FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 JANUARY 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 -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 |
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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 3 January 2019 at 0901Z to 31 January 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (214KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (290KB) |
| 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 20-Jan-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunset | | 17:16 | | 22:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:45 | | 22:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jan-2019 11:29:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 20-Jan-2019 06:29:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KXSA | 201115Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM SCT018 SCT031 BKN055 14/13 A2935 RMK AO2 T01370128
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| TAF |
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KRIC
29nm SW | 200858Z 2009/2106 17011KT 5SM -RA BR OVC012 TEMPO 2009/2011 3SM RA BR BKN004 FM201100 22012KT P6SM OVC025 FM201300 25012KT P6SM OVC040 FM201500 29014G22KT P6SM OVC050 FM201700 33019G29KT P6SM SCT100
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KNHK
34nm NE | 2007/2107 18013KT 1600 +RA BR BKN005 OVC015 QNH2948NS BECMG 2014/2016 31018G30KT 9999 NSW SCT005 BKN350 QNH2936INS BECMG 2018/2020 32025G35KT 9999 BKN020 OVC120 520009 QNH2945INS BECMG 2104/2106 34030G40KT 9999 SCT040 BKN080 520009 QNH2963INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2007 TIL 2112 T10/2009Z TM02/2023Z FN00191
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| NOTAMs |
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