Cherrystone Airport in Cheriton, Virginia - Elevation, Runways, Altitude

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General Info
Runways: 1
National Wildlife Strike Incidents

Cherrystone Airport
General	Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 10/01/1984, Runways: 1, Land Area Covered By Airport: 5 acres, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 25671.1A, Location ID:* 24VA, Region: Eastern, District Office: DCA, Aeronautical sectional chart: Washington, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: DCA, Tie-In FSS Name: Leesburg, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 14 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCW, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZDC, Boundary ARTCC Name: Washington, Airspace Determination: No Objection, NOTAM Service: No, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program
Location	State: Virginia, County: Northampton, City: Cheriton, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 37° 17' 17.496'', Lng: -75° 59' 58.759'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 37.288193, Lng: -75.999655, GPS determination method: Estimated, Distance from central business district: 1 mi (W), Find on map >>
Owner	Granville F. Hogg, Po Box 117, Cheriton, Va 23316, 804-331-2405	Manager
Schedule	Unattended facility
Aircrafts	Single Engine Aircrafts: 1
Additional	Magnetic Variation: 9W (Year 1985), Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: No
Runway 1
General	ID: '09/27, Length: 2000 ft, Width: 75 ft, Runway Surface Type Condition: Grass, sod
Base End	Base End ID: '09, Right Traffic Pattern: Yes
Reciprocal End	Reciprocal End ID: '27, Controlling Object Description: PLINE, Object Distance From Runway: 500.0 ft
National Wildlife Strike Incidents
1996-11-08	Time: Day, Operator: Business, Aircraft: C-172 (Airplane), Mass: <= 2,250 kg, Engines: 1, Power Type: Reciprocating engine (piston), Registration: N9683B, Remains Collected: No, Phase of Flight: Approach, Species: WHITE-TAILED DEER, Damage: Uncertain Level, Strikes/Damages: Struck & Damaged Propeller, Struck & Damaged Tail, Effect On Flight: Other, Report Type: PACIR, Written By: Dca Afss Nadin Comments: OPERATOR = WPH INC Remarks: NOT A STRIKE. AS A/C WAS ABOUT TO LAND, DEER RAN ACROSS RWY CAUSING PILOT TO ABORT. AS A/C CLEARED A WOODED AREA, THE A/C LOST LIFT & THE TAIL HIT THE GROUND, THEN THE PROP. NO REPTD INJURIES, UNKN DAMAGE.