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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
ORFr172/12.4NORFOLK VORTAC116.9007W
ECGr011/26.1ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME115.7507W
CCVr199/39.9CAPE CHARLES VORTAC112.2010W

 
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 10-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1111:11
Sunrise06:3811:38
Sunset16:5921:59
Evening civil twilight17:2622:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2025 21:09:18
Local (UTC-5)  10-Nov-2025 16:09:18
 
METAR
KNFE 102058Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM BKN065 11/M02 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP082 T01111017 53008 $
KCPK 
9nm W 		102055Z AUTO 27010G15KT 10SM BKN065 11/M02 A2977 RMK AO2 T01131025
KNTU 
9nm NE 		102056Z 31005KT 10SM BKN060 11/02 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP078 T01060017 51010
KORF 
13nm N 		102051Z VRB04KT 10SM OVC060 12/01 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP076 T01170011 53003
KNGU 
15nm NW 		102059Z 26012G20KT 10SM FEW070 11/M02 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP081 T01111022 53003
KPVG 
16nm W 		102056Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM SCT070 11/M01 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP084 T01061006 53003 $
KONX 
18nm S 		102055Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A2977 RMK AO2 T01130023
TAF
KNTU 
9nm NE 		1015/1115 32015G24KT 9999 FEW025 OVC050 540009 540909 QNH2971INS FM101900 28013G20KT 9999 BKN050 OVC120 540009 540909 QNH2972INS FM110400 29018G28KT 9999 BKN050 540009 540909 QNH2983INS TEMPO 1104/1110 30015G23KT 8000 -RASN BR FM111000 29020G30KT 9999 SCT045 540009 540909 QNH2993INS TX12/1020Z TN02/1111Z FN20008
KORF 
13nm N 		101720Z 1018/1118 30012G20KT P6SM SCT050 FM102300 27009KT P6SM SCT100 FM110300 30011G20KT P6SM BKN050
KNGU 
15nm NW 		1015/1115 32015G24KT 9999 FEW025 OVC050 540009 540909 QNH2977INS BECMG 1018/1020 28013G20KT 9999 SCT050 SCT120 540009 540909 QNH2974INS BECMG 1100/1102 29018G28KT 9999 BKN050 540009 540909 QNH2985INS TEMPO 1104/1110 30015G23KT 8000 -SHRA BECMG 1110/1112 29020G30KT 9999 SCT045 540009 540909 QNH2995INS TX12/1020Z TN02/1111Z FN20075
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