FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | XSA |
| Lat/Long: | 37-51-34.6000N / 076-53-38.8000W
37-51.576667N / 076-53.646667W
37.8596111 / -76.8941111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 135 ft. / 41.1 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 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| 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 MIRL RY 10/28, PAPI RYS 10 & 28 AND ARPT BCN - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
RDO-CTL |
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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| A P HILL | | 134/24.5 | | 396 | | 10W | | APH | .- .--. .... |
| ASHEY | | 088/28.2 | | 280 | | 09W | | LJK | .-.. .--- -.- |
| 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 |
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: | 124 ft. trees, 2690 ft. from runway, 188 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 113 ft. trees, 4785 ft. from runway, 65 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TAPPAHANNOCK 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: | | 18 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 136/week * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 28% | air taxi | | 10% | transient general aviation | | 7% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER & OTHER WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (207KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (306KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (140KB) |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:54 | | 09:54 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:03 | | 00:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 00:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 16:35:12 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 12:35:12 |
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| METAR |
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| KXSA | 131555Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM SCT039 SCT046 SCT060 25/23 A2982 RMK AO2 T02530233
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| TAF |
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KRIC
29nm SW | 131139Z 1312/1412 22006KT 5SM BR FEW060 BKN250 FM131300 24009KT P6SM BKN040 FM131800 26010G15KT P6SM VCTS SCT020 BKN040CB FM140000 31007KT P6SM BKN100
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KNHK
34nm NE | 1312/1407 21006KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN040 OVC080 641509 642403 540008 QNH2974INS TEMPO 1312/1316 6000 -SHRA SCT015 BKN020 BKN060 OVC120 BECMG 1315/1316 23006KT 9999 VCTS BKN020CB BKN050 OVC100 641509 642403 540008 QNH2972INS TEMPO 1316/1321 VRB45G65KT 0800 +TSRAGS BKN005 BKN020CB OVC040 BECMG 1320/1321 27006KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN040 BKN080 641509 642403 540008 QNH2975INS TEMPO 1321/1402 6000 -SHRA BKN020 BKN040 OVC080 BECMG 1400/1402 32006KT 9999 NSW SCT020 BKN040 BKN080 600000 500000 QNH2972IN
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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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