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VA23

Sanford Field Airport
Coles Point, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	VA23
Lat/Long:	38-07-08.4640N 076-36-48.8480W 38-07.141067N 076-36.814133W 38.1190178,-76.6135689 (estimated)
Elevation:	15 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation:	09W (1985)
From city:	2 miles SE of COLES POINT, VA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	22469

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/1967
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at 2W6 (12 nm N):

119.575 (301-373-6514)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BRVr120/37.2		BROOKE VORTAC		114.50		09W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
PATUXENT		235/14.1		400		10W		NHK	-. .... -.-

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2900 x 60 ft. / 884 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	40 ft. pline, 600 ft. from runway	40 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	GEORGE W. SANFORD, JR. 225 POLK STREET MONTROSS, VA 22520 Phone 804-493-8717
Manager:	GEORGE W. SANFORD, JR. 225 POLK STREET MONTROSS, VA 22520 Phone 804-493-8717

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC PATUXENT APCH AT 301-342-3740, WHEN PATUXENT APCH IS CLSD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA23.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

2W6 - St Mary's County Regional Airport (12 nm N)
KNHK - Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) Airport (14 nm NE)
KXSA - Tappahannock/Essex County Airport (20 nm SW)
W75 - Hummel Field Airport (32 nm S)
KTGI - Tangier Island Airport (34 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 22-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:27	11:27
Sunrise	06:56	11:56
Sunset	16:49	21:49
Evening civil twilight	17:18	22:18

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-Nov-2025 11:41:35
Local (UTC-5)	22-Nov-2025 06:41:35

METAR

KNUI 9nm E	220946Z AUTO 14003KT 4SM BR BKN005 BKN100 13/13 A2978 RMK AO2 RAB14E28 CIG 002V009 P0001 T01330128 $
K2W6 12nm N	221115Z AUTO 28004KT 6SM BR OVC003 14/14 A2979 RMK AO2 T01440142 $
KNHK 13nm NE	220918Z AUTO VRB03KT 6SM BR OVC004 14/13 A2980 RMK AO2 VIS 1 1/4 RY24 T01390133 $

TAF

KNHK
13nm NE

2209/2307 VRB06KT 4800 -RA BR BKN003 OVC015 651105 QNH2977INS TEMPO 2209/2212 2400 SHRA OVC001 TEMPO 2212/2216 0800 SHRA FG BKN004 OVC010 TEMPO 2216/2221 35013G23KT 3200 SHRA FM222200 02010KT 9999 BKN025 BKN050 OVC150 600000 QNH2984INS BECMG 2303/2305 03010KT SCT030 SCT050 QNH2997INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2207 TIL 2209 TX14/2221Z TN10/2301Z AMD 0910 FN00282

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