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VA48

Lockerman Seaplane Base
Gretna, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	VA48
Lat/Long:	37-02-17.5180N 079-35-46.1050W 37-02.291967N 079-35.768417W 37.0381994,-79.5961403 (estimated)
Elevation:	795 ft. / 242 m (estimated)
Variation:	07W (1985)
From city:	9 miles W of GRETNA, VA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	24137

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1977
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
LYHr238/21.6	LYNCHBURG VOR/DME	109.20	05W
ODRr141/(25.1)	WOODRUM VOR	114.90	08W
ROAr133/29.1	ROANOKE VOR/DME	109.40	04W
SBVr313/35.4	SOUTH BOSTON VORTAC	110.40	05W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
VINTON		134/16.9		277		08W		VIT	...- .. -
TECH		113/40.0		368		08W		TEC	- . -.-.

Seaplane Base Services

Parking:

buoy

Runway Information

Runway ALL/WAY

Dimensions:	5000 x 5000 ft. / 1524 x 1524 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY ALL	RUNWAY WAY
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	J R LOCKERMAN 310 ANTHONY FORD RD PENHOOK, VA 24137 Phone 804-927-5226
Manager:	J R LOCKERMAN 310 ANTHONY FORD RD PENHOOK, VA 24137 Phone 804-927-5226

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W91 - Smith Mountain Lake Airport (4 nm N)
W90 - New London Airport (19 nm NE)
KROA - Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport/Woodrum Field (25 nm NW)
KLYH - Lynchburg Regional Airport/Preston Glenn Field (26 nm NE)
0V4 - Brookneal/Campbell County Airport (28 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:18	10:18
Sunrise	06:45	10:45
Sunset	19:52	23:52
Evening civil twilight	20:19	00:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Apr-2025 02:48:41
Local (UTC-4)	15-Apr-2025 22:48:41

METAR

KROA 24nm NW	160154Z 30014G35KT 10SM SCT065 12/M02 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 33035/0109 SLP133 T01171017
KLYH 25nm NE	160154Z 31011G22KT 260V330 10SM OVC070 13/M02 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP115 T01281017
K0V4 28nm E	160235Z AUTO 28005G14KT 10SM SCT075 13/00 A2989 RMK AO1
KDAN 31nm SE	160153Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM CLR 14/M02 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP112 T01391022
KMTV 32nm SW	160235Z AUTO 31006G09KT 10SM SCT080 12/M04 A2996 RMK AO2 T01221042
KSIF 38nm S	160225Z AUTO 29009KT 260V320 10SM CLR 14/M02 A2992 RMK AO2 T01431022
KBCB 41nm W	160235Z AUTO 31015G27KT 10SM SCT050 BKN065 09/M01 A2997 RMK AO2 T00901011
KW78 41nm SE	160235Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 12/M03 A2989 RMK AO1 T01191027

TAF

KROA 24nm NW	151720Z 1518/1618 29021G38KT P6SM FEW030 BKN060 BKN100 FM160000 30020G30KT P6SM SCT050 FM160900 30015G25KT P6SM SCT100 FM161400 30017G27KT P6SM SCT200
KLYH 25nm NE	151720Z 1518/1618 28013G26KT P6SM SCT080 FM160000 28010G20KT P6SM SCT150 FM160700 27008KT P6SM FEW250 FM161400 28011G24KT P6SM SCT250

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