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KXSA Tappahannock-Essex County Airport
Tappahannock, Virginia, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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: NOV - FEB 0800-1800, MAR - OCT 0900-1900
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
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
HCMr348/26.1HARCUM VORTAC108.8007W
RICr052/29.5RICHMOND VORTAC114.1009W
HPWr024/33.5HOPEWELL VORTAC112.0006W
PXTr232/34.7PATUXENT VORTAC117.6010W
BRVr152/35.9BROOKE VORTAC114.5009W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
A P HILL134/24.539610WAPH .- .--. ....
ASHEY088/28.228009WLJK .-.. .--- -.-
PATUXENT232/34.540010WNHK -. .... -.-
SHANNON143/35.923710WEZF . --.. ..-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 37-51.549600N37-51.603488N
Longitude: 076-54.092648W076-53.201673W
Elevation: 135.2 ft.127.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 096 magnetic, 086 true276 magnetic, 266 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 120 ft. tree, 2690 ft. from runway, 188 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear24 ft. tree, 1396 ft. from runway, 343 ft. right of centerline, 49:1 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: 21
Single engine airplanes: 18
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 34/day *
39% local general aviation
25% commercial
16% transient general aviation
16% air taxi
4% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 October 2009

Additional Remarks

DEER ON AND INVOF AIRPORT.

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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3611:36
Sunrise07:0312:03
Sunset17:4122:41
Evening civil twilight18:0823:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 01:58:55
Local (UTC-5)  11-Feb-2012 20:58:55
 
METAR
KXSA 120135Z AUTO 30007G16KT 270V330 10SM SCT120 M02/M08 A2982 RMK AO2
TAF
KRIC 
29nm SW 
112143Z 1122/1218 33018G28KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 TEMPO 1122/1123 34015KT 5SM -SN FEW005 BKN015 FM120800 32011KT P6SM SKC FM121400 31015G25KT P6SM SKC
KNHK 
34nm NE 
1121/1221 32023G35KT 4800 -SHSN BR BKN003 OVC010 640209 641103 520008 522009 522909 QNH2958INS TEMPO 1121/1200 32016G23KT 1600 -SHSN OVC001 BECMG 1203/1205 32027G43KT 8000 BR BKN005 BKN010 OVC050 640209 641103 520008 522009 522909 QNH2968INS TEMPO 1203/1206 4800 -SHSN BR BECMG 1206/1208 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN050 640209 641103 520008 522009 522909 QNH2982INS BECMG 1209/1211 32020G30KT SCT050 SCT080 640209 641103 520008 522009 522909 QNH2982INS BECMG 1212/1214 31015G20KT FEW080 640209 640209 641103 5
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Tappahannock-Essex County Airport 804-443-5885
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft maintenance, Pilot supplies, Rental cars, ...

More info about Tappahannock-Essex County Airport
Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
AS --- $5.15 
SS $4.95 --- 
 Updated 12-Jan-2012
 
   5 read write
AS=Assisted/Self Service
SS=Self service
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Hotels near Tappahannock-Essex County Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - TAPPAHANNOCK 3.2 63-72
HOLIDAY INN EXP STES TAPPAHANN 3.3 87-162
DAYS INN TAPPAHANNOCK 3.6 47-80

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