Lake Country Regional Airport
W63 · Clarksville, VA · 421 ft elevation · var 8W · Non-towered
Airport information
- FAA LID
- W63
- Coordinates
- 36.5958, -78.5601
- Elevation
- 421 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- Sectional chart
- WASHINGTON
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- Weather station
- AWOS-3 · 118.225 · ☎ 434-374-2431
- ARTCC
- WASHINGTON (ZDC)
- Flight service (FSS)
- LEESBURG · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- DCA
- Attendance
- ALL 0800-1700
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1961/03
- Distance from city
- 2 S
Weather
METAR observed
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TAF forecast
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-21
| Event | Local (EDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:25 AM | 09:25Z |
| Sunrise | 05:56 AM | 09:56Z |
| Sunset | 08:36 PM | 00:36Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:07 PM | 01:07Z |
Plan a flight from W63
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SS-SR
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- Usually keyed on CTAF 122.9 — confirm the click sequence in the Chart Supplement ↗
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are in the live weather panel above.
Traffic pattern
- Landing
- Rwy 04 · 036°
- Pattern
- left (turns left)
- TPA
- 1,221 ft MSL · 800 AGL
- CTAF
- 122.9
Enter the left downwind for Rwy 04 at 1,221 ft MSL · 800 AGL on a 45°.
Runway 04/22
4,007 ft × 50 ft · Asphalt (Good)- Heading
- 036° mag · 28° true
- Threshold elev
- 374 ft
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Approach obstacle
- Tree, 29 ft, 416 ft from threshold, 279 ft R of centerline — 7:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
- TDZ elevation
- 398 ft
- Heading
- 216° mag · 208° true
- Threshold elev
- 412 ft
- Markings
- basic
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Approach obstacle
- Road, 18 ft, 200 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 1:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
- TDZ elevation
- 421 ft
- Displaced threshold
- 480 ft
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 4,007 ft |
Communication frequencies
Tower & ground
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.225 |
| CTAF | 122.9 |
| Flight service | 118.75 (LOW) |
By procedure & sector (1 frequencies)
| Frequency | Used by |
|---|---|
| 377.1 | GREEN BAY RCAG (LOW) |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBV · South Boston | VORTAC | 110.40 | r107° / 22.4 NM |
| LVL · Lawrenceville | VORTAC | 112.90 | r255° / 34.3 NM |
| DAN · Danville | VOR | 113.10 | r093° / 37.5 NM |
Chart Supplement FAA A/FD
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VFR sectional
Services
- Fuel available
- 100LL
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management
Remarks FAA
- WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT.
- SELF SVC FUEL AVBL.
- FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
- CLOSE-IN OBSTN, 27 FT ABV RWY SFC, ROW OF TREES 179 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN ON APCH.
- ROAD CROSSING 170 FT FROM END OF RWY. BUILDING 27 FT, 90 FT FROM END OF RWY, 110 FT L.
- RYW 22 APCH SLOPE 15:1 TO DSPLCD THR FROM 82 FT TREE 1502 FT FR DSPLCD THR, 142 FT L.
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About W63
Lake Country Regional Airport (W63) is an airport in Clarksville, VA, at 421 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 4,007 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for W63, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does W63 have a control tower?
No. Lake Country Regional Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM on the Comms & NavAids tab.
What is the longest runway at W63?
Lake Country Regional Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 4,007 ft. See the Runways tab for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is W63?
Lake Country Regional Airport is in Clarksville, VA, at an elevation of 421 ft MSL. Coordinates: 36.5958, -78.5601.
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