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VA23

Sanford Field Airport
Coles Point, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	VA23
Lat/Long:	38-07-08.4640N 076-36-48.8480W 38-07.141067N 076-36.814133W 38.1190178,-76.6135689 (estimated)
Elevation:	15 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation:	09W (1985)
From city:	2 miles SE of COLES POINT, VA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	22469

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/1967
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at 2W6 (12 nm N):

119.575 (301-373-6514)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BRVr120/37.2		BROOKE VORTAC		114.50		09W

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2900 x 60 ft. / 884 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	40 ft. pline, 600 ft. from runway	40 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	GEORGE W. SANFORD, JR. 225 POLK STREET MONTROSS, VA 22520 Phone 804-493-8717
Manager:	GEORGE W. SANFORD, JR. 225 POLK STREET MONTROSS, VA 22520 Phone 804-493-8717

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC PATUXENT APCH AT 301-342-3740, WHEN PATUXENT APCH IS CLSD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA23.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

2W6 - St Mary's County Regional Airport (12 nm N)
KNHK - Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) Airport (14 nm NE)
KXSA - Tappahannock/Essex County Airport (20 nm SW)
W75 - Hummel Field Airport (32 nm S)
KTGI - Tangier Island Airport (34 nm SE)

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Area around VA23 (Sanford Field Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:35	10:35
Sunrise	07:02	11:02
Sunset	19:23	23:23
Evening civil twilight	19:49	23:49

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Mar-2026 06:18:59
Local (UTC-4)	26-Mar-2026 02:18:59

METAR

KNUI 9nm E	260553Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP203 T01110072 10117 20094 56014
K2W6 12nm N	260555Z AUTO 20008KT 160V230 10SM BKN110 11/07 A3013 RMK AO2 T01060072 $
KNHK 13nm NE	260552Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM BKN110 12/07 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP201 T01170072 10117 20094 56016 $

TAF

KNHK
13nm NE

2523/2623 14012G20KT 9999 SCT120 BKN250 QNH3015INS BECMG 2603/2604 20008KT 9999 FEW080 BKN250 QNH3002INS BECMG 2616/2617 22015G25KT 9999 SCT100 SCT250 QNH2992INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2603 TIL 2608 TX24/2620Z TN10/2608Z FN20117

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