Luray Caverns Airport

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ICAO: KLUA

FAA: LUA

Luray Weather

METAR: KLUA 190255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3008 RMK AO2

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KLUA (0.0 NM at True Heading of 336)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1018.7
Temperature: 13 C (55.4 F)
Dewpoint: 10 C (50 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 38-40-00.1577N (38.66671)
Longitude: 
 078-30-03.0061W (-78.500835)
Elevation: 
 902.4 feet MSL (275 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 9.9 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. W of Luray, Virginia
Found On: 
 Washington Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
JAMES CULPEPPER
1504 AIRPORT ROAD
LURAY, VA 22835
540-743-6070		 LURAY & PAGE CO. AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1504 AIRPORT ROAD
LURAY, VA 22835
(540) 743-6070

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 07/1971
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0800-1800
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZDC (Washington)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZDC (Washington)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1902 feet (580 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 DCA
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  27
Multi Engine:  7

Annual Operations (as of 07/31/2023)

Total Operations:  6099
Air Taxi:  244 4.0%
GA Local:  2318 38.0%
GA Itinerant:  3476 57.0%
Military Aircraft:  61 1.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
AWOS-3:  118.275 (540-743-1148)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 133.2/282.2 (BUCKS ELBOW RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 540
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Luray Caverns Airport
   Update FBO info		 743-6070 100LL
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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

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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MIN - Minimums
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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP NDB-A NE-3 Changed
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 NE-3 Changed
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 NE-3 Changed
IAP VOR/DME-B NE-3 Changed
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NE-3
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NE-3
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KLUA

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
19.0 Front Royal-Warren County Airport
(FRR KFRR FRR)		 37 47 100LL
31.2 Culpeper Regional Airport
(KCJR CJR)		 105 115 100LL, Jet A+
31.7 Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
(CHO KCHO CHO)		 175 185 100LL, Jet A
33.0 Orange County Airport
(KOMH OMH)		 139 149 100LL, Jet A+
34.5 Gordonsville Municipal Airport
(GVE KGVE GVE)		 152 162 100LL
36.0 Grant County Airport
(PGC W99)		 303 313 100LL, Jet A
46.3 Manassas Regional/Harry P Davis Field Airport
(MNZ KHEF HEF)		 85 96 100LL, Jet A
46.7 Louisa County/Freeman Field Airport
(LOW KLKU LKU)		 147 157 100LL, Jet A
50.3 Eastern Wv Regional/Shepherd Field Airport
(MRB KMRB MRB)		 28 38 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
50.5 Leesburg Exec Airport
(KJYO JYO)		 60 71 100LL, Jet A
51.5 Washington Dulles International Airport
(IAD KIAD IAD)		 70 81 100LL, Jet A
54.9 Shannon Airport
(KEZF EZF)		 115 125 100LL, Jet A+
58.2 Greater Cumberland Regional Airport
(CBE KCBE CBE)		 348 358 100LL, Jet A
67.1 Maryland Airport
(2W5)		 93 104 100LL, Jet A
67.2 Garrett County Airport
(2G4)		 324 334 100LL, Jet A+
69.1 Frederick Municipal Airport
(FDK KFDK FDK)		 49 60 100LL, Jet A
69.2 Montgomery County Airpark Airport
(GAI KGAI GAI)		 63 74 100LL, Jet A
69.3 Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport
(DCA KDCA DCA)		 80 91 Jet A
70.9 South Capitol Street Heliport
(09W)		 79 90 Jet A
71.9 Davis Airport
(W50)		 60 71 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-2 DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
A110-3 FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
A42-04 RWY 4 MRKGS CVRD WITH ALGAE.
A42-22 RWY 22 MRKGS CVRD WITH ALGAE.
A58-22 10 FT ROAD LCTD 80 FT FM END OF RWY, 230 FT LEFT ON APCH.
A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 04/22; MIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF.
E111 RGT TFC FOR LNDG TO SW.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 04/22
Longest Runway: 04/22 is 3126 ft (953 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

KLUA Airport Runway Details

Runway 04/22  3126 ft x 75 ft (953 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 02/20/2014
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.0

Runway 04

Runway 22
Elevation: 
 902.4 901.9
Latitude: 
 38-39-47.4422N 38-40-12.8732N
Longitude: 
 078-30-14.1922W 078-29-51.8200W
Runway True Alignment: 
 035 215
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Right
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Poor Poor
Object at End: 
 TREE ROAD
Object Height: 
 28 9
Object Marked/Lighted?: 
 Lighted
Distance from End: 
 940 200
Object Centerline Offset: 
 290 ft. right of centerline 185 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 30 36

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Minor
Powerplant Repair: 
 Minor
Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 None
Fuel Available: 
 100LL
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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