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78VA Rassawek Airstrip
Columbia, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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
GVEr182/15.8GORDONSVILLE VORTAC115.6006W
FAKr319/19.5FLAT ROCK VORTAC113.3006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BLACKSTONE003/37.632609WBKT -... -.- -

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 1563 x 90 ft. / 476 x 27 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 37-44.927188N37-45.172500N
Longitude: 078-07.737577W078-07.638833W
Elevation: 267.3 ft.298.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

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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From to 78VA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4510:45
Sunrise07:1111:11
Sunset18:5222:52
Evening civil twilight19:1823:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Oct-2026 21:31:00
Local (UTC-4)  03-Oct-2026 17:31:00
 
METAR
KLKU 
18nm NE 		032115Z AUTO 02007KT 2SM -RA BR BKN004 BKN010 OVC045 12/11 A3025 RMK AO2 P0002 T01180113
K7W4 
22nm NE 		032115Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BKN007 BKN025 OVC050 13/13 A3024 RMK AO1 P0007 T01270127
KGVE 
24nm N 		032115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT008 SCT024 OVC050 12/12 A3024 RMK AO1 T01210117
KCHO 
28nm NW 		032053Z 08004KT 5SM BR BKN008 OVC026 12/11 A3024 RMK AO2 RAE40 SLP238 P0001 60015 T01220111 55002
KFVX 
28nm SW 		032115Z AUTO 02007KT 5SM -RA BKN009 OVC012 14/14 A3021 RMK AO2 P0002 T01370137
KOMH 
30nm N 		032115Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM DZ 11/11 A3025 RMK AO2
KOFP 
33nm E 		032054Z AUTO 32004KT 3SM RA BR OVC006 14/13 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP239 P0008 60016 T01390133 55002
KW81 
34nm S 		032115Z AUTO 34004KT 4SM OVC006 13/11 A3022 RMK AO1 P0001 T01260110
KFCI 
35nm SE 		031656Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM OVC028 17/13 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP247 T01670133 $
TAF
KCHO 
28nm NW 		031744Z 0318/0418 05006KT 6SM -RA FEW010 BKN050 OVC070 FM032200 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT008 OVC015 FM040800 00000KT 5SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC015 FM041500 00000KT 3SM BR BKN004 OVC008
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