AirNav: VG42 - Henshaw Airport

VG42

Henshaw Airport
Hopewell, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	VG42
Lat/Long:	37-15-08.5000N 077-09-09.6000W 37-15.141667N 077-09.160000W 37.2523611,-77.1526667 (estimated)
Elevation:	85 ft. / 26 m
Variation:	10W (2000)
From city:	5 miles E of HOPEWELL, VA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	23860

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/2002
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 W96 (15 nm N):	119.875 (804-932-8863)
WX ASOS at RIC (17 nm NW):	PHONE 804-223-6573
WX AWOS-3 at PTB (17 nm W):	133.325 (804-861-5551)
WX ASOS at AKQ (17 nm SE):	128.325 (757-684-3011)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
HPWr207/4.9	HOPEWELL VORTAC	114.35	06W
RICr161/17.0	RICHMOND VORTAC	114.10	09W
HCMr248/24.1	HARCUM VORTAC	108.80	07W
FAKr123/36.2	FLAT ROCK VORTAC	113.30	06W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
WAKEFIELD		347/17.7		274		11W		AKQ	.- -.- --.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2700 x 75 ft. / 823 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RICHARD HENSHAW JR 13550 MOODY RD HOPEWELL, VA 23860 Phone 804-458-1921
Manager:	RICHARD HENSHAW JR 13550 MOODY RD HOPEWELL, VA 23860-9200 Phone 804-731-0718

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VG42.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W96 - New Kent County Airport (15 nm N)
KRIC - Richmond International Airport (17 nm NW)
KPTB - Tri Cities Executive/Dinwiddie County Airport (17 nm W)
KAKQ - Wakefield Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
KFCI - Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (20 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-May-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:34	09:34
Sunrise	06:03	10:03
Sunset	20:07	00:07
Evening civil twilight	20:36	00:36

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-May-2026 09:37:29
Local (UTC-4)	13-May-2026 05:37:29

METAR

KW96 15nm N	130915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A3009 RMK AO1 T01130046
KRIC 18nm NW	130854Z 20007KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01110044 56009
KAKQ 18nm SE	130854Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/05 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP197 T00830050 56012
KPTB 18nm W	130915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/05 A3011 RMK AO2 T00850047
KFCI 20nm NW	130856Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP204 T01110050 56010 $
KJGG 21nm E	130915Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A3010 RMK AO2 T01300064
KFYJ 25nm NE	130915Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 12/04 A3011 RMK AO1 T01220044
KFAF 27nm E	130855Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 14/07 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01380066 57012 $
KOFP 30nm NW	130854Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 13/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01280039 56010

TAF

KRIC
18nm NW

130551Z 1306/1406 19010KT P6SM SKC FM131500 20014G22KT P6SM SCT080 FM132200 20012G20KT P6SM BKN070 FM140100 19010KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050

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