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VA89 Doves Nest Field Airport
Tappahannock, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: VA89
Lat/Long: 37-56-52.0000N 076-58-15.5000W
37-56.866667N 076-58.258333W
37.9477778,-76.9709722
(estimated)
Elevation: 160 ft. / 49 m (estimated)
From city: 6 miles WNW of TAPPAHANNOCK, VA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 22436

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/2023
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at XSA (6 nm SE): 125.775 (804-445-8724)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BRVr151/29.5BROOKE VORTAC114.5009W
RICr041/31.4RICHMOND VORTAC114.1009W
HCMr345/32.4HARCUM VORTAC108.8007W
HPWr017/37.8HOPEWELL VORTAC114.3506W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SHANNON140/29.623710WEZF . --.. ..-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 612 x 50 ft. / 187 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 37-56.916667N37-56.816667N
Longitude: 076-58.266667W076-58.250000W
Elevation: 160.0 ft.160.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: STOL, LLC
19449 TIDEWATER TRAIL
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA 22560
Phone 804-651-3975
Manager: CHRISTOPHER SCOTT CROXTON
19449 TIDEWATER TRAIL
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA 22560
Phone 804-651-3975

Additional Remarks

- OWNER DESIRES ARPT NOT BE CHARTED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA89.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KXSA - Tappahannock/Essex County Airport (6 nm SE)
KOFP - Hanover County Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
KFYJ - Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (27 nm S)
W96 - New Kent County Airport (28 nm S)
KEZF - Shannon Airport (30 nm NW)
  
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From to VA89

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3110:31
Sunrise06:5710:57
Sunset19:2823:28
Evening civil twilight19:5423:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-Mar-2026 02:40:46
Local (UTC-4)  30-Mar-2026 22:40:46
 
METAR
KXSA 
6nm SE 		310215Z AUTO 22007KT 190V250 10SM CLR 18/10 A3024 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW T01830103
TAF
KRIC 
31nm SW 		301724Z 3018/3118 24016G25KT P6SM BKN070 BKN100 FM310000 20010KT P6SM BKN200 FM310400 20011KT P6SM SCT200 WS020/23045KT FM311300 22014G22KT P6SM SCT250
KNHK 
33nm NE 		301400Z 3015/3115 22015G25KT 9999 VCSH FEW050 BKN100 BKN200 651009 QNH3024INS TEMPO 3015/3017 9000 -RA SCT050 OVC100 BECMG 3016/3017 22013G21KT 9999 NSW BKN060 BKN110 651105 QNH3014INS BECMG 3022/3023 20010KT 9999 VCSH OVC090 651105 QNH3014INS BECMG 3105/3106 22012KT 9999 NSW SCT090 600000 QNH3012INS TX21/3020Z TN16/3110Z FN20065
KNYG 
36nm NW 		302100Z 3021/3121 22012G21KT 9999 SCT040 BKN060 QNH3010INS FM310400 21010G25KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3000INS LAST NO AMD AFT 3021Z TIL 3109Z TX28/3118Z TN17/3110Z
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