FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 17:40 | | 22:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:07 | | 23:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 09:29:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 04:29:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KXSA | 100900Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM UP OVC003 00/00 A2943 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KRIC
29nm SW | 100823Z 1008/1106 05005KT 1SM -FZDZ OVC002 FM101000 35008KT 2SM -SN BR OVC005 TEMPO 1011/1013 1SM -SHSN BR OVC003 FM101300 29015G23KT 5SM -SHSN SCT007 BKN020 FM101500 30022G35KT P6SM -SN SCT010 BKN035 FM102300 31015G24KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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