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 |
| ORFr172/12.4 | | NORFOLK VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 07W |
| ECGr011/26.1 | | ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 07W |
| CCVr199/39.9 | | CAPE CHARLES VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CHESI | | 074/13.1 | | 233 | | 09W | | EY | . -.-- |
| PORTSMOUTH | | 119/15.9 | | 241 | | 10W | | PVG | .--. ...- --. |
| WOODVILLE | | 027/26.9 | | 254 | | 10W | | LLW | .-.. .-.. .-- |
| HENRY | | 156/31.6 | | 375 | | 09W | | PJS | .--. .--- ... |
| FELKER | | 149/35.5 | | 226 | | 10W | | FAF | ..-. .- ..-. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 36-41.014033N | | 36-42.030333N |
| Longitude: | 076-08.595917W | | 076-07.551767W |
| Elevation: | 14.5 ft. | | 14.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 040 true | | 228 magnetic, 219 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 21:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:18 | | 22:18 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2008 11:05:30 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Nov-2008 06:05:30 |
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| METAR |
KCPK 9nm W | 231040Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT120 M04/M04 A3050 RMK AO2
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KNTU 9nm NE | 231056Z 00000KT 10SM FEW030 BKN100 OVC200 M03/M07 A3050 RMK AO2 SLP329 T10281067 $
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KORF 13nm N | 231051Z 03005KT 10SM FEW110 01/M04 A3050 RMK AO2 SLP326 T00061039
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KNGU 15nm NW | 231053Z 36007KT 7SM FEW030 SCT080 BKN150 03/M05 A3051 RMK AO2 SLP332 T00281050
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| 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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