FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | 10W () |
| From city: | 5 miles S of TAPPAHANNOCK, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28, PAPI RYS 10 & 28 AND ARPT BCN - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 | | 134/24.6 | | 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 |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| 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: | 096 magnetic, 086 true | | 276 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 |
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: | | 4 |
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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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (203KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (274KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (56KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 21:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:18 | | 22:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 20:00:32 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Nov-2009 15:00:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KXSA | 251940Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM SCT012 BKN020 OVC039 13/11 A2996 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KRIC
29nm SW | 251720Z 2518/2618 28005KT P6SM SCT010 OVC120 FM252000 23005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040 FM260000 24005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM260600 00000KT 3SM BR BKN001 FM261400 07005KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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