# Springwood Airstrip (08VA)

**Springwood Airstrip** (FAA: 08VA) is a small airport in Buchanan, Virginia, United States. It opened in Nov 1983. It has one runway, 1,200 ft (366 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/08va

## At a glance

- FAA: 08VA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Buchanan, Virginia, United States
- Opened: Nov 1983
- Elevation: 1,026 ft / 313 m
- Coordinates: 37.5540, -79.7498
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,200 ft / 366 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61725297
- Weather station: KROA · WMO 72411
- Ident: 08VA

## Timeline

- Nov 1983: Springwood Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,200 ft / 366 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |

- 09/27 slopes 3.5%: threshold 27 at 984 ft / 300 m, threshold 09 at 1,026 ft / 313 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,200 ft / 366 m | =28,953 of 29,858 | =14,792 in North America | =13,251 in US |
| Elevation | 1,026 ft / 313 m | =17,252 of 43,403 | =7,658 in North America | =6,107 in US |
| Age | Opened 1983 | =8,556 of 15,079 | =6,455 in North America | =6,350 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [79VG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/79vg.md) Perkey Airport · 8.3 mi / 13 km
- [VA04](https://dromopedia.com/airports/va04.md) Barrows Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [44VA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/44va.md) Big Hill Airport · 13 mi / 20 km
- [US-6861](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6861.md) Black Bridge Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [12VA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/12va.md) Hop-Along Airport · 16 mi / 26 km

## In collections

- [Steepest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/steepest-runways) #75

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/08va/data