FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FYJ |
| Lat/Long: | 37-31-16.8500N / 076-45-45.8800W 37-31.280833N / 076-45.764667W 37.5213472 / -76.7627444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 21 ft. / 6 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07W (1965) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of WEST POINT, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 23156 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FYJ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800 - 1800 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA LGT ACFT 800', HVY ACFT 1500'. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTIVATE MIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.825 (804-785-2307) |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 126.4 126.4 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 126.4 126.4 |
| WX AWOS-3 at JGG (17 nm S): | 120.625 (757-220-8810) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HCMr338/5.0 | | HARCUM VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| HPWr062/20.4 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 06W |
| RICr097/26.6 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
| CCVr296/37.9 | | CAPE CHARLES VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FELKER | | 353/24.0 | | 226 | | 10W | | FAF | ..-. .- ..-. |
| HENRY | | 340/26.6 | | 375 | | 09W | | PJS | .--. .--- ... |
| WAKEFIELD | | 028/34.2 | | 274 | | 09W | | AKQ | .- -.- --.- |
| ASHEY | | 123/37.3 | | 280 | | 09W | | LJK | .-.. .--- -.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FULL & SELF-SERVE AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 | | Double tandem: | 85.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 37-31.253167N | | 37-31.308500N |
| Longitude: | 076-46.280667W | | 076-45.248667W |
| Elevation: | 13.3 ft. | | 20.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 093 magnetic, 086 true | | 273 magnetic, 266 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 1150 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 32 ft. tree, 1500 ft. from runway, 40 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MIDDLE PENISULA REG'L AIRPORT AUTHO 1000 AIRPORT ROAD MATTAPONI, VA 23710 Phone 804-785-9725 |
| Manager: | TIM GAYLORD 1000 AIRPORT ROAD MATTAPONI, VA 23710 Phone 804-785-9725 E-MAIL ADDRESS SANDCASTLE70@EARTHLINK.NET |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 34 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 42/day * | | 39% | transient general aviation | | 31% | military | | 30% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
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 |
| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (201KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W75 - Hummel Field Airport (16 nm E)
KJGG - Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport (17 nm S)
W96 - New Kent County Airport (17 nm W)
KXSA - Tappahannock-Essex County Airport (21 nm N)
KFAF - Felker Army Airfield (24 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in May 2006
looking to the west
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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
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 09:27 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 09:56 |
| Sunset | | 20:11 | | 00:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:40 | | 00:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 09:07:30 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 05:07:30 |
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| METAR |
| KFYJ | 170900Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A2976 RMK AO1
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KJGG 17nm S | 170900Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2975 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KFAF 25nm S | 170202 33012KT 9999 SCT030 BKN100 QNH2955INS BECMG 1415 31009KT 9999 SCT080 QNH2968INS T26/20Z T16/10Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1702 NEXT 1910
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KRIC 26nm W | 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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KPHF 26nm SE | 170520Z 170606 33011KT P6SM SCT050 FM1000 32010KT P6SM SKC FM1600 27013G20KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM2000 24014G24KT P6SM BKN050 BKN250 FM0000 23010KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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