FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | XSA |
Lat/Long: | 37-51-34.5930N 076-53-38.8300W 37-51.576550N 076-53.647167W 37.8596092,-76.8941194 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 135.2 ft. / 41.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 11W (2010) |
From city: | 5 miles S of TAPPAHANNOCK, VA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 22454 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 08/2007 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | XSA (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MAR - OCT 0900-1900, NOV - FEB 0800-1800 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF. |
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 |
HCMr348/26.1 | | HARCUM VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
RICr052/29.5 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
HPWr024/33.5 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 114.35 | | 06W |
BRVr152/35.9 | | BROOKE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 09W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
PATUXENT | | 232/34.5 | | 400 | | 10W | | NHK | -. .... -.- |
SHANNON | | 143/35.9 | | 237 | | 10W | | EZF | . --.. ..-. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
Dimensions: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good 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: | 097 magnetic, 086 true | | 277 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: | 6 ft. trees, 383 ft. from runway, 157 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. trees, 515 ft. from runway, 24 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear 4 FT TREE 238 FT FM THR, 233 R OF CNTRLN ON APCH CLNC SLP 9:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | 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: | | 25 | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | 50% | local general aviation | 23% | air taxi | 18% | military | 10% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER & OTHER WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124. |
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 from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (227KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 **CHANGED** | |
download (302KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (167KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (357KB) |
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 |
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 |
Times for 19-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 10:27 |
Sunset | | 19:47 | | 23:47 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 00:14 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-Apr-2024 01:12:15 |
Local (UTC-4) | 19-Apr-2024 21:12:15 |
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METAR |
KXSA | 200055Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM BKN090 13/11 A3005 RMK AO2 T01250110
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TAF |
KRIC 29nm SW | 192032Z 1921/2018 13007KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 1921/1922 BKN015 FM201000 01004KT 6SM BR BKN010 FM201400 01009KT P6SM BKN020
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KNHK 34nm NE | 1923/2023 17006KT 9999 SCT040 BKN110 QNH2994INS BECMG 2004/2006 18006KT 9999 VCSH SCT010 OVC045 QNH2991INS TEMPO 2006/2012 24007KT -SHRA BKN008 OVC040 BECMG 2011/2013 33008G15KT 9999 NSW BKN010 OVC020 QNH2995INS BECMG 2014/2016 35011KT 9999 BKN040 BKN055 QNH2990INS BECMG 2018/2019 04006KT 9999 FEW040 FEW240 QNH2990INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2003 TIL 2011 TX20/2021Z TN13/2010Z FN20066
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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