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78VA

Rassawek Airstrip
Columbia, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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 07-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:46	11:46
Sunrise	07:15	12:15
Sunset	16:52	21:52
Evening civil twilight	17:22	22:22

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Dec-2025 01:29:20
Local (UTC-5)	07-Dec-2025 20:29:20

METAR

KLKU 18nm NE	080115Z AUTO 23004KT 1/4SM FZFG OVC003 M01/M01 A3007 RMK AO2 T10081008
K7W4 22nm NE	080115Z AUTO 22003KT 1/4SM OVC003 00/00 A3008 RMK AO1 T10041004
KGVE 24nm N	080115Z AUTO 22004KT 1/4SM OVC002 00/00 A3007 RMK AO1 T00000000
KCHO 28nm NW	080053Z 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 00/M01 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP184 T00001006
KFVX 28nm SW	080115Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR OVC002 00/00 A3006 RMK AO2 T10021002
KOMH 30nm N	080115Z AUTO 19003KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 00/00 A3007 RMK AO2
KOFP 33nm E	080054Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 00/M01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP192 T00001006
KW81 34nm S	080115Z AUTO 1SM OVC002 M01/M02 A3007 RMK AO1 T10121024
KFCI 35nm SE	080056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP204 T10111017 FZRANO PNO $

TAF

KCHO
28nm NW

072239Z 0723/0818 19005KT P6SM OVC015 FM080000 19003KT 5SM BR OVC005 FM080700 03007KT P6SM BKN025 FM081100 04008KT P6SM OVC025 PROB30 0811/0813 3SM -SN OVC015 FM081300 03010G19KT 3SM -SN OVC008

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