FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
LDNr237/17.8 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 06W |
CSNr279/29.8 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 34 | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 117/week * | 57% | transient general aviation | 38% | local general aviation | 4% | air taxi | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2023 | |
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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (195KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (196KB) |
VOR/DME-B **CHANGED** | |
download (178KB) |
NDB-A **CHANGED** | |
download (177KB) |
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 |
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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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 25-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:56 | | 09:56 |
Sunrise | | 06:24 | | 10:24 |
Sunset | | 20:00 | | 24:00 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2024 20:51:09 |
Local (UTC-4) | 25-Apr-2024 16:51:09 |
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METAR |
KLUA | 252015Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM SCT070 19/07 A3019 RMK AO2
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K8W2 10nm W | 252015Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM SCT050 OVC060 17/06 A3018 RMK AO1 T01730055
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KFRR 19nm NE | 252015Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM SCT060 15/06 A3022 RMK AO1
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TAF |
KCHO 32nm S | 251738Z 2518/2618 08007G15KT P6SM OVC045 FM252000 06009G15KT P6SM SCT040 OVC060 FM260300 06005KT P6SM SCT030 OVC050 FM261000 06003KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 FM261600 10006KT P6SM BKN040 OVC060
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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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