| 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 | ||
| 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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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.
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]