FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 DECEMBER 2021
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 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 TWY IN LINE WITH RWY PRIOR TO RWY 33 IN ADDITION TO THE DISPLACEMENT. PPR FOR US GOV OPS CALL 540828-6070. |
| - | 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 02 December 2021 at 0901Z to 30 December 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (234KB) |
| 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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| 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 06-Dec-2021
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunset | | 16:54 | | 21:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:24 | | 22:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Dec-2021 03:05:50 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Dec-2021 22:05:50 |
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| METAR |
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| KVBW | 070255Z AUTO 29009KT 10SM CLR 04/M10 A3001 RMK AO1 T00431100
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KSHD
7nm SE | 070255Z AUTO 30008G18KT 10SM CLR 05/M12 A3002 RMK AO2 T00451121
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KW13
17nm S | 070255Z AUTO 29011G19KT 10SM CLR 05/M13 A2999 RMK AO1 T00541127
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KCHO
28nm SE | 061746Z 0618/0718 20012G18KT P6SM FEW100 FM062200 27015G25KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM070300 31009KT P6SM BKN050 FM071100 00000KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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