FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 08 NOVEMBER 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 -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. |
| 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 8 November 2018 at 0901Z to 6 December 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (196KB) |
| 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 20-Nov-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 16:59 | | 21:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:28 | | 22:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Nov-2018 15:59:20 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 20-Nov-2018 10:59:20 |
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| METAR |
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| KVBW | 201535Z AUTO 28008KT 260V330 10SM SCT047 SCT060 OVC065 10/01 A2999 RMK AO1 T00980011
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KSHD
7nm SE | 201535Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM RA SCT041 BKN048 OVC060 09/01 A3001 RMK AO2 T00880014
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KW13
17nm S | 201530Z AUTO 28010G16KT 260V320 10SM SCT045 BKN060 OVC065 10/01 A2999 RMK AO1 T01010010
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| TAF |
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KCHO
28nm SE | 201133Z 2012/2112 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 BKN080 FM201500 30009KT P6SM SCT050 FM202300 31007KT P6SM FEW250 FM210500 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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