FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TGI |
| Lat/Long: | 37-49-33.1150N 075-59-51.5850W 37-49.551917N 075-59.859750W 37.8258653,-75.9976625 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5.4 ft. / 1.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of TANGIER, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 23440 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-OCT SAT-SUN 0800-1630 ARPT CLSD SS-SR DLY. |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA LGT ACFT 600 FT HVY ACFT 1500 FT. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ARPT BCN OTS INDEFLY. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.8 (757-891-2246) |
| PATUXENT APPROACH: | 121.0 |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 127.2 ;WHEN NHK APCH CLSD |
| PATUXENT DEPARTURE: | 121.0 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 127.2 ;WHEN NHK APCH CLSD |
| WX AWOS-3 at MFV (16 nm SE): | 118.175 (757-787-5660) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY POTOMAC TRACON ON 127.2/281.47 WHEN PATUXENT APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CCVr010/28.7 | | CAPE CHARLES VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PATUXENT | | 155/33.6 | | 400 | | 10W | | NHK | -. .... -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 2426 x 75 ft. / 739 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | TWY LEAD-IN LINES POOR. RWY CENTERLINE POOR. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 37-49.353500N | | 37-49.750333N |
| Longitude: | 075-59.890833W | | 075-59.828667W |
| Elevation: | 5.4 ft. | | 4.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 018 magnetic, 007 true | | 198 magnetic, 187 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 183 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 12 ft. tree, 219 ft. from runway, 91 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear BRUSH 70 FT LEFT & RIGHT RWY CNTRLN. | | 15 ft. road, 249 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear BRUSH 70 FT RIGHT & LEFT RWY CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF TANGIER TANGIER ISLAND TANGIER, VA 23440 Phone 757-891-2496 TOWN OFFICE (757) 891-2438. |
| Manager: | LAURIE THOMAS PO BOX 244 TANGIER, VA 23440 Phone 757-891-2496 |
Additional Remarks
| - | PAEW ADJACENT TO ALL RWYS, TWYS & RAMPS. |
| - | BE ALERT: RSTD AREA ONE MI WEST OF ARPT; HI-SPEED ACFT DROP BOMBS & FIRE LIVE AMMUNITION IN AREA. |
| - | LANDING/PARKING FEE TO HELP PAY FOR RECENT RWY REHAB. |
| - | FOR CD CTC PATUXENT APCH AT 301-342-3740, WHEN PATUXENT APCH IS CLSD 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (207KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (140KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W41 - Crisfield-Somerset County Airport (14 nm NE)
KMFV - Accomack County Airport (16 nm SE)
W75 - Hummel Field Airport (25 nm SW)
KWAL - Wallops Flight Facility (26 nm E)
KNHK - Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) Airport (34 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 20-Aug-2015
looking north from 3,000’ MSL.
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Times for 16-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 16:45 | | 21:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 22:15 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Dec-2025 08:24:15 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Dec-2025 03:24:15 |
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| METAR |
| KTGI | 160755Z AUTO 21014KT 10SM CLR 01/M07 A3025 RMK AO1 T00101075
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KMFV 16nm SE | 160755Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR M04/M10 A3026 RMK AO2 T10451096
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| TAF |
KNHK 33nm NW | 1523/1623 28006KT 9999 BKN180 QNH3029INS FM160100 21008KT 9999 SCT100 QNH3022INS BECMG 1610/1611 VRB05KT 9999 SCT050 SCT200 QNH3025INS FM161800 14007KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3022INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1604 TIL 1609 TX04/1619Z TNM05/1611Z FN20065
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KSBY 38nm NE | 160520Z 1606/1706 20003KT P6SM BKN090 FM160900 24002KT P6SM SKC FM161400 26005KT P6SM SKC FM170000 19003KT P6SM SKC
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