FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TGI |
| Lat/Long: | 37-49-33.1150N 075-59-51.5850W
37-49.551917N 075-59.859750W
37.8258653,-75.9976625
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5.4 ft. / 1.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of TANGIER, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 23440 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-OCT SAT-SUN 0800-1630
ARPT CLSD SS-SR DLY. |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA LGT ACFT 600 FT HVY ACFT 1500 FT. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ARPT BCN OTS INDEFLY. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.8 (757-891-2496) |
| PATUXENT APPROACH: | 121.0 |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 127.2 ;WHEN NHK APCH CLSD |
| PATUXENT DEPARTURE: | 121.0 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 127.2 ;WHEN NHK APCH CLSD |
| WX AWOS-3 at MFV (16 nm SE): | 118.175 (757-787-5660) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY POTOMAC TRACON ON 127.2/281.47 WHEN PATUXENT APCH CTL CLSD.
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 2426 x 75 ft. / 739 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | TWY LEAD-IN LINES POOR. RWY CENTERLINE POOR. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 37-49.353500N | | 37-49.750333N |
| Longitude: | 075-59.890833W | | 075-59.828667W |
| Elevation: | 5.4 ft. | | 4.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 018 magnetic, 007 true | | 198 magnetic, 187 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 183 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 12 ft. tree, 219 ft. from runway, 91 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
BRUSH 70 FT LEFT & RIGHT RWY CNTRLN. | | 15 ft. road, 249 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear
BRUSH 70 FT RIGHT & LEFT RWY CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF TANGIER
TANGIER ISLAND
TANGIER, VA 23440
Phone 757-891-2496
TOWN OFFICE (757) 891-2438. |
| Manager: | LAURIE THOMAS
PO BOX 244
TANGIER, VA 23440
Phone 757-891-2496 |
Additional Remarks
| - | PAEW ADJACENT TO ALL RWYS, TWYS & RAMPS. |
| - | BE ALERT: RSTD AREA ONE MI WEST OF ARPT; HI-SPEED ACFT DROP BOMBS & FIRE LIVE AMMUNITION IN AREA. |
| - | LANDING/PARKING FEE TO HELP PAY FOR RECENT RWY REHAB. |
| - | FOR CD CTC PATUXENT APCH AT 301-342-3740, WHEN PATUXENT APCH IS CLSD 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 06 August 2026 at 0901Z to 03 September 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS)-B **CHANGED** | |
download (190KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (166KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (140KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W41 - Crisfield-Somerset County Airport (14 nm NE)
KMFV - Accomack County Airport (16 nm SE)
W75 - Hummel Field Airport (25 nm SW)
KWAL - Wallops Flight Facility (26 nm E)
KNHK - Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) Airport (34 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 20-Aug-2015
looking north from 3,000’ MSL.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Tangier Island Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 09:50 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunset | | 19:59 | | 23:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:27 | | 00:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Aug-2026 02:14:54 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2026 22:14:54 |
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| METAR |
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KMFV
16nm SE | 140155Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A2998 RMK AO2 T02250210
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KNHK
33nm NW | 132200Z 1323/1423 VRB06KT 9999 FEW040 SCT250 QNH2989INS BECMG 1404/1405 VRB06KT 9999 SCT050 BKN250 QNH2997INS BECMG 1414/1415 05005KT 9999 BKN050 OVC120 QNH2998INS BECMG 1418/1419 01006KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN050 OVC090 QNH2996INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1403 TIL 1408 TX29/1420Z TN24/1410Z FN20117
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KSBY
38nm NE | 131737Z 1318/1418 30007KT P6SM SCT050 FM140000 00000KT P6SM SCT100 FM141100 07003KT P6SM BKN080
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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