FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AKQ |
| Lat/Long: | 36-59-13.9430N / 077-00-04.0590W
36-59.232383N / 077-00.067650W
36.9872064 / -77.0011275
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 113 ft. / 34 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06W (1965) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of WAKEFIELD, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 | | 254/20.4 | | 226 | | 10W | | 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
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 757-899-6066. |
| Parking: | 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: | 36-58.890933N | | 36-59.575033N |
| Longitude: | 077-00.195850W | | 076-59.938150W |
| Elevation: | 109.0 ft. | | 113.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 023 magnetic, 017 true | | 203 magnetic, 197 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 298 ft. | | 470 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | panels that may or may not be lighted, on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 24 ft. left of centerline
RD +15' 70' FM THR CROSSING END. | | 68 ft. trees, 440 ft. from runway, 275 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
ROAD +15 FT 42 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: | SANDRA WALL
P.O. BOX 811
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 * | | 46% | transient general aviation | | 46% | local general aviation | | 6% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (176KB) |
| NDB RWY 20 | |
download (161KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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)
VA39 - Fort Lee Army Heliport 3 (Qrtmst Cen) (22 nm NW)
KPHF - Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (26 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunset | | 18:34 | | 22:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:00 | | 23:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 21:14:46 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Oct-2008 17:14:46 |
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| METAR |
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| KAKQ | 122054Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW090 24/12 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP316 T02390117 53001 TSNO
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KFKN
18nm S | 122100Z AUTO 05010KT 10SM CLR 23/12 A3045 RMK AO1
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KFAF
20nm NE | 122055Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP316 T02220126 55001 $
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| NOTAMs |
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