FAA Information

 

Diagram from the 1998 Virginia Directory

Sectional chart

 

Location

FAA Identifier: 6V3
Lat/Long: 37-03-49.488N / 081-47-53.770W
37-03.82480N / 081-47.89617W
37.0637467 / -81.7982694
(estimated)
Elevation: 2652 ft. / 808.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1995)
From city: 2 miles S of RICHLANDS, VA
Time Zone:  UTC -4  (UTC -5 during Standard Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1991
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-225-7410]
NOTAMs facility: 6V3 (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes

Lights: DUSK-DAWN

MIRL RY 07/25 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCREASE INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 07 & 25 & PAPI RY 25 - CTAF.

Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 118.075 (276-596-9927)

• APCH SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.575/257.85 (BLUEFIELD RCAG).DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 132.9/319.9 (TRI CITY RCAG).
  

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
GZGr045/19.7	GLADE SPRING VOR/DME	110.20	02W
BLFr246/32.3	BLUEFIELD VORTAC	110.00	03W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
MOUNTAIN CITY	006/38.9	396	04W	JJO

Airport Services

Fuel available:

• 100LL
• JET-A

Parking: tie downs

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition Weight limitations:  load bearing capacity 60000 lbs Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7 Latitude: 37-03.67850N Longitude: 081-48.29882W Elevation: 2652.3 ft. Traffic pattern: left Runway heading: 072 magnetic, 066 true 2 Markings: no precision in good condition Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) Runway end identifier lights: yes Obstructions: 43 ft. tree, 1360 ft. from runway, 43 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear	RUNWAY 25 Latitude: 37-03.97123N Longitude: 081-47.49353W Elevation: 2651.8 ft. Traffic pattern: left Runway heading: 252 magnetic, 246 true Markings: no precision in good condition Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) Runway end identifier lights: yes Obstructions: 85 ft. tree, 2317 ft. from runway, 36 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Single engine airplanes: 10
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Jet airplanes: 0

Aircraft Operations:  avg 96/week

69% local general aviation

28% transient aviation

3% military

Additional Remarks

GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU ZTL CLEARANCE DELIVERY AND DCA AFSS.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 28 October 2004 at 0901Z and 25 November 2004 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures

GPS RWY 25 (226KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply (31KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGDY - Grundy Municipal Airport (19 nm NW)
KMKJ - Mountain Empire Airport (24 nm SE)
KVJI - Virginia Highlands Airport (25 nm SW)
KBLF - Mercer County Airport (31 nm NE)
I16 - Kee Field Airport (34 nm N)