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KVBW

Bridgewater Air Park
Bridgewater, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	VBW
Lat/Long:	38-21-55.1330N 078-57-32.2740W 38-21.918883N 078-57.537900W 38.3653147,-78.9589650 (estimated)
Elevation:	1165 ft. / 355 m (estimated)
Variation:	09W (2010)
From city:	1 mile SE of BRIDGEWATER, VA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 RWY 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
MOLr019/28.7		MONTEBELLO VOR/DME		115.30		05W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
STAUT		009/9.8		375		09W		SH	... ....
CAVERNS		238/30.4		245		09W		LUA	.-.. ..- .-

Airport Services

Fuel available:	A+
Parking:	tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:

4034 x 60 ft. / 1230 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

22.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 15

RUNWAY 33

Latitude:

38-22.183667N

38-21.654400N

Longitude:

078-57.793517W

078-57.282317W

Elevation:

1156.8 ft.

1162.6 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

152 magnetic, 143 true

332 magnetic, 323 true

Displaced threshold:

145 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

19 ft. pole, 781 ft. from runway, 293 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear
+10 FT ROAD 25 FT FM RWY END. ACFT PRKG AND TAXIING WI 200 FT OF THR 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

Additional Remarks

-	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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15		download (235KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33		download (216KB)
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 (27 nm SE)
KLUA - Luray Caverns Airport (28 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Mar-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:00	11:00
Sunrise	07:27	11:27
Sunset	19:23	23:23
Evening civil twilight	19:49	23:49

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Mar-2025 08:35:54
Local (UTC-4)	16-Mar-2025 04:35:54

METAR

KVBW	160815Z AUTO 16008G14KT 10SM OVC031 15/15 A2980 RMK AO1 T01500150
KSHD 7nm SE	160815Z AUTO 18008G18KT 10SM -RA BKN024 OVC029 15/14 A2983 RMK AO2 T01490135
KW13 17nm S	160815Z AUTO 19010G16KT 10SM OVC022 16/13 A2983 RMK AO1 T01600132

TAF

KCHO
28nm SE

160540Z 1606/1706 18003KT P6SM BKN016 BKN025 WS020/19045KT FM161300 15011G20KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN020 BKN060 WS020/19045KT FM161600 16015G28KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN070 FM162000 18010G18KT 6SM SHRA BR VCTS SCT025CB BKN050 TEMPO 1621/1624 20030G45KT 3SM TSRA BKN025CB FM170000 21007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 FM170300 29008KT P6SM BKN090

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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities
	Business Name	Contact	Services / Description	Distance	Comments
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