FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GVE |
| Lat/Long: | 38-09-21.5860N 078-09-56.8080W 38-09.359767N 078-09.946800W 38.1559961,-78.1657800 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 454 ft. / 138 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 10W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of GORDONSVILLE, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 22942 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | INTMT |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTIVATE MIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.225 (540-832-2095) |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 132.85 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 132.85 |
| WX AWOS-3 at OMH (8 nm NE): | 118.075 (540-672-0505) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LKU (13 nm SE): | 119.475 (540-967-1983) |
| WX ASOS at CHO (14 nm W): | PHONE 434-973-5024 |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY LEESBURG RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R/115.6T (GORDONSVILLE RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GVEr002/8.6 | | GORDONSVILLE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 06W |
| CSNr212/32.4 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
| BRVr263/39.8 | | BROOKE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 09W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NAILR | | 224/21.7 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
| SHANNON | | 269/34.4 | | 237 | | 10W | | EZF | . --.. ..-. |
| CAVERNS | | 165/35.6 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2300 x 40 ft. / 701 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition RWY 05/23 OLD CRACKSEAL SIX INCHES WIDE IN PLACES. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | NPI MARKINGS ARE NON-STD. SIX BARS THAT ARE NOT STD SIZE. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 38-09.209850N | | 38-09.508617N |
| Longitude: | 078-10.094100W | | 078-09.798933W |
| Elevation: | 453.0 ft. | | 442.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 038 true | | 228 magnetic, 218 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 440 ft. |
| Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | NSTD, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | panels that may or may not be lighted, on right | | panels that may or may not be lighted, on right |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. tree, 425 ft. from runway, 211 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 75 ft. tree, 555 ft. from runway, 271 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear RY 23 APCH RATIO 1:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; +48 FT TREE 56 FT FM DSPLCD THLD; 33 FT L BASED ON DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF GORDONSVILLE P.O. BOX 276 GORDONSVILLE, VA 22942 Phone 540-832-2233 |
| Manager: | DEBORAH S. KENDALL, TOWN MGR PO BOX 276 GORDONSVILLE, VA 22942 Phone (540) 832-2233 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 28/day * | | 74% | local general aviation | | 22% | transient general aviation | | 3% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019 | |
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 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (188KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (140KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOMH - Orange County Airport (8 nm NE)
KLKU - Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field (13 nm SE)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (14 nm W)
7W4 - Lake Anna Airport (23 nm SE)
KCJR - Culpeper Regional Airport (26 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 26-Oct-2008
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Times for 26-Feb-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunset | | 18:02 | | 23:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:28 | | 23:28 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Feb-2021 23:02:17 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 26-Feb-2021 18:02:17 |
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| METAR |
| KGVE | 262255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT019 BKN029 OVC035 04/01 A3040 RMK AO1 P0001 T00350012
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KOMH 8nm NE | 262255Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM -RA OVC031 03/00 A3041 RMK AO2
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KLKU 13nm SE | 262235Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM -RA SCT025 BKN037 OVC050 04/00 A3044 RMK AO2 T00371003
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KCHO 13nm W | 262253Z 10003KT 4SM -RA BR FEW009 OVC021 03/01 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP294 P0004 T00280011 $
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| TAF |
KCHO 13nm W | 261720Z 2618/2718 12008KT P6SM BKN070 FM262100 13005KT P6SM -RA OVC010 FM270100 10005KT 3SM RASN BR OVC008 FM270400 07004KT 2SM RA OVC005 FM270900 00000KT 4SM -RA BR OVC005 FM271400 21004KT P6SM BKN015
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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