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78VA

Rassawek Airstrip
Columbia, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	78VA
Lat/Long:	37-45-02.9907N 078-07-41.2923W 37-45.049845N 078-07.688205W 37.7508307,-78.1281367 (estimated)
Elevation:	299 ft. / 91 m (estimated)
From city:	2 miles E of COLUMBIA, VA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	23038

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/2024
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at LKU (17 nm NE):	119.475 (540-967-1983)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GVEr182/15.8		GORDONSVILLE VORTAC		115.60		06W
FAKr319/19.5		FLAT ROCK VORTAC		113.30		06W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BLACKSTONE		003/37.6		326		09W		BKT	-... -.- -

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:	1563 x 90 ft. / 476 x 27 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 3	RUNWAY 21
Latitude:	37-44.927188N	37-45.172500N
Longitude:	078-07.737577W	078-07.638833W
Elevation:	267.3 ft.	298.2 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JOE LIESFELD, JR. 1851 BENNINGTON RD ROCKVILLE, VA 23146 Phone 804-749-3276 ATTN: STEPHEN GALLAGHER.
Manager:	JENNY LIESFELD 6276 RIVER RD WEST COLUMBIA, VA 23038 Phone 804-389-1164

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 78VA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLKU - Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field (17 nm NE)
7W4 - Lake Anna Airport (22 nm NE)
KGVE - Gordonsville Municipal Airport (24 nm N)
KFVX - Farmville Regional Airport (28 nm SW)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (28 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:02	11:02
Sunrise	07:28	11:28
Sunset	19:16	23:16
Evening civil twilight	19:43	23:43

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Mar-2026 15:11:11
Local (UTC-4)	13-Mar-2026 11:11:11

METAR

KLKU 18nm NE	131455Z AUTO 17006G14KT 10SM CLR 06/M03 A3017 RMK AO2 T00591030
K7W4 22nm NE	131455Z AUTO 20007G14KT 160V230 10SM CLR 06/M01 A3018 RMK AO1 T00601008
KGVE 24nm N	131455Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 06/M03 A3014 RMK AO1 T00641029
KCHO 28nm NW	131453Z 19015G23KT 10SM -RA CLR 07/M06 A3013 RMK AO2 PK WND 21026/1428 RAB30 SLP206 P0000 60000 T00671061 56011
KFVX 28nm SW	131455Z AUTO 19010G17KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A3017 RMK AO2 T00890016
KOMH 30nm N	131455Z AUTO 19015G20KT 10SM CLR 06/M04 A3014 RMK AO2
KOFP 33nm E	131454Z AUTO 18014G20KT 10SM CLR 08/M02 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP226 T00781017 58007
KW81 34nm S	131455Z AUTO 18012G18KT 10SM CLR 07/M03 A3019 RMK AO1 T00681029
KFCI 35nm SE	131456Z AUTO 18015G18KT 10SM CLR 08/00 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP241 60001 T00780000 58005 $

TAF

KCHO
28nm NW

131120Z 1312/1412 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM131500 20014G23KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200 FM131800 21017G31KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200 FM140200 22010G20KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/26045KT FM140500 22009KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/26045KT

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