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VA26

Coastal Seaplanes Downtown Seaplane Base
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	VA26
Lat/Long:	36-50-45.8412N 076-17-56.7420W 36-50.764020N 076-17.945700W 36.8460670,-76.2990950 (estimated)
Elevation:	0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
From city:	1 mile N of PORTSMOUTH, VA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	23510

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	07/2024
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at ORF (6 nm NE):	PHONE 276-200-0952
WX AWOS-3PT at PVG (8 nm SW):	118.375 (757-465-2175)
WX AWOS-3 at CPK (11 nm S):	123.675 (757-204-4290)
WX ASOS at NTU (13 nm E):	PHONE DSN 433-3619 or 757-433-3619
WX AWOS-3 at SFQ (17 nm SW):	119.375 (757-934-3942)
WX ASOS at PHF (20 nm NW):	PHONE 757-874-3682

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ORFr247/5.5	NORFOLK VORTAC	116.90	07W
CCVr216/33.4	CAPE CHARLES VORTAC	112.20	10W
ECGr357/35.8	ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME	115.75	07W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
WAKEFIELD		115/34.7		274		11W		AKQ	.- -.- --.-
WOODVILLE		010/35.0		254		10W		LLW	.-.. .-.. .--

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 13W/31W

Dimensions:	3363 x 300 ft. / 1025 x 91 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 13W	RUNWAY 31W
Latitude:	36-50.990340N	36-50.537700N
Longitude:	076-18.144600W	076-17.746800W
Elevation:	0.0 ft.	0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	TIDEWATER YACHT MARINA 10 CRAWFORD PKWY PORTSMOUTH, VA 23704 Phone 757-206-2919
Manager:	COASTAL SEAPLANES 1 LEAR DR NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23602 Phone 757-206-2919 ATTN: SAMUEL RIGGS

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA26.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNGU - Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (6 nm N)
KORF - Norfolk International Airport (6 nm NE)
KNHU - Norfolk Naval Station Airport (7 nm N)
KPVG - Hampton Roads Executive Airport (8 nm SW)
KCPK - Chesapeake Regional Airport (11 nm S)
KNTU - Oceana Naval Air Station (Apollo Soucek Field) (13 nm E)
KLFI - Langley Air Force Base (15 nm N)
KSFQ - Suffolk Executive Airport (17 nm SW)
KPHF - Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (20 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:01	10:01
Sunrise	06:28	10:28
Sunset	19:41	23:41
Evening civil twilight	20:08	00:08

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Apr-2026 17:06:24
Local (UTC-4)	18-Apr-2026 13:06:24

METAR

KNGU 5nm N	181559Z 05005KT 10SM FEW250 29/13 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02890133 $
KORF 6nm NE	181651Z 05009KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02670161
KPVG 8nm SW	181656Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM FEW080 31/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 T03060133 $
KCPK 11nm S	181655Z AUTO 18008KT 120V210 10SM SCT085 30/11 A2996 RMK AO2 T03010113
KNFE 12nm SE	181658Z AUTO 20008G15KT 10SM CLR 30/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 T03000111
KLFI 14nm N	181555Z 14004KT 9SM FEW250 29/12 A2996 RMK AO2A SLP152 T02880118 $
KNTU 14nm E	181656Z 11012KT 10SM FEW070 FEW250 25/17 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02500167
KSFQ 17nm SW	181655Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM BKN075 31/10 A2996 RMK AO2 T03070098
KPHF 20nm NW	181654Z 19009G16KT 10SM CLR 29/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02940133

TAF

KNGU 5nm N	181500Z 1815/1915 11010G15KT 9999 SCT250 QNH29904INS TX28/1819Z TN18/1900Z FN00298
KORF 6nm NE	181120Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM181400 11008KT P6SM FEW250 FM182100 16013KT P6SM FEW250 FM190200 20013KT P6SM FEW100
KLFI 14nm N	181200Z 1812/1918 VRB05KT 9999 FEW070 FEW250 QNH2985INS BECMG 1901/1902 21012G20KT 9999 FEW080 BKN180 QNH2977INS BECMG 1913/1914 34020G25KT 9000 -RA OVC030 QNH2988INS TEMPO 1915/1918 34020G35KT OVC020 TX26/1817Z TN21/1812Z
KNTU 14nm E	181500Z 1815/1915 11010G15KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2990INS TX20/1819Z TN23/1900Z FN00298
KPHF 20nm NW	181120Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM181400 10009KT P6SM FEW250 FM182000 13013KT P6SM FEW250 FM190200 18013KT P6SM FEW100

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