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 |
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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 | | 134/24.5 | | 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: | 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: | |
| 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 |
| Obstructions: | 120 ft. tree, 2690 ft. from runway, 188 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 24 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 |
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| 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 |
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunset | | 17:41 | | 22:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:08 | | 23:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 01:58:55 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Feb-2012 20:58:55 |
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| METAR |
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| KXSA | 120135Z AUTO 30007G16KT 270V330 10SM SCT120 M02/M08 A2982 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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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
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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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| NOTAMs |
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