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78VA

Rassawek Airstrip
Columbia, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 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 05-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:00	12:00
Sunrise	07:29	12:29
Sunset	17:07	22:07
Evening civil twilight	17:36	22:36

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Jan-2026 09:05:19
Local (UTC-5)	05-Jan-2026 04:05:19

METAR

KLKU 18nm NE	050855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M05/M07 A3023 RMK AO2 T10481074
K7W4 22nm NE	050855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M07 A3023 RMK AO1 T10381074
KGVE 24nm N	050855Z AUTO 10SM CLR M05/M06 A3022 RMK AO1 T10511065
KCHO 28nm NW	050853Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR M03/M08 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP236 T10281083 53002
KFVX 28nm SW	050855Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 00/M04 A3021 RMK AO2 T10041036
KOMH 30nm N	050855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M07 A3023 RMK AO2
KOFP 33nm E	050854Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M06 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP243 T10281061 50000
KW81 34nm S	050855Z AUTO 10SM CLR M04/M06 A3021 RMK AO1 T10391061

TAF

KCHO
28nm NW

050524Z 0506/0606 00000KT P6SM BKN250 FM051400 19008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM060000 20003KT P6SM BKN200

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