FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FCI |
| Lat/Long: | 37-24-23.5350N / 077-31-29.9520W
37-24.392250N / 077-31.499200W
37.4065375 / -77.5249867
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 237 ft. / 72 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 10W (2005) |
| From city: | 4 miles SW of RICHMOND, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
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| RICr248/11.3 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
| FAKr123/16.2 | | FLAT ROCK VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 06W |
| HPWr289/20.1 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 06W |
| HCMr273/38.8 | | HARCUM VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| LVLr035/39.7 | | LAWRENCEVILLE VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PETERSBURG | | 016/16.8 | | 284 | | 08W | | PTB | .--. - -... |
| ASHEY | | 195/22.1 | | 280 | | 09W | | LJK | .-.. .--- -.- |
| BLACKSTONE | | 065/29.9 | | 326 | | 09W | | BKT | -... -.- - |
| WAKEFIELD | | 324/35.7 | | 274 | | 09W | | AKQ | .- -.- --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL AFT HRS PHONE (804)920-2099 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: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 37-24.738833N | | 37-24.033333N |
| Longitude: | 077-31.846833W | | 077-31.133500W |
| Elevation: | 236.5 ft. | | 199.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 151 magnetic, 141 true | | 331 magnetic, 321 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 43 ft. pole, 1516 ft. from runway, 635 ft. left of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear | | 20 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: | CHARLES DANE
7511 AIRFIELD DRIVE
RICHMOND, VA 23237-2252
Phone 804-743-0771 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 137 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 103 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Jet airplanes: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 226/day * | | 84% | local general aviation | | 15% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ACFT ON ILS APCH TO RICHMOND INTL CROSSING OVER ARPT. |
| - | 400 FT AGL UNLGTD TOWER 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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 33 | |
download (305KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (271KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:30 | | 09:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunset | | 20:13 | | 00:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 09:06:31 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 05:06:31 |
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| METAR |
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KRIC
12nm NE | 170854Z 32004KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP083 T01060061 53003
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KPTB
14nm S | 170840Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A2978 RMK AO2
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KOFP
18nm N | 170854Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP082 T00830067 53000
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| TAF |
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KRIC
12nm NE | 170520Z 170606 34010KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 TEMPO 0608 35012G22KT FM1100 29008KT P6SM SCT250 FM1600 24013G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM2100 23014G24KT P6SM BKN050 FM0000 23010KT P6SM OVC060
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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