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KNFE Fentress Naval Auxiliary Field
Fentress, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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
ORFr172/12.4NORFOLK VORTAC116.9007W
ECGr011/26.1ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME115.7507W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WOODVILLE027/26.925410WLLW .-.. .-.. .--

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: 36-41.014167N36-42.030500N
Longitude: 076-08.596167W076-07.552167W
Elevation: 14.5 ft.14.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 049 magnetic, 040 true228 magnetic, 219 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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 18-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1609:16
Sunrise05:4709:47
Sunset20:2500:25
Evening civil twilight20:5500:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Jun-2026 01:51:18
Local (UTC-4)  18-Jun-2026 21:51:18
 
METAR
KNFE 182358Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 30/21 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP081 T03000211 10344 20300 53010
KCPK 
9nm W 		190135Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A2979 RMK AO2 T02670210
KNTU 
9nm NE 		190056Z 24009KT 10SM SCT040 BKN250 29/20 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP080 T2 SET T02940200
KORF 
13nm N 		190051Z 25009KT 10SM CLR 30/19 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP078 T03000189
KNGU 
15nm NW 		190059Z 23008KT 10SM BKN180 BKN220 19/19 A2978 RMK RAE07 SLP083 T2 SET P0000 T02940189
KPVG 
16nm W 		190056Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP085 T02780206 $
KONX 
18nm S 		190135Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2980 RMK AO2 T02840217
TAF
KNTU 
9nm NE 		182300Z 1823/1923 24015G30KT 9999 SCT050 BKN100 BKN250 QNH2967INS TEMPO 1823/1904 VRB20G35KT 3200 TSRA BR BKN030CB OVC070 FM190400 23012G22KT 9999 BKN040 OVC100 QNH2974INS TEMPO 1905/1910 VRB20G35KT 3200 TSRA BR BKN015CB OVC050 FM191000 24009G18KT 9999 VCSH FEW015 BKN040 OVC055 QNH2972INS TEMPO 1910/1916 VRB25G40KT 1600 TSRA BR BKN006 OVC015CB FM191600 35010G20KT 9999 SCT050 BKN200 QNH2964INS TX32/1823Z TN22/1911Z FN20051
KORF 
13nm N 		181720Z 1818/1918 24016G26KT P6SM SCT070 FM182300 23011G18KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM190500 23009KT P6SM BKN040 FM190900 23008KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC035 FM191300 22009KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT007 BKN015
KNGU 
15nm NW 		182200Z 1823/1923 24015G25KT 9999 VCSH FEW060 BKN100 BKN250 QNH2969INS TEMPO 1823/1905 VRB18G35KT 3200 TSRA BR BKN030CB OVC070 FM190500 23010G20KT 9999 VCSH FEW025 BKN040 OVC100 QNH2974INS TEMPO 1905/1908 VRB15G30KT 3200 TSRA BR BKN025CB OVC050 TEMPO 1908/1911 25015G25KT 4800 SHRA BR SCT020 BKN030 OVC060 FM191100 24009G18KT 9999 VCSH FEW015 BKN040 OVC055 QNH2972INS TEMPO 1911/1917 VRB25G40KT 1600 TSRA BR BKN006 OVC015CB BECMG 1917/1919 36010G20KT 9999 VCSH FEW025 SCT050 BKN200 QNH2968INS WND 220
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