Luray Caverns Airport (ICAO: KLUA, FAA LID: LUA, formerly W45) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Luray, a town in Page County, Virginia, United States. The airport is owned by the Town of Luray and Page County, through the joint Luray-Page County Airport Authority.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Luray & Page County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Luray, Virginia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 903 ft / 275 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°40′01″N 078°30′02″W / 38.66694°N 78.50056°W | ||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned LUA by the FAA,[1] but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned LUA to Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, Nepal).[3]
Facilities and aircraft
editLuray Caverns Airport covers an area of 95 acres (38 ha) at an elevation of 903 feet (275 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,125 by 75 feet (952 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2011, the airport had 8,076 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, and 21% multi-engine.[1]
History and expansion
editLuray Caverns Airport began construction in 1969 on 49 acres of land donated by Ted Graves, owner of Luray Caverns. Operations began in 1971. The airport has expanded several times since. New hangars were built in 2008 and the property boundary was expanded.
Through 2027, the airport is expected to have more than $9,000,000 in improvements, including the addition of 18 more Tee hangar units, a new terminal building, a taxiway, and a fuel farm. The runway will also be extended to 4,400 feet. [4]
Since the airport's opening, courtesy transportation has been available to and from the attractions of Luray Caverns upon request.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for LUA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Lukla Airport (IATA: LUA, ICAO: VNLK)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ Arrington, Randy (May 7, 2021). "Luray Airport marks major milestone with addition of mechanic shop". Page Valley News. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
External links
edit- Luray Caverns Airport at Virginia Aviation Online
- Aerial image as of March 2000 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for LUA, effective November 28, 2024
- Airport information for KLUA at AirNav
- Recent weather observations for KLUA at NOAA/NWS