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KNFE

Fentress Naval Auxiliary Field
Fentress, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	NFE
Lat/Long:	36-41-31.3310N 076-08-04.4305W 36-41.522183N 076-08.073842W 36.6920364,-76.1345640 (estimated)
Elevation:	16 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation:	09W (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	23322

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1943
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	RY LGTS OPERATED BY CRASH CREW DURING SCHEDULED OPNS.

Airport Communications

OCEANA APPROACH:	123.9
OCEANA DEPARTURE:	123.9
WX AWOS-3 at CPK (9 nm W):	123.675 (757-204-4290)
WX ASOS at NTU (9 nm NE):	PHONE DSN 433-3619 or 757-433-3619
WX ASOS at ORF (13 nm N):	PHONE 276-200-0952
WX AWOS-3PT at PVG (16 nm W):	118.375 (757-465-2175)
WX AWOS-3 at ONX (18 nm S):	119.775 (252-453-8939)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ORFr172/12.4	NORFOLK VORTAC	116.90	07W
ECGr011/26.1	ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME	115.75	07W
CCVr199/39.9	CAPE CHARLES VORTAC	112.20	10W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
WOODVILLE		027/26.9		254		10W		LLW	.-.. .-.. .--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:

8004 x 175 ft. / 2440 x 53 m

Surface:

asphalt

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 40 /R/C/W/T

Runway edge lights:

low intensity

RUNWAY 5

RUNWAY 23

Latitude:

36-41.014167N

36-42.030500N

Longitude:

076-08.596167W

076-07.552167W

Elevation:

14.5 ft.

14.2 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

049 magnetic, 040 true

228 magnetic, 219 true

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	U.S. Navy
Owner:	US NAVY OCEANOGRAPHIC OFC - CODE 3142 WASHINGTON, DC 20373

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KNFE.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCPK - Chesapeake Regional Airport (9 nm W)
KNTU - Oceana Naval Air Station (Apollo Soucek Field) (9 nm NE)
KORF - Norfolk International Airport (13 nm N)
KPVG - Hampton Roads Executive Airport (16 nm W)
KNGU - Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (16 nm NW)
KNHU - Norfolk Naval Station Airport (18 nm NW)
KONX - Currituck County Regional Airport (18 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:04	11:04
Sunrise	06:31	11:31
Sunset	17:05	22:05
Evening civil twilight	17:32	22:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Nov-2025 23:30:56
Local (UTC-5)	03-Nov-2025 18:30:56

METAR

KNFE	032258Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/12 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01220117
KCPK 9nm W	032315Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR CLR 11/10 A3003 RMK AO2 VIS 1V5 T01050098
KNTU 9nm NE	032256Z 29004KT 10SM FEW014 13/11 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01280111
KORF 13nm N	032251Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01330117
KNGU 15nm NW	032259Z 28007KT 10SM FEW020 13/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01330111
KPVG 16nm W	032308Z 00000KT 1 3/4SM CLR 11/ A3003 RMK AO2 SLP300 P0999 PWINO FZRANO RVRNO
KONX 18nm S	032315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3001 RMK AO2 T01280118

TAF

KNTU 9nm NE	0315/0415 35012G22KT 9999 BKN015 BKN100 OVC250 QNH2995INS TEMPO 0315/0319 01010G20KT 4800 SHRA BKN008 OVC015 FM032000 34014G24KT 9999 BKN030 BKN250 QNH2991INS FM032300 29008KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2995INS TX17/0318Z TN08/0306Z FN20051
KORF 13nm N	031904Z 0319/0418 36010KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC080 FM032100 32008KT P6SM SCT050 FM040300 32008G18KT P6SM SKC
KNGU 15nm NW	0316/0415 01011G19KT 9999 BKN008 BKN015 OVC070 QNH3003INS BECMG 0316/0318 34013G21KT 9999 BKN025 BKN250 QNH2997INS TEMPO 0321/0403 29010G18KT BKN008 OVC015 BECMG 0404/0406 33015G23KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3010INS BECMG 0412/0414 32012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH3022INS TX16/0318Z TN08/0412Z AMD 1642 FN20075

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