FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 13 JUNE 2024
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 |
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 |
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: | 6 ft. trees, 383 ft. from runway, 157 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. trees, 515 ft. from runway, 24 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear 4 FT TREE 238 FT FM THR, 233 R OF CNTRLN ON APCH CLNC SLP 9:1. |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | 50% | local general aviation | 23% | air taxi | 18% | military | 10% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
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 13 June 2024 at 0901Z to 11 July 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (224KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (300KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in 2007
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-Jun-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:18 | | 09:18 |
Sunrise | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
Sunset | | 20:33 | | 00:33 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:04 | | 01:04 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Jun-2024 04:19:31 |
Local (UTC-4) | 28-Jun-2024 00:19:31 |
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METAR |
KXSA | 280355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A2994 RMK AO2 T02040204
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TAF |
KRIC 29nm SW | 271730Z 2718/2818 36005KT P6SM SCT040 FM280000 12005KT P6SM SCT250 FM281100 04006KT P6SM SCT250
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KNHK 34nm NE | 2723/2823 15006KT 9999 FEW060 QNH2978INS BECMG 2802/2803 21006KT 9999 SCT070 QNH2984INS BECMG 2806/2808 07012G20KT 9999 BKN035 BKN250 QNH2993INS BECMG 2815/2817 12013G20KT 9999 FEW035 SCT070 BKN250 QNH3004INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2803 TIL 2808 TX28/2820Z TN23/2810Z FN20066
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NOTAMs |
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