FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | XSA |
Lat/Long: | 37-51-34.5930N 076-53-38.8300W 37-51.576550N 076-53.647167W 37.8596092,-76.8941194 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 135.2 ft. / 41.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 11W (2010) |
From city: | 5 miles S of TAPPAHANNOCK, VA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
HCMr348/26.1 | | HARCUM VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
RICr052/29.5 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
HPWr024/33.5 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 114.35 | | 06W |
BRVr152/35.9 | | BROOKE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 09W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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: | 106 ft. trees, 2374 ft. from runway, 308 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. tree, 818 ft. from runway, 128 ft. right of centerline, 41:1 slope to clear 6 FT TREE 196 FT FM THLD, 231 L OF CNTRLN ON APCH |
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 |
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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (226KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (301KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (167KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (357KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in 2007
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 22-Feb-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
Sunset | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:19 | | 23:19 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-Feb-2025 16:56:50 |
Local (UTC-5) | 22-Feb-2025 11:56:50 |
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METAR |
KXSA | 221635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M08 A3044 RMK AO2 T00271080
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TAF |
KRIC 29nm SW | 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM221600 20005KT P6SM SCT250 FM222200 20005KT P6SM OVC150
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KNHK 34nm NE | 2215/2315 VRB06KT 9999 FEW220 QNH3038INS BECMG 2218/2220 VRB06KT 9999 FEW120 SCT220 QNH3030INS BECMG 2302/2304 20008KT 9999 FEW100 SCT140 QNH3023INS BECMG 2307/2309 VRB06KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3015INS TX04/2219Z TNM01/2216Z FN00275
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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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