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KVBW Bridgewater Air Park
Bridgewater, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

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 -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
MOLr019/28.8MONTEBELLO VOR/DME115.3005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
STAUT008/9.937509WSH ... ....
CAVERNS238/30.424509WLUA .-.. ..- .-

Airport Services

Fuel available: A+
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2745 x 60 ft. / 837 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: 38-22.183500N38-21.823500N
Longitude: 078-57.793500W078-57.445833W
Elevation: 1157.0 ft.1165.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 152 magnetic, 143 true332 magnetic, 323 true
Displaced threshold: no368 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none19 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 100
Single engine airplanes: 2
Multi engine airplanes: 94
Jet airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 1
    
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 TWY IN LINE WITH RWY PRIOR TO RWY 33 IN ADDITION TO THE DISPLACEMENT.
FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.
PPR FOR US 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 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15   download (236KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33   download (218KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5410:54
Sunrise07:2011:20
Sunset19:2623:26
Evening civil twilight19:5323:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 06:21:24
Local (UTC-4)  19-Mar-2024 02:21:24
 
METAR
KVBW 190555Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM OVC050 00/M09 A2992 RMK AO1 T00021086 10024 20002 400860002
KSHD 
7nm SE 
190555Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM BKN050 BKN065 00/M09 A2995 RMK AO2 T00001088 10021 21001 401011001
KW13 
17nm S 
190555Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM BKN050 00/M10 A2993 RMK AO1 T10041098 10025 21004
TAF
KCHO 
28nm SE 
190526Z 1906/2006 32007KT P6SM OVC060 FM191000 25006KT P6SM SKC FM191600 26010G19KT P6SM FEW060 BKN120 FM192200 23011G23KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM200500 22008KT P6SM SKC
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