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KXSA Tappahannock-Essex County Airport
Tappahannock, Virginia, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

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 ft. / 41.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 10W ()
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
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28, PAPI RYS 10 & 28 AND ARPT BCN - CTAF.
Beacon: yellow (unlighted seaplane base)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
POTOMAC APPROACH: 126.4
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: 126.4

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HCMr348/26.1HARCUM VORTAC108.8007W
RICr052/29.5RICHMOND VORTAC114.1009W
HPWr024/33.5HOPEWELL VORTAC112.0006W
PXTr232/34.7PATUXENT VORTAC117.6010W
BRVr152/35.9BROOKE VORTAC114.5009W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
A P HILL134/24.639610WAPH .- .--. ....
ASHEY088/28.228009WLJK .-.. .--- -.-
PATUXENT232/34.540010WNHK -. .... -.-
SHANNON143/35.923710WEZF . --.. ..-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 37-51.549600N37-51.603488N
Longitude: 076-54.092648W076-53.201673W
Elevation: 135.2 ft.127.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 096 magnetic, 086 true276 magnetic, 266 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TAPPAHANNOCK ESSEX COUNTY ARPT AUTH
205 CROSS STREET,, PO BOX 1079
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA 22560
Phone 804-443-4331
Manager: LINWOOD WADSWORTH
205 CROSS STREET,, PO BOX 1079
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA 22560
Phone 804-443-4331

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 15
    

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
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 **CHANGED**   download (201KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 **CHANGED**   download (223KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (56KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFYJ - Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (21 nm S)
KAPH - A.P. Hill Army Airfield (Fort A P Hill) (24 nm NW)
W96 - New Kent County Airport (24 nm SW)
W75 - Hummel Field Airport (26 nm SE)
KOFP - Hanover County Municipal Airport (27 nm W)
 
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Area around KXSA (Tappahannock-Essex County Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KXSA (Tappahannock-Essex County Airport)
Taken in 2007

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From to KXSA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2609:26
Sunrise05:5609:56
Sunset20:1200:12
Evening civil twilight20:4200:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-May-2008 09:07:01
Local (UTC-4)  17-May-2008 05:07:01
 
METAR
KXSA 170844Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A2975 RMK AO2
TAF
KRIC 
29nm SW 
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
KNHK 
34nm NE 
170303 30025G30KT 9000 BR FEW020 SCT090 SCT120 540307 541809 542709 523604 QNH2960INS BECMG 0608 33012KT 9999 NSW FEW120 500000 QNH2967INS BECMG 1214 27014KT FEW060 SCT120 QNH2964INS BECMG 2200 25010KT FEW030 BKN060 BKN120 QNH2961INS T10/10Z T22/21Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Tappahannock-Essex County Airport 804-443-5885
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft maintenance, Pilot supplies, Rental cars, ...

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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Enterprise Rent A Car 804-443-5666
[web site]
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Tappahannock-Essex County Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - TAPPAHANNOCK 3.2 55-67
DAYS INN TAPPAHANNOCK 3.6 52-78

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Tappahannock-Essex County Airport

2 in Tappahannock
 

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