FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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 -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 | | 114.35 | | 06W |
| 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: | 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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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 |
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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 15-Jul-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 09:28 |
| Sunrise | | 05:58 | | 09:58 |
| Sunset | | 20:29 | | 00:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 15-Jul-2025 19:31:31 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 15-Jul-2025 15:31:31 |
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| METAR |
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| KXSA | 151915Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM BKN022 BKN026 BKN035 29/25 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S T02900251
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| TAF |
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KRIC
29nm SW | 151739Z 1518/1618 17005KT P6SM BKN040 TEMPO 1518/1519 BKN025 FM151900 17006KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 1520/1524 3SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM160100 16005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060
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KNHK
34nm NE | 1515/1615 VRB05KT 9999 FEW015 BKN025 BKN050 BKN120 QNH3002INS BECMG 1516/1517 12007KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 SCT060 BKN130 QNH3005INS BECMG 1600/1601 19006KT 9999 VCTS SCT020CB BKN120 QNH3003INS BECMG 1605/1606 22006KT 9999 NSW FEW020 BKN120 QNH2988INS TX31/1520Z TN25/1610Z FN20065
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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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