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78VA

Rassawek Airstrip
Columbia, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	78VA
Lat/Long:	37-45-02.9907N 078-07-41.2923W 37-45.049845N 078-07.688205W 37.7508307,-78.1281367 (estimated)
Elevation:	299 ft. / 91 m (estimated)
From city:	2 miles E of COLUMBIA, VA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	23038

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/2024
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at LKU (17 nm NE):	119.475 (540-967-1983)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GVEr182/15.8		GORDONSVILLE VORTAC		115.60		06W
FAKr319/19.5		FLAT ROCK VORTAC		113.30		06W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BLACKSTONE		003/37.6		326		09W		BKT	-... -.- -

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:	1563 x 90 ft. / 476 x 27 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 3	RUNWAY 21
Latitude:	37-44.927188N	37-45.172500N
Longitude:	078-07.737577W	078-07.638833W
Elevation:	267.3 ft.	298.2 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JOE LIESFELD, JR. 1851 BENNINGTON RD ROCKVILLE, VA 23146 Phone 804-749-3276 ATTN: STEPHEN GALLAGHER.
Manager:	JENNY LIESFELD 6276 RIVER RD WEST COLUMBIA, VA 23038 Phone 804-389-1164

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 78VA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLKU - Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field (17 nm NE)
7W4 - Lake Anna Airport (22 nm NE)
KGVE - Gordonsville Municipal Airport (24 nm N)
KFVX - Farmville Regional Airport (28 nm SW)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (28 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:32	09:32
Sunrise	06:02	10:02
Sunset	20:34	00:34
Evening civil twilight	21:05	01:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Jul-2026 09:30:56
Local (UTC-4)	13-Jul-2026 05:30:56

METAR

KLKU 18nm NE	130915Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A3018 RMK AO2 T01920181
K7W4 22nm NE	130915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/18 A3017 RMK AO1 T01810175
KCHO 28nm NW	130853Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC060 19/19 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01940189 55007
KFVX 28nm SW	130915Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM SCT045 BKN055 OVC100 22/22 A3014 RMK AO2 T02150215
KOMH 30nm N	130915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/18 A3018 RMK AO2
KOFP 33nm E	130854Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 18/18 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP216 T01830178 55003
KW81 34nm S	130915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT060 OVC110 20/18 A3015 RMK AO1 T01980183
KFCI 35nm SE	130856Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 20/19 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP221 T02000194 55003 $

TAF

KCHO
28nm NW

130524Z 1306/1406 36003KT P6SM BKN050 BKN070 FM130700 00000KT 5SM BR SCT015 BKN025 FM131300 05005KT P6SM FEW025 BKN100 FM131600 11005KT P6SM BKN050 BKN100 FM140100 00000KT P6SM SCT250

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