Springwood Airstrip Gliderport

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Buchanan Weather

Location

Latitude: 
37-33-14.4790N (37.554022)
Longitude: 
079-44-59.1480W (-79.749763)
Elevation: 
1000.0 feet MSL (305 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
9 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
05 N.M. NW of Buchanan, Virginia
Found On: 
Cincinnati Chart
FAA Region: 
AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
WILLIAM SANFORD STEWART
331 INTERMONT FARM LANE
BUCHANAN, VA 24066
(540) 521-3035
JESSE STEWART
122 GLIDER WAY
BUCHANAN, VA 24066
540-314-0037

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Gliderport
Activation Date: 
11/1983
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
IREG
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZDC (Washington)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZDC (Washington)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
2000 feet (610 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  2
Gliders:  2

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 08VA

    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
    17.4 Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) Airport
    (ROA KROA ROA)
    218 227 100LL, Jet A
    35.8 Greenbrier Valley Airport
    (LWB KLWB LWB)
    300 309 100LL, Jet A
    37.7 Virginia Tech/Montgomery Exec Airport
    (BCB KBCB BCB)
    236 245 100LL, Jet A+
    50.9 New River Valley Airport
    (PSK KPSK PSK)
    240 248 100LL, Jet A+
    62.1 Danville Regional Airport
    (DAN KDAN DAN)
    161 170 100LL, Jet A+
    63.6 Farmville Regional Airport
    (KFVX FVX)
    100 110 100LL, Jet A
    66.8 Raleigh County Meml Airport
    (BKW KBKW BKW)
    282 290 100LL, Jet A
    67.2 Rockingham County Nc Shiloh Airport
    (KSIF SIF)
    184 193 100LL, Jet A-1+
    70.8 Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
    (CHO KCHO CHO)
    59 69 100LL, Jet A
    71.2 Mercer County Airport
    (BLF KBLF BLF)
    257 265 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    75.3 Chase City Municipal Airport
    (KCXE CXE)
    127 137 100LL
    76.0 Mount Airy/Surry County Airport
    (KMWK MWK)
    210 218 100LL, Jet A-1+
    77.5 Meadow Brook Field Airport
    (N63)
    194 203 100LL
    80.9 Lake Country Regional Airport
    (W63)
    134 144 100LL
    83.3 Gordonsville Municipal Airport
    (GVE KGVE GVE)
    63 73 100LL
    84.5 Raleigh Regional At Person County Airport
    (TDF KTDF TDF)
    154 163 100LL, Jet A-1+
    86.1 Kee Field Airport
    (I16)
    272 280 100LL
    87.6 Piedmont Triad International Airport
    (GSO KGSO GSO)
    186 195 100LL, Jet A
    88.2 Smith Reynolds Airport
    (INT KINT INT)
    195 204 100LL, Jet A
    88.7 Louisa County/Freeman Field Airport
    (LOW KLKU LKU)
    71 81 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC ROANOKE APCH AT 540-563-1307.
    A30-09/27 DEP WILL BE ON RWY 09; APCH AND LANDING ON RWY 27.
    E111 AIRSPACE DETERMINATION PENDING.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 09/27
    Longest Runway: 09/27 is 1800 ft (549 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    08VA Airport Runway Details

    Runway 09/27  1800 ft x 50 ft (549 m x 15 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 02/18/2009
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 09

    Runway 27

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available
    Other Services: 
    Major airframe and powerplant
    Aircraft Restorations
    Pre-buy inspections

    Maps & Diagrams

    08VA Sectional

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    08VA Diagram


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