FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LUA |
| Lat/Long: | 38-40-00.1577N 078-30-03.0061W
38-40.002628N 078-30.050102W
38.6667105,-78.5008350
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 902.4 ft. / 275.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of LURAY, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 22835 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1971 |
| 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: | ACTVT REIL RWY 04/22; MIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.275 (540-743-1148) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 8W2 (10 nm W): | 118.175 (540-740-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FRR (19 nm NE): | 121.85 (540-635-5377) |
- 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 | | 223/2.4 | | 245 | | 09W | | LUA | .-.. ..- .- |
| NAILR | | 305/30.7 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3126 x 75 ft. / 953 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 22 MRKGS CVRD WITH ALGAE. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 38-39.790703N | | 38-40.214553N |
| Longitude: | 078-30.236537W | | 078-29.863667W |
| Elevation: | 902.4 ft. | | 901.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 035 true | | 224 magnetic, 215 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 28 ft. tree, 940 ft. from runway, 290 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 9 ft. road, lighted, 200 ft. from runway, 185 ft. left of centerline
10 FT ROAD LCTD 80 FT FM END OF RWY, 230 FT LEFT ON APCH. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LURAY & PAGE CO. AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1504 AIRPORT ROAD
LURAY, VA 22835
Phone (540) 743-6070 |
| Manager: | JAMES CULPEPPER
1504 AIRPORT ROAD
LURAY, VA 22835
Phone 540-743-6070 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. |
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 28 November 2024 at 0901Z to 26 December 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (195KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (195KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (177KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (176KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (167KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (395KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8W2 - New Market Airport (10 nm W)
KFRR - Front Royal-Warren County Airport (19 nm NE)
KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (28 nm SW)
KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (30 nm SW)
KCJR - Culpeper Regional Airport (31 nm E)
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 28-Nov-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 21:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:22 | | 22:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2024 03:30:43 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 28-Nov-2024 22:30:43 |
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| METAR |
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| KLUA | 290315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 05/00 A2993 RMK AO2
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K8W2
10nm W | 290315Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM OVC048 06/M03 A2994 RMK AO1 T00561030
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KFRR
19nm NE | 290315Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM SCT041 SCT060 05/M01 A2992 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KCHO
32nm S | 282100Z 2821/2918 30008G22KT P6SM SCT050 FM290000 30006KT P6SM SKC FM291300 24005KT P6SM FEW250
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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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