O'gara Tech Training Facility Heliport

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FAA: VA40

Location

Latitude: 
 36-33-54.8000N (36.565222)
Longitude: 
 079-12-16.0000W (-79.204444)
Elevation: 
 385.0 feet MSL (117 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 9.2 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 14 N.M. ESE of Danville, Virginia
Found On: 
 Cincinnati Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
THE O'GARA GROUP
1120 EURO RALLY ROAD
ALTON, VA 24520
434-822-9166		 THE O'GARA GROUP
1120 EURO RALLY ROAD
ALTON, VA 24520
434-822-9166

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 01/2008
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0600-2300
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZDC (Washington)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZDC (Washington)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1385 feet (422 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 07/17/2007)

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 434
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Leesburg(DCA)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near VA40

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    6.4 Danville Regional Airport
    (DAN KDAN DAN)    		 273 282 100LL, Jet A+
    19.9 Raleigh Regional At Person County Airport
    (TDF KTDF TDF)    		 147 156 100LL, Jet A-1+
    31.1 Lake Country Regional Airport
    (W63)    		 86 96 100LL
    32.1 Rockingham County Nc Shiloh Airport
    (KSIF SIF)    		 256 265 100LL, Jet A-1+
    33.5 Burlington/Alamance Regional Airport
    (KBUY BUY)    		 202 211 100LL, Jet A-1+
    34.8 Henderson/Oxford Airport
    (KHNZ HNZ)    		 110 120 100LL, Jet A-1+
    36.4 Chase City Municipal Airport
    (KCXE CXE)    		 68 78 100LL
    44.0 Causey Airport
    (NC74)    		 207 216 100LL, Jet A-1+
    45.2 Piedmont Triad International Airport
    (GSO KGSO GSO)    		 232 241 100LL, Jet A
    45.9 Raleigh-Durham International Airport
    (RDU KRDU RDU)    		 153 162 100LL, Jet A
    48.2 Meadow Brook Field Airport
    (N63)    		 251 260 100LL
    53.3 Triangle North Exec Airport
    (LFN KLHZ LHZ)    		 127 137 100LL, Jet A-1+
    53.7 Siler City Municipal Airport
    (KSCR SCR)    		 195 204 100LL, Jet A-1+
    55.6 Smith Reynolds Airport
    (INT KINT INT)    		 242 251 100LL, Jet A
    55.9 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional Airport
    (KAVC AVC)    		 82 92 100LL, Jet A
    58.7 Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) Airport
    (ROA KROA ROA)    		 321 330 100LL, Jet A
    60.1 Farmville Regional Airport
    (KFVX FVX)    		 37 47 100LL, Jet A
    61.7 Triple W Airport
    (5W5)    		 156 165 100LL
    62.1 Hiatt Airport
    (N97)    		 225 234 100LL
    64.1 Asheboro Regional Airport
    (KHBI HBI)    		 211 220 100LL, Jet A-1+

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    Remarks

    A110-1 40 FT MKD PLINE RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH LCTD ON THE FAR WEST SIDE OF THE PAD.
    A110-2 THIS HELIPAD CO-LCTD WITH A PARACHUTE DROP ZONE LCTD ON THE PROPERTY OF THE VA INTL RACEWAY.
    A110-3 FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
    E111 PRVDD VFR CONDS, PVT USE, AREA MARKED AND WIND INDICATOR IS MAINTAINED.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 700 ft (213 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    VA40 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  700 ft x 300 ft (213 m x 91 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 07/17/2007
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A-1+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

    VA40 Sectional

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    VA40 Diagram


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