FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MAY 2020
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 VORTAC | | 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: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
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: | 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: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | 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 21 May 2020 at 0901Z to 18 June 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (318KB) |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-May-2020
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:18 | | 09:18 |
| Sunrise | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
| Sunset | | 20:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-May-2020 06:27:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 29-May-2020 02:27:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KXSA | 290615Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A3007 RMK AO2 T02280228
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| TAF |
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KRIC
29nm SW | 290237Z 2903/2924 18008KT P6SM BKN007 OVC015 FM290800 19007KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM291400 20009KT P6SM BKN020 FM291900 20012KT P6SM BKN120
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KNHK
34nm NE | 2901/2923 18008KT 9999 OVC010 QNH3001INS TEMPO 2901/2906 VRB06KT SCT010 BKN025 OVC070 BECMG 2904/2906 18008KT 4800 BR SCT003 BKN015 OVC030 QNH2998INS TEMPO 2906/2912 2400 RA BR BKN003 OVC010 BECMG 2913/2915 19009KT 9999 VCSH SCT008 BKN015 OVC035 QNH2991INS BECMG 2916/2918 20012KT 9999 VCTS SCT015CB BKN025 OVC040 QNH2988INS TEMPO 2918/2923 VRB15G25KT 4800 TSRA BR BKN015CB OVC025 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2903 TIL 2908 T23/2909Z T27/2918Z AMD 0530 FN00219
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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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