FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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 PHONE (804)920-2099 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: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 125.0 |
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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 fair condition | | precision, in fair 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: | 43 ft. pole, 1516 ft. from runway, 635 ft. left of centerline, 31:1 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: | CHARLES DANE 7511 AIRFIELD DRIVE RICHMOND, VA 23237-2252 Phone 804-743-0771 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 123 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 88 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Jet airplanes: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 226/day * | | 84% | local general aviation | | 15% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ACFT ON ILS APCH TO RICHMOND INTL CROSSING OVER ARPT. |
| - | 400 FT AGL UNLGTD TOWER 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:25 | | 09:25 |
| Sunrise | | 05:55 | | 09:55 |
| Sunset | | 20:34 | | 00:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 02:14:28 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 22:14:28 |
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| METAR |
KRIC 12nm NE | 050154Z 23005KT 10SM FEW090 BKN200 23/17 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02330172
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KPTB 14nm S | 050140Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A2994 RMK AO2
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KOFP 18nm N | 050154Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02560167
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| TAF |
KRIC 12nm NE | 042335Z 0500/0524 27005KT P6SM SCT080 OVC250 FM050600 02004KT P6SM BKN080 OVC150 FM051300 VRB05KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM051800 15006KT 5SM -RA BR BKN020 OVC040 FM052200 12005KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008
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| NOTAMs |
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