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08VA

Springwood Airstrip Gliderport
Buchanan, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	08VA
Lat/Long:	37-33-14.2100N 079-44-56.6300W 37-33.236833N 079-44.943833W 37.5539472,-79.7490639 (estimated)
Elevation:	1026 ft. / 313 m (estimated)
Variation:	07W (1985)
From city:	5 miles NW of BUCHANAN, VA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	24066

Gliderport Operations

Gliderport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1983
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Gliderport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at ROA (17 nm SW):	PHONE 540-216-0158

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LYHr311/30.3		LYNCHBURG VOR/DME		109.20		05W
MOLr241/36.9		MONTEBELLO VOR/DME		115.30		05W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
VINTON		025/21.9		277		08W		VIT	...- .. -
TECH		064/37.5		368		08W		TEC	- . -.-.

Gliderport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	1200 x 50 ft. / 366 x 15 m
Surface:	turf
Operational restrictions:	DEP WILL BE ON RWY 09; APCH AND LANDING ON RWY 27.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	37-33.227500N	37-33.246167N
Longitude:	079-45.067500W	079-44.820167W
Elevation:	1026.0 ft.	984.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WILLIAM STANFORD STEWART 331 INTERMONT FARM LANE BUCHANAN, VA 24066 Phone 540-213-3035
Manager:	WILLIAM SANFORD STEWART 331 INTERMONT FARM LANE BUCHANAN, VA 24066 Phone 540-521-3035

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ROANOKE APCH AT 540-563-1307.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 08VA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KROA - Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport/Woodrum Field (17 nm SW)
KHSP - Ingalls Field Airport (24 nm N)
W90 - New London Airport (26 nm SE)
W91 - Smith Mountain Lake Airport (28 nm S)
KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (29 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:38	09:38
Sunrise	06:09	10:09
Sunset	20:41	00:41
Evening civil twilight	21:11	01:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Jul-2026 04:33:02
Local (UTC-4)	12-Jul-2026 00:33:02

METAR

KROA 18nm SW	120354Z 26007KT 10SM BKN110 23/20 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02330200
KHSP 24nm N	120415Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM SCT065 SCT080 OVC120 19/17 A3019 RMK AO2 T01890170
KLYH 30nm SE	120354Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW120 22/21 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02170206

TAF

KROA
18nm SW

120242Z 1203/1224 30006KT P6SM BKN070 FM120900 00000KT 5SM BR VCSH BKN100 FM121500 VRB02KT P6SM -SHRA OVC014 FM121800 06003KT P6SM -TSRA BKN015CB

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