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16VA Echols Field Airport
Mount Solon, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 16VA
Lat/Long: 38-20-04.0000N 079-09-38.0000W
38-20.066667N 079-09.633333W
38.3344444,-79.1605556
(estimated)
Elevation: 1782 ft. / 543 m (estimated)
From city: 4 miles W of MOUNT SOLON, VA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 22843

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/2019
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at VBW (10 nm E): 119.55 (540-828-2076)
WX AWOS-3 at SHD (13 nm E): 124.925 (540-234-0110)
WX AWOS-3PT at W13 (19 nm SE): 118.625 (540-941-7570)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MOLr359/26.2MONTEBELLO VOR/DME115.3005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
STAUT319/12.537509WSH ... ....
CAVERNS245/39.024509WLUA .-.. ..- .-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 1650 x 50 ft. / 503 x 15 m
Surface: turf/dirt, in fair condition
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: YELLOW JACKET HOLLOW
1116 STRIBLING SPRINGS RD
MOUNT SOLON, VA 22843
Phone 443-629-2630
Manager: JEREMY WIMPEY
1165 LOTTS RD
STEELES TAVERN, VA 24476
Phone 443 629 2630

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 16VA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (10 nm E)
KSHD - Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (13 nm E)
W13 - Eagle's Nest Airport (19 nm SE)
8W2 - New Market Airport (29 nm NE)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (35 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1910:19
Sunrise06:4610:46
Sunset19:4923:49
Evening civil twilight20:1600:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Apr-2026 17:16:06
Local (UTC-4)  12-Apr-2026 13:16:06
 
METAR
KVBW 
10nm E 		121655Z AUTO 13012G16KT 10SM CLR 21/10 A3036 RMK AO1 T02070100
KSHD 
13nm E 		121655Z AUTO 15010G16KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A3040 RMK AO2 T01960085
KW13 
19nm SE 		121655Z AUTO 18009G14KT 150V220 10SM CLR 20/09 A3039 RMK AO1 T01990089
TAF
KCHO 
36nm E 		121139Z 1212/1312 16004KT P6SM BKN060 FM121900 18011G17KT P6SM SCT070 FM130200 18009KT P6SM SCT090 WS020/22035KT
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