AirNav: 9VA6 - Saunders Field Airport

9VA6

Saunders Field Airport
Richmond, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	9VA6
Lat/Long:	37-34-53.0350N 077-55-07.5750W 37-34.883917N 077-55.126250W 37.5813986,-77.9187708 (estimated)
Elevation:	321 ft. / 98 m (estimated)
From city:	3 miles N of RICHMOND, VA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	23139

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/2014
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
FAKr312/5.3	FLAT ROCK VORTAC	113.30	06W
GVEr163/28.2	GORDONSVILLE VORTAC	115.60	06W
RICr288/28.9	RICHMOND VORTAC	114.10	09W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BLACKSTONE		021/27.9		326		09W		BKT	-... -.- -

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2200 x 90 ft. / 671 x 27 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	37-35.063833N	37-34.704000N
Longitude:	077-55.098000W	077-55.154500W
Elevation:	337.0 ft.	361.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	GEORGE SAUNDERS JR. 3880THREE BRIDGE RD. POWHATAN, VA 23139 Phone 804-304-2443
Manager:	GEORGE SAUNDERS JR. 3880THREE BRIDGE RD. POWHATAN, VA 23139 Phone 804-304-2443

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9VA6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFCI - Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (21 nm SE)
KOFP - Hanover County Municipal Airport (24 nm E)
7W4 - Lake Anna Airport (24 nm N)
W81 - Crewe Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
KLKU - Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field (26 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:18	11:18
Sunrise	06:44	11:44
Sunset	18:04	23:04
Evening civil twilight	18:30	23:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Mar-2026 13:13:04
Local (UTC-5)	01-Mar-2026 08:13:04

METAR

KFCI 21nm SE	011256Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM OVC120 08/07 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP194 T00830072 $
KOFP 24nm E	011254Z AUTO 28003KT 7SM CLR 08/07 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T00830067
K7W4 24nm N	011255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3008 RMK AO1 T00750068
KW81 26nm S	011255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/05 A3008 RMK AO1 T00850054
KLKU 26nm N	011255Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3007 RMK AO2 T00710058
KFVX 27nm SW	011255Z AUTO 20003KT 7SM CLR 07/07 A3007 RMK AO2 T00680068
KRIC 29nm E	011254Z 23004KT 9SM BKN120 08/07 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP183 T00830072 $
KBKT 30nm S	011055Z AUTO 23005KT 6SM BR CLR 05/04 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP170 T00450042
KPTB 31nm SE	011255Z AUTO 22003KT 7SM BKN110 06/06 A3008 RMK AO2 T00610055
KGVE 36nm N	011255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/04 A3007 RMK AO1 T00470043

TAF

KRIC
29nm E

011131Z 0112/0212 VRB05KT P6SM SCT150 FM011600 35010G19KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM020000 04008KT P6SM BKN070

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