Virginia Tech Kentland Farm FRIA

FRIA · FRIA · Blacksburg, VA

Site

Sponsor—

FAA ref2022-EDU-00039-FRIA

Address5250 Whitethorne Road, Blacksburg, VA

Active2023-07-11 to 2027-07-11

Area1613.2 acres

NAIP2023-10-12

Airspace

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LAANC ceiling—

A FRIA exempts Remote ID — not airspace authorization. In controlled airspace you still need LAANC up to the ceiling.

Winds Aloft live

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10m / 33ft ↑ — —

80m / 262ft ↑ — —

120m / 394ft ↑ — —

180m / 590ft ↑ — —

Gusts —

24h Peak (120m) —

§107 ceiling = 400ft / 122m AGL

120m row ≈ Part 107 max altitude

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Field live

Elevation—

Density altitude—

Precip / sky—

Twilight §107

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Civil Dawn—

Sunrise—

Sunset—

Civil Dusk—

§107 Window—

Golden hr—

Civil twilight = sun 6° below horizon

Anti-collision lighting req’d for twilight/night ops

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Nearest METARs

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Layers

FRIA Boundary

Satellite (NAIP)

Canopy / Obstacles

Drone-Flight Stats

Tallest obstacle (p99)109 ft

Mean obstacle height24 ft

Open ground (<7 ft)62%

Tall canopy (>33 ft)32%

Obstacles >16 ft583

Lidar sourceUSGS 3DEP HAG

loiter for iOS / Android

Pre-flight any FRIA from your phone — obstacle heights, live winds aloft, §107 twilight, offline at the field. In development; join the early-access list.

We email you at launch, nothing else. Privacy.

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