FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AKQ |
| Lat/Long: | 36-59-14.0000N / 077-00-04.1000W
36-59.233333N / 077-00.068333W
36.9872222 / -77.0011389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 111 ft. / 34 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06W (1965) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of WAKEFIELD, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 23888 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1967 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AKQ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 128.325 (757-899-2300) |
| NORFOLK APPROACH: | 127.9 |
| NORFOLK DEPARTURE: | 127.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FKN (18 nm S): | 124.675 (757-562-8765) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FKNr011/16.4 | | FRANKLIN VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 09W |
| HPWr171/21.2 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 06W |
| HCMr214/31.0 | | HARCUM VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| RICr163/34.5 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
| CVIr359/37.4 | | COFIELD VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 09W |
| ORFr285/38.8 | | NORFOLK VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WAKEFIELD | | at field | | 274 | | 09W | | AKQ | .- -.- --.- |
| FELKER | | 255/20.5 | | 226 | | 11W | | FAF | ..-. .- ..-. |
| HENRY | | 259/25.8 | | 375 | | 09W | | PJS | .--. .--- ... |
| PETERSBURG | | 115/28.8 | | 284 | | 08W | | PTB | .--. - -... |
| PORTSMOUTH | | 305/29.4 | | 241 | | 10W | | PVG | .--. ...- --. |
| EMPORIA | | 053/30.1 | | 261 | | 10W | | ELQ | . .-.. --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
24 HR SELF SERVICE FUEL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 4337 x 75 ft. / 1322 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 36-58.890837N | | 36-59.574702N |
| Longitude: | 077-00.197130W | | 076-59.937793W |
| Elevation: | 107.4 ft. | | 111.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 023 magnetic, 017 true | | 203 magnetic, 197 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 298 ft. | | 471 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. trees, 309 ft. from runway, 53 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RD +15' 70' FM THR CROSSING END. | | 61 ft. trees, 582 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
ROAD +15 FT 70 FT FM RY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
P O BOX 550
WAKEFIELD, VA 23888
Phone 757-899-2030 |
| Manager: | RANDY JOHNSON
P.O. BOX 550
WAKEFIELD, VA 23888
Phone 757-899-4002 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 47/day * | | 52% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 6% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | APRON PAVEMENT CRACKED AND IN POOR CONDITION. |
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 between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (156KB) |
| NDB RWY 20 | |
download (145KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFKN - Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport (18 nm S)
KJGG - Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport (20 nm NE)
KFAF - Felker Army Airfield (21 nm NE)
KPHF - Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (26 nm E)
W94 - Camp Peary Landing Strip (26 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunset | | 17:43 | | 22:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:09 | | 23:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 18:34:11 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Feb-2012 13:34:11 |
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| METAR |
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| KAKQ | 111754Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM BKN022 OVC029 06/M01 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP052 T00561006 10061 20044 58023 TSNO
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KFKN
18nm S | 111755Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM BKN019 OVC026 07/03 A2968 RMK AO1
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KFAF
20nm NE | 111803Z AUTO 34008G15KT 10SM SCT026 BKN039 OVC047 06/M00 A2966 RMK AO2 SCT V BKN SLP046 $
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| TAF |
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KFAF
20nm NE | 1019/1119 20009KT 9999 FEW040 SCT110 QNH3004INS BECMG 1020/1021 18009KT 9999 SCT040 BKN110 QNH2993INS BECMG 1103/1104 18009KT 6000 -RA BR BKN040 OVC070 620705 520406 QNH2982INS BECMG 1107/1108 36009KT 3200 -RA BR OVC010 620705 520406 QNH2971INS BECMG 1115/1116 35012KT 9999 NSW BKN040 620705 520406 QNH2971INS T11/1020Z T04/1112Z LIMITED METWATCH 1022 TIL 1304
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| NOTAMs |
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