VFR
16VA
ECHOLS FLD
MOUNT SOLON, VA
Elevation
1,782 ft
Control
Uncontrolled
Runway
1,650 ft
About Echols Field
A privately owned, non-towered airport in Mount Solon, Virginia, Echols Field is identified as 16VA. The field operates a single turf and dirt runway, 05/23, measuring 1,650 by 50 feet.
No published instrument approaches exist, so all flying happens under visual flight rules. With no control tower, pilots self-coordinate traffic using standard see-and-avoid procedures. No fuel sales are on record at the field. This is a private-use field, and prior permission from the owner is required to operate there.
The airport sits at 1,782 feet above mean sea level.
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Questions
- Where is Echols Field (16VA) located?
- Echols Field is located in Mount Solon, VA.
- Is Echols Field a public or private airport?
- Echols Field (16VA) is a private-use airport, so prior permission from the owner is required before landing.
- How many runways does Echols Field have?
- Echols Field has a single runway, 05/23 at 1,650 feet of turf-dirt.
- What is the field elevation at Echols Field?
- Echols Field sits at 1,782 feet above mean sea level.
- Does Echols Field have an instrument approach?
- No, Echols Field has no published instrument approach procedures; it is used under visual flight rules.
- Does Echols Field have an air traffic control tower?
- No, Echols Field (16VA) is a non-towered airport; pilots self-announce on the CTAF.