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78VA

Rassawek Airstrip
Columbia, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	78VA
Lat/Long:	37-45-02.9907N 078-07-41.2923W 37-45.049845N 078-07.688205W 37.7508307,-78.1281367 (estimated)
Elevation:	299 ft. / 91 m (estimated)
From city:	2 miles E of COLUMBIA, VA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	23038

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/2024
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at LKU (17 nm NE):	119.475 (540-967-1983)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GVEr182/15.8		GORDONSVILLE VORTAC		115.60		06W
FAKr319/19.5		FLAT ROCK VORTAC		113.30		06W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
BLACKSTONE		003/37.6		326		09W		BKT	-... -.- -

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:	1563 x 90 ft. / 476 x 27 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 3	RUNWAY 21
Latitude:	37-44.927188N	37-45.172500N
Longitude:	078-07.737577W	078-07.638833W
Elevation:	267.3 ft.	298.2 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JOE LIESFELD, JR. 1851 BENNINGTON RD ROCKVILLE, VA 23146 Phone 804-749-3276 ATTN: STEPHEN GALLAGHER.
Manager:	JENNY LIESFELD 6276 RIVER RD WEST COLUMBIA, VA 23038 Phone 804-389-1164

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 78VA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLKU - Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field (17 nm NE)
7W4 - Lake Anna Airport (22 nm NE)
KGVE - Gordonsville Municipal Airport (24 nm N)
KFVX - Farmville Regional Airport (28 nm SW)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (28 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:25	11:25
Sunrise	06:52	11:52
Sunset	18:00	23:00
Evening civil twilight	18:26	23:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Feb-2026 20:09:42
Local (UTC-5)	24-Feb-2026 15:09:42

METAR

KLKU 18nm NE	241855Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 03/M12 A3001 RMK AO2 T00321122
K7W4 22nm NE	241855Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 04/M12 A3002 RMK AO1 T00421118
KGVE 24nm N	241855Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM CLR 03/M11 A3001 RMK AO1 T00321110
KCHO 28nm NW	241953Z 22005KT 10SM CLR 02/M13 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP156 T00221128
KFVX 28nm SW	241855Z AUTO 23006KT 200V290 10SM SCT120 05/M09 A3003 RMK AO2 T00491089
KOMH 30nm N	241855Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 03/M11 A3001 RMK AO2
KOFP 33nm E	241954Z AUTO 25010KT 10SM CLR 04/M11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T00441111
KW81 34nm S	241855Z AUTO 27011G16KT 10SM CLR 04/M16 A3004 RMK AO1 T00411156
KFCI 35nm SE	241956Z AUTO 28009G15KT 10SM CLR 06/M10 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP178 T00561100 $

TAF

KCHO
28nm NW

241724Z 2418/2518 24006KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250 FM242200 21007KT P6SM FEW120 BKN250 FM250400 20007KT P6SM BKN080 OVC120 FM251500 23011G23KT P6SM BKN130

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