FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 JULY 2019
Location
| FAA Identifier: | XSA |
| Lat/Long: | 37-51-34.6000N / 076-53-38.8000W
37-51.576667N / 076-53.646667W
37.8596111 / -76.8941111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 135.2 ft. / 41.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (2010) |
| From city: | 5 miles S of TAPPAHANNOCK, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 22454 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/2007 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | XSA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV - FEB 0800-1800, MAR - OCT 0900-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 125.775 (804-445-8724) |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 126.4 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 126.4 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HCMr348/26.1 | | HARCUM VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| RICr052/29.5 | | RICHMOND VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 09W |
| HPWr024/33.5 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 06W |
| PXTr232/34.7 | | PATUXENT VORTAC | | 117.60 | | 10W |
| BRVr152/35.9 | | BROOKE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 09W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PATUXENT | | 232/34.5 | | 400 | | 10W | | NHK | -. .... -.- |
| SHANNON | | 143/35.9 | | 237 | | 10W | | EZF | . --.. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 37-51.549600N | | 37-51.603488N |
| Longitude: | 076-54.092648W | | 076-53.201673W |
| Elevation: | 135.2 ft. | | 127.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 097 magnetic, 086 true | | 277 magnetic, 266 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 124 ft. trees, 2668 ft. from runway, 90 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | 4 ft. trees, 238 ft. from runway, 233 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
4 FT TREE 238 FT FM THLD, 233 R OF CNTRLN ON APCH CLNC SLP 9:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TAPPAHANNOCK ESSEX COUNTY ARPT AUTH
1450 AVIATION ROAD
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA 22560
Phone 804-443-5885 |
| Manager: | JIM EVANS
1450 AVIATION ROAD
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA 22560
Phone 804-443-5885 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 23% | air taxi | | 18% | military | | 10% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & OTHER WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124. |
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 from 18 July 2019 at 0901Z to 16 August 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (140KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFYJ - Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (21 nm S)
W96 - New Kent County Airport (24 nm SW)
W75 - Hummel Field Airport (26 nm SE)
KOFP - Hanover County Municipal Airport (27 nm W)
KRIC - Richmond International Airport (29 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in 2007
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Jul-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:35 | | 09:35 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 10:04 |
| Sunset | | 20:24 | | 00:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2019 02:30:22 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 23-Jul-2019 22:30:22 |
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| METAR |
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| KXSA | 240215Z AUTO 27004KT 7SM SCT003 19/19 A2991 RMK AO2 T01930193
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| TAF |
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KRIC
29nm SW | 232359Z 2400/2424 31009KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 OVC150 FM240500 33005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC100 FM241400 36008KT P6SM BKN060
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KNHK
34nm NE | TAF 2315/2415 32008KT 9999 VCSH FEW015 BKN060 OVC100 QNH2979INS TEMPO 2315/2321 VRB06KT 6000 -SHRA BR BKN013 OVC050 BECMG 2320/2322 14007KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 BKN040 OVC100 QNH2976INS TEMPO 2321/2401 VRB04KT BKN020 OVC040 FM240100 VRB05KT 9999 BKN040 OVC100 QNH2978INS FM240900 33008KT 9999 FEW040 BKN100 QNH2981INS T18/2406Z T24/2414Z FN20002
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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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