- Culpeper Regional Airport
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Culpeper Regional Airport IATA: none – ICAO: KCJR – FAA LID: CJR Summary Airport type Public Owner County of Culpepper Serves Culpeper, Virginia Location Brandy Station, Virginia Elevation AMSL 316 ft / 96 m Coordinates 38°31′32″N 077°51′35″W / 38.52556°N 77.85972°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 5,000 1,524 Asphalt Statistics (2007) Aircraft operations 55,767 Based aircraft 117 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Culpeper Regional Airport (ICAO: KCJR, FAA LID: CJR) is a county-owned public-use airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) northeast of the central business district of Culpeper, a city in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States.[1] Located in Brandy Station, Virginia, the airport opened in 1968. The runway originally measured 3200 ft. by 75 ft. In 1983, the runway was lengthened to 4000 ft. In 2004, the runway was expanded to 5000 ft. by 100 ft. It can handle corporate size jets and large twin engine aircraft. The airport has an airfest every October since 1998, with performances such as aerobatics .
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned CJR by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]
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Brandy Station Battlefield
The Brandy Station Battlefield is located almost right across the street from the airport. It was the site of the largest cavalry battle in the western hemisphere. In the first phase of the Battle of Brandy Station, Confederate artillery was set up in a line, the east end of which was on the current site of the airport. Union cavalry charged on their position, but was repulsed, and the fighting went on further to the north.
Facilities and aircraft
Culpeper Regional Airport covers an area of 301 acres (122 ha) at an elevation of 316 feet (96 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway deisgnated 4/22 which measures 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending March 30, 2007, the airport had 55,767 aircraft operations, an average of 152 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% military and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 117 aircraft based at this airport: 93% single-engine, 3% multi-engine, 2% helicopter and 2% ultralight.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for CJR (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-05-07.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KCJR - Culpeper, Virginia (Culpeper Regional Airport)
External links
- Culpeper Regional Airport at Culpeper County website
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CJR, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCJR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KCJR
Categories:- Airports in Virginia
- Airports established in 1968
- Buildings and structures in Culpeper County, Virginia
- Transportation in Culpeper County, Virginia
- Southern United States airport stubs
- Virginia building and structure stubs
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