FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | W45 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-40-01.4000N / 078-30-02.1000W
38-40.023333N / 078-30.035000W
38.6670556 / -78.5005833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 902 ft. / 274.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of LURAY, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 22835 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1971 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 133.2/282.2 (BUCKS ELBOW RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LDNr237/17.8 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 06W |
| CSNr279/29.8 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAVERNS | | 224/2.4 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
| BRIDGEWATER | | 057/28.2 | | 241 | | 07W | | VBW | ...- -... .-- |
| NAILR | | 305/30.7 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
| AZALEA PARK | | 009/39.4 | | 336 | | 08W | | AZS | .- --.. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3125 x 75 ft. / 952 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 22 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 38-39.811583N | | 38-40.235417N |
| Longitude: | 078-30.220400W | | 078-29.847617W |
| Elevation: | 902.7 ft. | | 902.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 035 true | | 224 magnetic, 215 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. tree, 520 ft. from runway, 73 ft. right of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. trees, 309 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LURAY PAGE CO ARPT COMSN
270 CIRCLE VIEW ROAD
LURAY, VA 22835
Phone 540-743-7339 |
| Manager: | KENNETH LEE PAINTER
PO BOX 748
LURAY, VA 22835
Phone 540-743-6070 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TAXI ON HARD SFCS ONLY. |
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT |
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 between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (215KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (153KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (205KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFRR - Front Royal-Warren County Airport (19 nm NE)
KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (28 nm SW)
KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (31 nm SW)
KCJR - Culpeper Regional Airport (31 nm E)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (32 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jim Cosson
Photo taken 01-Jan-2009
from a Cessna 172 at 3500 MSL
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Luray Caverns Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:24 | | 09:24 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 09:56 |
| Sunset | | 20:41 | | 00:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:13 | | 01:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 19:58:02 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 15:58:02 |
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| METAR |
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KCJR
19nm SE | 041940Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 29/15 A2994 RMK AO2
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KSHD
30nm SW | 041940Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM SCT095 29/14 A2999 RMK AO2 FZRANO
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KCHO
32nm S | 041953Z 24008KT 10SM CLR 28/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02830139
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KOKV
32nm NE | 041940Z AUTO 31011KT 10SM SCT060 SCT110 27/14 A2995 RMK AO2
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KOMH
33nm SE | 041940Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM BKN060 BKN070 28/17 A2996 RMK AO2
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KW99
36nm NW | 041919Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM SCT080 BKN110 26/12 A3000 RMK AO2
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KHWY
37nm E | 041941Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 28/13 A2992 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KCHO
32nm S | 041727Z 0418/0518 24007KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 FM050000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150 FM051000 VRB03KT 5SM SHRA BKN040 OVC080
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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