FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
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 |
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| HCMr348/26.1 | | HARCUM VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| RICr052/29.5 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
| HPWr024/33.5 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 06W |
| PXTr232/34.7 | | PATUXENT VORTAC | | 117.60 | | 10W |
| BRVr152/35.9 | | BROOKE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 09W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PATUXENT | | 232/34.5 | | 400 | | 10W | | NHK | -. .... -.- |
| SHANNON | | 143/35.9 | | 237 | | 10W | | EZF | . --.. ..-. |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 37-51.549600N | | 37-51.603488N |
| Longitude: | 076-54.092648W | | 076-53.201673W |
| Elevation: | 135.2 ft. | | 127.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 097 magnetic, 086 true | | 277 magnetic, 266 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. trees, 383 ft. from runway, 157 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | 8 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: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| 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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (310KB) |
| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in 2007
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Mar-2023
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunset | | 19:23 | | 23:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:49 | | 23:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Mar-2023 00:19:36 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Mar-2023 20:19:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KXSA | 252355Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 19/15 A2969 RMK AO2 T01920149 10220 20109
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| TAF |
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KRIC
29nm SW | 252120Z 2521/2618 20012KT P6SM SCT200 FM252300 22009KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 FM260300 25008KT P6SM SCT200 FM261200 28005KT P6SM SKC
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KNHK
34nm NE | 2523/2623 VRB06KT 9000 BR SCT007 BKN050 QNH2966INS TEMPO 2523/2601 1200 BR SCT002 BKN007 BKN050 TEMPO 2600/2604 8000 BR VCSH BKN007 BKN050 FM260600 25010KT 9999 FEW030 SCT080 BKN120 QNH2968INS FM261200 VRB06KT 9999 FEW080 SCT120 BKN200 QNH2972INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2523 TIL 2611 TX15/2621Z TN11/2612Z FN00252
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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