FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 13 SEPTEMBER 2018
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. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | 0.3% DOWN |
| 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: | 72 ft. tree, 1012 ft. from runway, 302 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. acft, 200 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline
+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: | DAN LEE
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 34/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2016 | |
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 -16C. |
| - | FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124. |
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 13 September 2018 at 0901Z to 11 October 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (214KB) |
| 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 22-Sep-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunset | | 19:13 | | 23:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:39 | | 23:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Sep-2018 17:13:03 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 22-Sep-2018 13:13:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KVBW | 221655Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM SCT021 SCT027 OVC034 22/19 A3017 RMK AO2 T02240187
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KSHD
7nm SE | 221655Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM BKN020 OVC044 23/19 A3019 RMK AO2 T02280185
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KW13
17nm S | 221655Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM SCT025 OVC050 23/20 A3018 RMK AO1 T02250195
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KCHO
28nm SE | 221324Z 2213/2312 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 FM230000 04006KT P6SM OVC045 FM230200 03005KT P6SM OVC045 FM230400 03005KT P6SM OVC035 FM230600 03005KT 3SM RA OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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