOKE APCH AT 540-563-1307.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W91 - Smith Mountain Lake Airport (4 nm N)
W90 - New London Airport (19 nm NE)
KROA - Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport/Woodrum Field (25 nm NW)
KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (26 nm NE)
0V4 - Brookneal/Campbell County Airport (28 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-May-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:50	09:50
Sunrise	06:19	10:19
Sunset	20:11	00:11
Evening civil twilight	20:40	00:40

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-May-2026 03:58:13
Local (UTC-4)	07-May-2026 23:58:13

METAR

KROA 24nm NW	080354Z 31005KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01110011
KLYH 25nm NE	080354Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 08/08 A2992 RMK AO2 VIS 1V4 SLP131 T00780078
K0V4 28nm E	080335Z AUTO 17004KT 1/2SM OVC002 07/07 A2992 RMK AO1
KDAN 31nm SE	080353Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 08/08 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP129 T00830083 $
KMTV 32nm SW	080355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A2996 RMK AO2 T00700049
KSIF 38nm S	080335Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR SCT001 08/08 A2994 RMK AO2 T00830082
KBCB 41nm W	080355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A2999 RMK AO2 T00850041
KW78 41nm SE	080335Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM OVC002 08/07 A2993 RMK AO1 T00760069

TAF

KROA 24nm NW	071720Z 0718/0818 35009KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM072000 32007KT P6SM OVC045 FM080000 30005KT P6SM SKC
KLYH 25nm NE	072026Z 0720/0818 VRB03KT P6SM SCT010 BKN020 TEMPO 0720/0722 BKN012 FM072200 08004KT P6SM OVC035 FM080000 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250

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