FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 FEBRUARY 2010
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FCI |
| Lat/Long: | 37-24-23.2000N / 077-31-29.4000W 37-24.386667N / 077-31.490000W 37.4064444 / -77.5248333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 236 ft. / 71.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10W (2005) |
| From city: | 4 miles SW of RICHMOND, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 23237 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1973 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA SINGLE ENGINE ACFT (1000 FT AGL) MULTI ENGINE ACFT (1500 FT AGL). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN HIRL RY 15/33 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 33 & REIL RY 15 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 128.625 (804-271-8426) |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 134.7 134.7(171-320) |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 134.7 134.7(171-320) |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 124.6 |
| CLASS C IC: | 134.7(171-320) |
| WX ASOS at RIC (11 nm NE): | PHONE 804-236-1091 |
| WX AWOS-3 at PTB (13 nm S): | 133.325 (804-861-5551) |
| WX ASOS at OFP (19 nm N): | 119.025 (804-752-2902) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RICr248/11.3 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
| FAKr123/16.2 | | FLAT ROCK VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 06W |
| HPWr289/20.0 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 06W |
| HCMr273/38.8 | | HARCUM VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| LVLr035/39.7 | | LAWRENCEVILLE VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PUBBS | | 331/5.6 | | 392 | | 09W | | CF | -.-. ..-. |
| PETERSBURG | | 016/16.7 | | 284 | | 08W | | PTB | .--. - -... |
| ASHEY | | 195/22.1 | | 280 | | 09W | | LJK | .-.. .--- -.- |
| BLACKSTONE | | 065/29.9 | | 326 | | 09W | | BKT | -... -.- - |
| WAKEFIELD | | 324/35.7 | | 274 | | 09W | | AKQ | .- -.- --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AFT HRS CALL 804-271-7793 BTN 2200-0700. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 37-24.738788N | | 37-24.033423N |
| Longitude: | 077-31.846680W | | 077-31.133265W |
| Elevation: | 236.1 ft. | | 198.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 151 magnetic, 141 true | | 331 magnetic, 321 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes RY 15 REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 22 ft. ant, lighted, 1000 ft. from runway, 243 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. pole, lighted, 1034 ft. from runway, 620 ft. right of centerline, 41:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CHESTERFIELD CO PO BOX 40 CHESTERFIELD, VA 23832-0040 Phone 804-748-1215 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. |
| Manager: | TOM TRUDEAU 7511 AIRFIELD DRIVE RICHMOND, VA 23237-2252 Phone 804-743-0771 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 129 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 91 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Jet airplanes: | | 10 | | Helicopters: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 159/day * | | 84% | local general aviation | | 15% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ACFT ON ILS APCH TO RICHMOND INTL CROSSING OVER ARPT. |
| - | 400 FT TWR 5 NM N ARPT. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREA NORTH OF ARPT.NO WIND VOLUNTARY USE OF RY 15 PREFERRED. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | HELICOPTER PARKING ADJACENT TO TW 'C' |
| - | MED-FLIGHT: IRREGULAR DEPARTURE PATTERN |
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 11 March 2010 at 0901Z and 8 April 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 33 | |
download (311KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (280KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRIC - Richmond International Airport (11 nm NE)
VA39 - Fort Lee Army Heliport 3 (Qrtmst Cen) (13 nm SE)
KPTB - Dinwiddie County Airport (13 nm S)
KOFP - Hanover County Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
W96 - New Kent County Airport (20 nm E)
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Times for 22-Mar-2010
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunset | | 19:22 | | 23:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:48 | | 23:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Mar-2010 11:49:26 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 22-Mar-2010 07:49:26 |
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| METAR |
KRIC 12nm NE | 221054Z 14009KT 10SM BKN020 OVC090 17/13 A2982 RMK AO2 RAB25E36 SLP101 P0000 T01670133
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KPTB 14nm S | 221120Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM BKN019 BKN024 18/14 A2980 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S
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KOFP 18nm N | 221113Z AUTO 13007KT 090V150 10SM BKN024 OVC036 17/14 A2983 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KRIC 12nm NE | 220927Z 2209/2306 14009G15KT P6SM OVC050 TEMPO 2210/2213 6SM -RA FM221300 15011G19KT 4SM -RA BR SCT020 OVC035 FM221500 17010G17KT P6SM BKN060 TEMPO 2216/2218 5SM -SHRA BR BKN035CB FM221800 17012G20KT P6SM BKN050 FM222200 21009G15KT P6SM SCT050 FM2303
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| NOTAMs |
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