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78VA

Rassawek Airstrip
Columbia, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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
GVEr182/15.8		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 14-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:00	10:00
Sunrise	06:28	10:28
Sunset	20:06	00:06
Evening civil twilight	20:34	00:34

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Aug-2026 18:22:08
Local (UTC-4)	14-Aug-2026 14:22:08

METAR

KLKU 18nm NE	141755Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3006 RMK AO2 T02970238 10300 20243
K7W4 22nm NE	141755Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3005 RMK AO1 T02910249 10294 20246
KCHO 28nm NW	141753Z 06003KT 10SM FEW046 SCT075 BKN090 28/21 A3007 RMK AO2 RAB39E49 SLP173 P0000 60000 T02830211 10294 20233 58007
KFVX 28nm SW	141755Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM SCT044 SCT100 34/26 A3004 RMK AO2 T03380263 10341 20262
KOMH 30nm N	141755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 27/21 A3006 RMK AO2
KOFP 33nm E	141754Z AUTO 02006KT 8SM FEW022 31/25 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T03060250 10311 20244 58003
KW81 34nm S	141755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A3006 RMK AO1 T03050218 10310 20238
KFCI 35nm SE	141756Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM FEW110 32/25 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03170250 10322 20256 58000 $

TAF

KCHO
28nm NW

141744Z 1418/1518 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH FEW090 BKN120 FM141900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 BKN090 PROB30 1420/1424 4SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM150000 00000KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060 FM150600 00000KT 6SM BR FEW030 BKN060 FM150900 00000KT 4SM BR SCT015 BKN030 FM151300 05003KT P6SM BKN030 OVC060

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