New Castle International Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
37-29-00.4650N (37.483463)
Longitude: 
080-05-59.1700W (-80.099769)
Elevation: 
1320.0 feet MSL (402 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
8.7 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
02 N.M. SE of New Castle, Virginia
Found On: 
Cincinnati Chart
FAA Region: 
AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
LANIER FRANTZ
HC-34 BOX 54
NEW CASTLE, VA 24127
540-864-5542
LANIER FRANTZ
HC-34 BOX 54
NEW CASTLE, VA 24127-9312
540-864-5800

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
11/1962
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZDC (Washington)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZDC (Washington)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
2320 feet (707 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  5
Gliders:  10

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 703

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near VA85

    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
    11.2 Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) Airport
    (ROA KROA ROA)
    147 156 100LL, Jet A
    22.2 Virginia Tech/Montgomery Exec Airport
    (BCB KBCB BCB)
    222 231 100LL, Jet A+
    26.6 Greenbrier Valley Airport
    (LWB KLWB LWB)
    327 336 100LL, Jet A
    34.6 New River Valley Airport
    (PSK KPSK PSK)
    233 241 100LL, Jet A+
    52.0 Raleigh County Meml Airport
    (BKW KBKW BKW)
    290 298 100LL, Jet A
    54.0 Mercer County Airport
    (BLF KBLF BLF)
    258 266 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    63.9 Rockingham County Nc Shiloh Airport
    (KSIF SIF)
    169 178 100LL, Jet A-1+
    65.1 Mount Airy/Surry County Airport
    (KMWK MWK)
    199 207 100LL, Jet A-1+
    65.8 Danville Regional Airport
    (DAN KDAN DAN)
    145 154 100LL, Jet A+
    69.8 Kee Field Airport
    (I16)
    276 284 100LL
    71.0 Meadow Brook Field Airport
    (N63)
    181 190 100LL
    79.4 Elkin Municipal Airport
    (KZEF ZEF)
    204 212 100LL, Jet A-1+
    79.6 Farmville Regional Airport
    (KFVX FVX)
    94 104 100LL, Jet A
    81.2 Smith Reynolds Airport
    (INT KINT INT)
    184 193 100LL, Jet A
    83.3 Piedmont Triad International Airport
    (GSO KGSO GSO)
    174 183 100LL, Jet A
    87.1 Chase City Municipal Airport
    (KCXE CXE)
    118 128 100LL
    87.5 Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
    (CHO KCHO CHO)
    62 72 100LL, Jet A
    89.3 Ashe County Airport
    (KGEV GEV)
    225 233 100LL, Jet A-1+
    89.5 Wilkes County Airport
    (IKB KUKF UKF)
    212 220 100LL, Jet A-1+
    89.7 Raleigh Regional At Person County Airport
    (TDF KTDF TDF)
    143 152 100LL, Jet A-1+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 (E125) PLUS 5 GLIDERS
    A110-2 (E128) GLIDERS
    A110-3 FOR CD CTC ROANOKE APCH AT 540-563-1307.
    E111 VFR USE ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 2400 ft (732 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    VA85 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  2400 ft x 100 ft (732 m x 30 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left Right
    Object at End: 
    HILL

    Services

    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A-1+
    Parking: 
    Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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    VA85 Diagram


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