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KAKQ Wakefield Municipal Airport
Wakefield, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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
FKNr011/16.4FRANKLIN VORTAC110.6009W
HPWr171/21.2HOPEWELL VORTAC112.0006W
HCMr214/31.0HARCUM VORTAC108.8007W
RICr163/34.5RICHMOND VORTAC114.1009W
CVIr359/37.4COFIELD VORTAC114.6009W
ORFr285/38.8NORFOLK VORTAC116.9007W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WAKEFIELDat field27409WAKQ .- -.- --.-
FELKER254/20.422610WFAF ..-. .- ..-.
HENRY259/25.837509WPJS .--. .--- ...
PETERSBURG115/28.828408WPTB .--. - -...
PORTSMOUTH305/29.424110WPVG .--. ...- --.
EMPORIA053/30.126110WELQ . .-.. --.-

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 36-58.890933N36-59.575033N
Longitude: 077-00.195850W076-59.938150W
Elevation: 109.0 ft.113.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 023 magnetic, 017 true203 magnetic, 197 true
Displaced threshold: 298 ft.470 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, 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: nono
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
    
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20   download (176KB)
NDB RWY 20   download (161KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (31KB)

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VA39 - Fort Lee Army Heliport 3 (Qrtmst Cen) (22 nm NW)
KPHF - Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (26 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2409:24
Sunrise05:5509:55
Sunset20:3000:30
Evening civil twilight21:0101:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 20:33:13
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 16:33:13
 
METAR
KAKQ 051954Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM -RA BR FEW039 SCT065 SCT080 19/17 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 P0002 T01890172 TSNO
KFKN 
18nm S 
052020Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BKN005 BKN016 OVC065 21/20 A2990 RMK AO1
KFAF 
20nm NE 
052021Z AUTO 12005KT 7SM -RA FEW023 BKN030 20/19 A2988 RMK AO2 DZB2008E2014 SLP120
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Town of Wakefield Airport Commission 757-899-2030
757-899-2361
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Pilots lounge / snooze room, ...

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100LL 
$3.19 
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

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Virginia Diner 757-899-3106
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