FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 SEPTEMBER 2019
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VBW |
| Lat/Long: | 38-22-00.2550N 078-57-37.2030W
38-22.004250N 078-57.620050W
38.3667375,-78.9603342
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1165 ft. / 355.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of BRIDGEWATER, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 22812 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1947 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0900-1600, ALL SUN 1200-1600 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.55 (540-828-2076) |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 132.85 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 132.85 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SHD (7 nm SE): | 124.925 (540-234-0110) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at W13 (17 nm S): | 118.625 (540-941-7570) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MOLr019/28.8 | | MONTEBELLO VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| STAUT | | 008/9.9 | | 375 | | 09W | | SH | ... .... |
| CAVERNS | | 238/30.4 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | A+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2745 x 60 ft. / 837 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | OLD MARKINGS VISIBLE. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 38-22.183500N | | 38-21.823500N |
| Longitude: | 078-57.793500W | | 078-57.445833W |
| Elevation: | 1157.0 ft. | | 1165.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 152 magnetic, 143 true | | 332 magnetic, 323 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 368 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 76 ft. tree, 1209 ft. from runway, 297 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 19 ft. pole, 781 ft. from runway, 293 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear
+10 FT ROAD 25 FT FM RY END. ACFT PRKG AND TAXIING WI 200 FT OF THLD AND 200 FT OF CNTRLN, LEFT ON APCH. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | ROCKINGHAM AVIATION CORP
PO BOX 7
BRIDGEWATER, VA 22812
Phone 540-828-3214 |
| Manager: | AARON LORSON
PO BOX 7
BRIDGEWATER, VA 22812
Phone 540-828-6070 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 100 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 94 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 46/day * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 1300 FT TAXIWAY IN-LINE WITH RY PRIOR TO RY 33 IN ADDITION TO THE DISPLACEMENT. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE RESTRICTED AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -20C. |
| - | FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124. |
| - | PPR FOR UNITED STATES GOVT OPS CALL 540-828-6070. |
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 12 September 2019 at 0901Z to 10 October 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (198KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (140KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (7 nm SE)
W13 - Eagle's Nest Airport (17 nm S)
8W2 - New Market Airport (21 nm NE)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (28 nm SE)
KLUA - Luray Caverns Airport (28 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in May 2007
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Sep-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunset | | 19:09 | | 23:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:36 | | 23:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Sep-2019 08:41:50 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Sep-2019 04:41:50 |
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| METAR |
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| KVBW | 240815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/15 A2992 RMK AO1 T01460146
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KSHD
7nm SE | 240815Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A2994 RMK AO2 T01500139
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KW13
17nm S | 240815Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2992 RMK AO1 T01920162
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KCHO
28nm SE | 240520Z 2406/2506 VRB03KT P6SM FEW150 FM241400 34005KT P6SM FEW060 FM250100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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