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KNFE

Fentress Naval Auxiliary Field
Fentress, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	NFE
Lat/Long:	36-41-31.3310N 076-08-04.4305W 36-41.522183N 076-08.073842W 36.6920364,-76.1345640 (estimated)
Elevation:	16 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation:	09W (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	23322

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1943
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	RY LGTS OPERATED BY CRASH CREW DURING SCHEDULED OPNS.

Airport Communications

OCEANA APPROACH:	123.9
OCEANA DEPARTURE:	123.9
WX AWOS-3 at CPK (9 nm W):	123.675 (757-204-4290)
WX ASOS at NTU (9 nm NE):	PHONE DSN 433-3619 or 757-433-3619
WX ASOS at ORF (13 nm N):	PHONE 276-200-0952
WX AWOS-3PT at PVG (16 nm W):	118.375 (757-465-2175)
WX AWOS-3 at ONX (18 nm S):	119.775 (252-453-8939)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ORFr172/12.4	NORFOLK VORTAC	116.90	07W
ECGr011/26.1	ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME	115.75	07W
CCVr199/39.9	CAPE CHARLES VORTAC	112.20	10W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
WOODVILLE		027/26.9		254		10W		LLW	.-.. .-.. .--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:

8004 x 175 ft. / 2440 x 53 m

Surface:

asphalt

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 40 /R/C/W/T

Runway edge lights:

low intensity

RUNWAY 5

RUNWAY 23

Latitude:

36-41.014167N

36-42.030500N

Longitude:

076-08.596167W

076-07.552167W

Elevation:

14.5 ft.

14.2 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

049 magnetic, 040 true

228 magnetic, 219 true

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	U.S. Navy
Owner:	US NAVY OCEANOGRAPHIC OFC - CODE 3142 WASHINGTON, DC 20373

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KNFE.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCPK - Chesapeake Regional Airport (9 nm W)
KNTU - Oceana Naval Air Station (Apollo Soucek Field) (9 nm NE)
KORF - Norfolk International Airport (13 nm N)
KPVG - Hampton Roads Executive Airport (16 nm W)
KNGU - Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (16 nm NW)
KNHU - Norfolk Naval Station Airport (18 nm NW)
KONX - Currituck County Regional Airport (18 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Mar-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:10	11:10
Sunrise	06:36	11:36
Sunset	17:58	22:58
Evening civil twilight	18:24	23:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Mar-2025 15:10:20
Local (UTC-5)	01-Mar-2025 10:10:20

METAR

KNFE	011400Z AUTO VRB06G17KT 10SM CLR 14/04 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP059 T01440039
KCPK 9nm W	011455Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A2968 RMK AO2 T01510024
KNTU 9nm NE	011456Z 23011KT 10SM FEW170 16/02 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP044 T01610017 58010
KORF 13nm N	011451Z 22014KT 10SM CLR 17/02 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP041 T01670017 58009
KNGU 15nm NW	011359Z 21011KT 10SM FEW160 13/02 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP053 T01330022
KPVG 16nm W	011456Z AUTO 23008G14KT 10SM CLR 16/03 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP050 T01560033 58009
KONX 18nm S	011450Z AUTO 23012G18KT 10SM CLR 15/03 A2970 RMK AO2 T01540029

TAF

KNTU 9nm NE	0107/0207 21010G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2968INS BECMG 0115/0117 24012G22KT 9999 SKC QNH2964INS BECMG 0119/0121 27012G22KT 9999 SKC QNH2960INS BECMG 0122/0200 34015G30KT 9999 BKN070 QNH2986INS TX17/0118Z TN01/0206Z FN00274
KORF 13nm N	011133Z 0112/0212 22013G21KT P6SM SKC FM011700 24015G24KT P6SM SCT100 FM012200 33014G22KT P6SM BKN060 FM020000 36018G28KT P6SM OVC060 FM020700 35015G25KT P6SM SKC
KNGU 15nm NW	0107/0207 20011G21KT 9999 SKC QNH2970INS BECMG 0113/0115 23012G22KT 9999 SKC QNH2964INS BECMG 0118/0120 27013G25KT 9999 SKC QNH2960INS BECMG 0122/0200 33013G25KT 9999 BKN070 QNH2986INS TX17/0118Z TN01/0206Z FN00274

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