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KFCI Chesterfield County Airport
Richmond, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: FCI
Lat/Long: 37-24-23.2000N / 077-31-29.4000W
37-24.386667N / 077-31.490000W
37.4064444 / -77.5248333
(estimated)
Elevation: 236 ft. / 71.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 10W (2005)
From city: 4 miles SW of RICHMOND, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 23237

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1973
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2200
Pattern altitude: TPA SINGLE ENGINE ACFT (1000 FT AGL) MULTI ENGINE ACFT (1500 FT AGL).
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 15/33 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 33 & REIL RY 15 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 128.625 (804-271-8426)
POTOMAC APPROACH: 134.7 134.7(171-320)
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: 134.7 134.7(171-320)
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 124.6
CLASS C IC: 134.7(171-320)
WX ASOS at RIC (11 nm NE): PHONE 804-236-1091
WX AWOS-3 at PTB (13 nm S): 133.325 (804-861-5551)
WX ASOS at OFP (19 nm N): 119.025 (804-752-2902)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RICr248/11.3RICHMOND VORTAC114.1009W
FAKr123/16.2FLAT ROCK VORTAC113.3006W
HPWr289/20.0HOPEWELL VORTAC112.0006W
HCMr273/38.8HARCUM VORTAC108.8007W
LVLr035/39.7LAWRENCEVILLE VORTAC112.9008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PUBBS331/5.639209WCF -.-. ..-.
PETERSBURG016/16.728408WPTB .--. - -...
ASHEY195/22.128009WLJK .-.. .--- -.-
BLACKSTONE065/29.932609WBKT -... -.- -
WAKEFIELD324/35.727409WAKQ .- -.- --.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FUEL AFT HRS CALL 804-271-7793 BTN 2200-0700.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 60.0
Double wheel: 80.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 37-24.738788N37-24.033423N
Longitude: 077-31.846680W077-31.133265W
Elevation: 236.1 ft.198.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.8%0.8%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 151 magnetic, 141 true331 magnetic, 321 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
RY 15 REIL OTS INDEFLY.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 22 ft. ant, lighted, 1000 ft. from runway, 243 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear20 ft. pole, lighted, 1034 ft. from runway, 620 ft. right of centerline, 41:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CHESTERFIELD CO
PO BOX 40
CHESTERFIELD, VA 23832-0040
Phone 804-748-1215
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Manager: TOM TRUDEAU
7511 AIRFIELD DRIVE
RICHMOND, VA 23237-2252
Phone 804-743-0771

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 129
Single engine airplanes: 91
Multi engine airplanes: 23
Jet airplanes: 10
Helicopters: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 159/day *
84% local general aviation
15% transient general aviation
1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2009

Additional Remarks

ACFT ON ILS APCH TO RICHMOND INTL CROSSING OVER ARPT.
400 FT TWR 5 NM N ARPT.
NOISE SENSITIVE AREA NORTH OF ARPT.NO WIND VOLUNTARY USE OF RY 15 PREFERRED.
DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
HELICOPTER PARKING ADJACENT TO TW 'C'
MED-FLIGHT: IRREGULAR DEPARTURE PATTERN

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 33   download
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15   download
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33   download
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (31KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRIC - Richmond International Airport (11 nm NE)
VA39 - Fort Lee Army Heliport 3 (Qrtmst Cen) (13 nm SE)
KPTB - Dinwiddie County Airport (13 nm S)
KOFP - Hanover County Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
W96 - New Kent County Airport (20 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4011:40
Sunrise07:0712:07
Sunset17:4222:42
Evening civil twilight18:0923:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 18:01:18
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 13:01:18
 
METAR
KRIC 
12nm NE 
091754Z 16005KT 10SM FEW150 OVC250 03/M07 A3002 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP173 4/002 T00331067 10033 21039 58045
KPTB 
14nm S 
091740Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM SCT100 05/M06 A3004 RMK AO2
KOFP 
18nm N 
091754Z AUTO VRB04KT CLR 04/M07 A3004 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP175 6//// T00441072 10044 21044 58042 $
TAF
KRIC 
12nm NE 
091737Z 0918/1018 09005KT P6SM SCT070 OVC150 FM092100 10005KT 6SM -RAPL BKN035 OVC120 FM092300 07007KT 5SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC030 FM100900 06005KT 2SM -SN BR OVC004 FM101200 29015G22KT 4SM -SN OVC007 FM101500 29017G30KT 5SM -SHSN SCT010 OVC025
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Dominion Aviation Services 804-271-7793
toll-free 1-800-366-7793
[web site]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...
 
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100LL Jet A
FS $5.08 $4.65 
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
King's Korner Restaurant 804-743-9333
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Chesterfield County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Chesterfield County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KFCI have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT RICHMOND CHESTER 7.3 89-90
HAMPTON INN RICHMOND SW/HULL STREET 4.2 110-131
CLARION HOTEL CHESTER 7.2 80-110
LA QUINTA INN RICHMOND SOUTH 5.3 89-194
ECONO LODGE NEAR RICHMOND NATIO 5.6 59-60
DAYS INN WEST BROAD RICHMOND 13.4 50-69
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON RICHMOND-I-95 SOUTH 5.4 67-74
 

Other hotels near Chesterfield County Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MIDLOTHIAN HULL ST RIC 4.2 60-61
SNOW WHITE MOTEL 5.2 
SLEEP INN CHESTERFIELD 5.4 110-120
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 5.6 40-60

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Chesterfield County Airport

13 in Chester
5 in Midlothian
74 in Richmond
6 in Colonial Heights
15 in Sandston
15 in Petersburg
6 in Hopewell
2 in Mechanicsville
18 in Glen Allen
 

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