Terminal Procedures

KVBW — Bridgewater Air Park

BRIDGEWATER, VA · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA VBWElevation 1,165 ft1 runwayLongest 4,034 ftNon-toweredFuel Jet A+Volume NE-3Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 151PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 332PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KVBW airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0800-1700
ARTCC
Washington Center
Flight service
Leesburg
NOTAM facility
DCA (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
9W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
Fuel
Jet A+
Parking
Tie-downs
Activated
September 1947
Airport area
90 acres
Ownership
Privately owned
Sectional
Washington
Last FAA inspection
2024-10-09

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KVBW radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.7
Approach132.85Potomac

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

4,034 × 60 ft1533N500 ft
Runway layout at KVBW, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
15/334,034 ft60 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  15 143°Tdisplaced threshold 145 ft

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KVBW is

Latitude, longitude38.3653150, -78.9589650
Elevation1,165 ft
From Bridgewater1 nm SE

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FAA remarks for KVBW

  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
  • ACTVT MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF.
  • RWY 33 2 FT FENCE POST 70 FT FM THR, 27FT R OF CNTRLN.
  • FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near KVBW

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KSHDShenandoah Valley RgnlSTAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRISONBURG, VA7 nm SE7
W13Eagle'S NestWAYNESBORO, VA17 nm S3
8W2New MarketNEW MARKET, VA21 nm NE4
KCHOCharlottesville-AlbemarleCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA27 nm SE7
KLUALuray CavernsLURAY, VA28 nm NE5
W99Grant CountyPETERSBURG, WV39 nm N8
KGVEGordonsville MuniGORDONSVILLE, VA39 nm E3
KOMHOrange CountyORANGE, VA44 nm E5

VFR charts covering KVBW

Common questions about KVBW

What charts are available for KVBW?

4 current FAA charts for Bridgewater Air Park, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KVBW?

CTAF 122.7. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KVBW?

Bridgewater Air Park has 1 runway. The longest is 15/33 at 4,034 ft by 60 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KVBW have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KVBW has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KVBW a towered airport?

No — Bridgewater Air Park has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KVBW charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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