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KXSA Tappahannock/Essex County Airport
Tappahannock, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: XSA
Lat/Long: 37-51-34.5930N 076-53-38.8300W
37-51.576550N 076-53.647167W
37.8596092,-76.8941194
(estimated)
Elevation: 135.2 ft. / 41.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11W (2010)
From city: 5 miles S of TAPPAHANNOCK, VA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 22454

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/2007
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: XSA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: NOV - FEB 0800-1800, MAR - OCT 0900-1900
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 125.775 (804-445-8724)
POTOMAC APPROACH: 126.4
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: 126.4

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HCMr348/26.1HARCUM VORTAC108.8007W
RICr052/29.5RICHMOND VORTAC114.1009W
HPWr024/33.5HOPEWELL VORTAC114.3506W
BRVr152/35.9BROOKE VORTAC114.5009W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PATUXENT232/34.540010WNHK -. .... -.-
SHANNON143/35.923710WEZF . --.. ..-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 37-51.549600N37-51.603488N
Longitude: 076-54.092648W076-53.201673W
Elevation: 135.2 ft.127.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 097 magnetic, 086 true277 magnetic, 266 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 6 ft. trees, 383 ft. from runway, 157 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear8 ft. trees, 515 ft. from runway, 24 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear
4 FT TREE 238 FT FM THR, 233 R OF CNTRLN ON APCH CLNC SLP 9:1.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ESSEX COUNTY ARPT AUTH
1450 AVIATION ROAD
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA 22560
Phone 804-443-5885
Manager: JIM EVANS
1450 AVIATION ROAD
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA 22560
Phone 804-443-5885

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 25
Single engine airplanes: 23
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 32/day *
50% local general aviation
23% air taxi
18% military
10% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017

Additional Remarks

DEER & OTHER WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.

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 from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10   download (226KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28   download (301KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (167KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (357KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFYJ - Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (21 nm S)
W96 - New Kent County Airport (24 nm SW)
W75 - Hummel Field Airport (26 nm SE)
KOFP - Hanover County Municipal Airport (27 nm W)
KRIC - Richmond International Airport (29 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3110:31
Sunrise06:5710:57
Sunset19:2723:27
Evening civil twilight19:5423:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 08:12:51
Local (UTC-4)  29-Mar-2024 04:12:51
 
METAR
KXSA 290755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/M02 A2997 RMK AO2 T00441025
TAF
KRIC 
29nm SW 
290520Z 2906/3006 32009KT P6SM SKC FM291300 29007KT P6SM SCT060 FM291800 30015G23KT P6SM SCT060 FM292300 30010KT P6SM SKC
KNHK 
34nm NE 
2823/2923 34012G20KT 9999 BKN065 BKN130 BKN250 581505 552009 552904 QNH2986INS BECMG 2901/2903 32018G27KT 9999 FEW065 FEW250 561604 532009 QNH2987INS BECMG 2905/2906 30016G27KT 9999 SKC 500000 QNH2989INS BECMG 2909/2910 29011KT 9999 FEW065 QNH2992INS BECMG 2914/2916 32014G23KT 9999 SKC QNH2980INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2903 TIL 2908 TX16/2921Z TN05/2910Z FN20066
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Tappahannock-Essex County Airport 804-443-5885
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[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...

More info about Tappahannock-Essex County Airport
Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
AS --- $5.15 
SS $5.35 --- 
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