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VA26 Coastal Seaplanes Downtown Seaplane Base
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: VA26
Lat/Long: 36-50-45.8412N 076-17-56.7420W
36-50.764020N 076-17.945700W
36.8460670,-76.2990950
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
From city: 1 mile N of PORTSMOUTH, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 23510

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/2024
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at ORF (6 nm NE): PHONE 276-200-0952
WX AWOS-3PT at PVG (8 nm SW): 118.375 (757-465-2175)
WX AWOS-3 at CPK (11 nm S): 123.675 (757-204-4290)
WX ASOS at NTU (13 nm E): PHONE DSN 433-3619 or 757-433-3619
WX AWOS-3 at SFQ (17 nm SW): 119.375 (757-934-3942)
WX ASOS at PHF (20 nm NW): PHONE 757-874-3682

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ORFr247/5.5NORFOLK VORTAC116.9007W
CCVr216/33.4CAPE CHARLES VORTAC112.2010W
ECGr357/35.8ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME115.7507W
CVIr053/39.6COFIELD VORTAC114.6009W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WAKEFIELD115/34.727411WAKQ .- -.- --.-
WOODVILLE010/35.025410WLLW .-.. .-.. .--

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 13W/31W

Dimensions: 3363 x 300 ft. / 1025 x 91 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 13W  RUNWAY 31W
Latitude: 36-50.990340N36-50.537700N
Longitude: 076-18.144600W076-17.746800W
Elevation: 0.0 ft.0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TIDEWATER YACHT MARINA
10 CRAWFORD PKWY
PORTSMOUTH, VA 23704
Phone 757-206-2919
Manager: COASTAL SEAPLANES
1 LEAR DR
NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23602
Phone 757-206-2919
ATTN: SAMUEL RIGGS

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA26.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNGU - Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (6 nm N)
KORF - Norfolk International Airport (6 nm NE)
KNHU - Norfolk Naval Station Airport (7 nm N)
KPVG - Hampton Roads Executive Airport (8 nm SW)
KCPK - Chesapeake Regional Airport (11 nm S)
KNTU - Oceana Naval Air Station (Apollo Soucek Field) (13 nm E)
KLFI - Langley Air Force Base (15 nm N)
KSFQ - Suffolk Executive Airport (17 nm SW)
KPHF - Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (20 nm NW)
  
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From to VA26

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0811:08
Sunrise06:3411:34
Sunset18:0023:00
Evening civil twilight18:2623:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Mar-2026 01:15:35
Local (UTC-5)  03-Mar-2026 20:15:35
 
METAR
KNGU 
5nm N 		040059Z 09004KT 6SM BR SCT120 BKN250 06/05 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP281 T00610050 $
KORF 
6nm NE 		040051Z 06003KT 6SM BR CLR 06/05 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP276 T00560050
KPVG 
8nm SW 		040056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP282 T00940083 $
KCPK 
11nm S 		040055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/10 A3035 RMK AO2 T01140095
KNFE 
12nm SE 		040058Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP283 T00780061
KLFI 
14nm N 		040055Z 00000KT 7SM SCT120 08/07 A3034 RMK AO2A SLP281 T00830066 $
KNTU 
14nm E 		040056Z 35003KT 10SM BKN140 BKN200 06/05 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP280 T00610050
KSFQ 
17nm SW 		040055Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3036 RMK AO2 T01100086
KPHF 
20nm NW 		040054Z 28003KT 6SM BR CLR 08/07 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP277 T00780067
TAF
KNGU 
5nm N 		0323/0423 VRB06KT 8000 BR SCT008 BKN120 BKN250 QNH3026INS TEMPO 0402/0407 3200 BR BKN008 OVC120 FM040700 23010KT 9999 SCT015 BKN120 BKN250 QNH3024INS TEMPO 0407/0413 3200 BR OVC015 FM041300 25012KT 9999 SCT040 SCT250 QNH3020INS TX21/0419Z TN08/0323Z FN20067
KORF 
6nm NE 		032004Z 0320/0418 VRB04KT P6SM OVC007 TEMPO 0321/0322 SCT007 OVC012 FM032200 20004KT P6SM BKN015 FM040300 22005KT 4SM BR OVC006 FM041300 23005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
KLFI 
14nm N 		031800Z 0318/0424 VRB06KT 2400 BR OVC002 QNH3039INS BECMG 0320/0321 21006KT 9999 NSW BKN005 OVC010 QNH3036INS TEMPO 0402/0407 4800 BR OVC005 BECMG 0413/0414 24006KT 9999 BKN040 QNH3027INS TX12/0321Z TN05/0402Z
KNTU 
14nm E 		0323/0423 VRB06KT 9999 SCT008 BKN100 BKN250 QNH3026INS TEMPO 0402/0407 1600 BR BKN007 OVC100 FM040700 20006KT 9999 SCT010 BKN100 OVC250 QNH3022INS TEMPO 0407/0413 0800 FG VV002 FM041300 24008KT 9999 BKN040 QNH3021INS TX20/0418Z TN06/0323Z FN20051
KPHF 
20nm NW 		032005Z 0320/0418 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC003 FM032200 20004KT P6SM BKN007 OVC012 FM040000 20004KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 FM040600 22005KT P6SM SCT007 BKN015 FM041300 24006KT P6SM BKN035
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