Caton South Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
38-02-44.4960N (38.045693)
Longitude: 
077-46-52.9720W (-77.781381)
Elevation: 
260.0 feet MSL (79 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
10.2 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
07 N.M. NE of Mineral, Virginia
Found On: 
Washington Chart
FAA Region: 
AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JOHN LEO CATON
775 BRENT POINT RD
STAFFORD, VA 22554
(540) 848-3388
JOHN LEO CATON
RT 2 BOX 110
MINERAL, VA 23117
(540) 848-3388

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Heliport
Activation Date: 
05/1989
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): 
1260 feet (384 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
No

Based Aircraft

GA Helicopters:  1

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near VA74

    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
    9.2 Louisa County/Freeman Field Airport
    (LOW KLKU LKU)
    256 266 100LL, Jet A
    17.4 Orange County Airport
    (KOMH OMH)
    314 324 100LL, Jet A+
    19.3 Gordonsville Municipal Airport
    (GVE KGVE GVE)
    290 300 100LL
    20.5 Shannon Airport
    (KEZF EZF)
    49 59 100LL, Jet A+
    26.0 Hanover County Municipal Airport
    (KOFP OFP)
    140 150 100LL, Jet A
    29.0 Culpeper Regional Airport
    (KCJR CJR)
    352 362 100LL, Jet A+
    32.2 Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
    (CHO KCHO CHO)
    280 290 100LL, Jet A
    39.1 Richmond International Airport
    (RIC KRIC RIC)
    145 155 100LL, Jet A
    40.2 Richmond Exec/Chesterfield County Airport
    (KFCI FCI)
    162 172 100LL, Jet A
    42.4 Manassas Regional/Harry P Davis Field Airport
    (MNZ KHEF HEF)
    17 28 100LL, Jet A
    45.0 New Kent County Airport
    (W96)
    136 147 100LL
    47.0 Maryland Airport
    (2W5)
    45 56 100LL, Jet A
    50.3 Luray Caverns Airport
    (KLUA LUA)
    317 327 100LL, Jet A+
    51.7 Farmville Regional Airport
    (KFVX FVX)
    217 227 100LL, Jet A
    56.2 Washington Dulles International Airport
    (IAD KIAD IAD)
    15 26 100LL, Jet A
    56.8 Front Royal-Warren County Airport
    (FRR KFRR FRR)
    337 347 100LL
    57.3 Potomac Airfield Airport
    (KVKX VKX)
    42 53 100LL
    59.7 Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport
    (DCA KDCA DCA)
    35 46 Jet A
    61.3 South Capitol Street Heliport
    (09W)
    36 47 Jet A
    62.8 Leesburg Exec Airport
    (KJYO JYO)
    9 20 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.
    A52-H1 30' PLINE 150' FM PAD; 15' BLDG 50' FM PAD; 15' TREE 50' FM PAD.
    E111 PRVDD VFR USE ONLY; CTC LEESBURG FSS 703-777-1832 TO OBTAIN INFO REGARDING MTR'S INVOF HELIPAD.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 75 ft (23 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    VA74 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  75 ft x 75 ft (23 m x 23 m)
    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: 
    Low Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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    VA74 Diagram


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