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KNFE Fentress Naval Auxiliary Field
Fentress, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: NFE
Lat/Long: 36-41-31.3310N / 076-08-04.4305W
36-41.522183N / 076-08.073842W
36.6920364 / -76.1345640
(estimated)
Elevation: 16 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation: 09W (1985)
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time)
Zip code: 23322

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1943
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RY LGTS OPERATED BY CRASH CREW DURING SCHEDULED OPNS.

Airport Communications

OCEANA APPROACH: 119.6
WX AWOS-3 at CPK (9 nm W): 123.675 (757-421-0252)
WX ASOS at ORF (13 nm N): PHONE 757-460-9348
WX AWOS-3 at PVG (16 nm W): 118.375 (757-465-2175)
WX AWOS-3 at ONX (18 nm S): 119.775 (252-453-8939)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ORFr172/12.4NORFOLK VORTAC116.9007W
ECGr011/26.1ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME112.5007W
CCVr199/39.9CAPE CHARLES VORTAC112.2010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHESI074/13.123309WEY . -.--
PORTSMOUTH119/15.924110WPVG .--. ...- --.
WOODVILLE027/26.925410WLLW .-.. .-.. .--
HENRY156/31.637509WPJS .--. .--- ...
FELKER149/35.522610WFAF ..-. .- ..-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 8004 x 175 ft. / 2440 x 53 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 86.0
Double wheel: 112.0
Double tandem: 168.0
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 36-41.014033N36-42.030333N
Longitude: 076-08.595917W076-07.551767W
Elevation: 14.5 ft.14.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 049 magnetic, 040 true228 magnetic, 219 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Navy
Owner: US NAVY
OCEANOGRAPHIC OFC - CODE 3142
WASHINGTON, DC 20373

Additional Remarks

E137-1 CTN: PRCHT JUMPS AT FENTRESS ALF 1300-1430Z TUES-THUR.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KNFE.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCPK - Chesapeake Regional Airport (9 nm W)
KNTU - Oceana Naval Air Station (Apollo Soucek Field) (9 nm NE)
KORF - Norfolk International Airport (13 nm N)
KPVG - Hampton Roads Executive Airport (16 nm W)
KNGU - Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (16 nm NW)
KONX - Currituck County Airport (18 nm S)
 
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From to KNFE

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Nov-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2511:25
Sunrise06:5311:53
Sunset16:5021:50
Evening civil twilight17:1822:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Nov-2008 11:05:30
Local (UTC-5)  23-Nov-2008 06:05:30
 
METAR
KCPK 
9nm W 
231040Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT120 M04/M04 A3050 RMK AO2
KNTU 
9nm NE 
231056Z 00000KT 10SM FEW030 BKN100 OVC200 M03/M07 A3050 RMK AO2 SLP329 T10281067 $
KORF 
13nm N 
231051Z 03005KT 10SM FEW110 01/M04 A3050 RMK AO2 SLP326 T00061039
KNGU 
15nm NW 
231053Z 36007KT 7SM FEW030 SCT080 BKN150 03/M05 A3051 RMK AO2 SLP332 T00281050
TAF
KORF 
13nm N 
230520Z 2306/2406 25004KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM231200 32005KT P6SM BKN200 FM231800 26007KT P6SM SCT050 FM232200 20003KT P6SM SKC
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