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KNFE

Fentress Naval Auxiliary Field
Fentress, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023

Location

FAA Identifier:	NFE
Lat/Long:	36-41-31.3310N 076-08-04.4305W 36-41.522183N 076-08.073842W 36.6920364,-76.1345640 (estimated)
Elevation:	16 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation:	09W (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	23322

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1943
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	RY LGTS OPERATED BY CRASH CREW DURING SCHEDULED OPNS.

Airport Communications

OCEANA APPROACH:	123.9
OCEANA DEPARTURE:	123.9
WX AWOS-3 at CPK (9 nm W):	123.675 (757-204-4290)
WX ASOS at NTU (9 nm NE):	PHONE DSN 433-3619 or 757-433-3619
WX ASOS at ORF (13 nm N):	PHONE 757-460-9348
WX AWOS-3PT at PVG (16 nm W):	118.375 (757-465-2175)
WX AWOS-3 at ONX (18 nm S):	119.775 (252-453-8939)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ORFr172/12.4	NORFOLK VORTAC	116.90	07W
ECGr011/26.1	ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME	112.50	07W
CCVr199/39.9	CAPE CHARLES VORTAC	112.20	10W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
INGLE		157/10.5		329		09W		OR	--- .-.
WOODVILLE		027/26.9		254		10W		LLW	.-.. .-.. .--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:

8004 x 175 ft. / 2440 x 53 m

Surface:

asphalt

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 40 /R/C/W/T

Runway edge lights:

low intensity

RUNWAY 5

RUNWAY 23

Latitude:

36-41.014167N

36-42.030500N

Longitude:

076-08.596167W

076-07.552167W

Elevation:

14.5 ft.

14.2 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

049 magnetic, 040 true

228 magnetic, 219 true

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	U.S. Navy
Owner:	US NAVY OCEANOGRAPHIC OFC - CODE 3142 WASHINGTON, DC 20373

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KNFE.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCPK - Chesapeake Regional Airport (9 nm W)
KNTU - Oceana Naval Air Station (Apollo Soucek Field) (9 nm NE)
KORF - Norfolk International Airport (13 nm N)
KPVG - Hampton Roads Executive Airport (16 nm W)
KNGU - Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (16 nm NW)
KNHU - Norfolk Naval Station Airport (18 nm NW)
KONX - Currituck County Regional Airport (18 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-May-2023

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:19	09:19
Sunrise	05:49	09:49
Sunset	20:16	00:16
Evening civil twilight	20:46	00:46

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-May-2023 23:34:53
Local (UTC-4)	31-May-2023 19:34:53

METAR

KNFE	312256Z AUTO 04011G17KT 10SM BKN046 22/14 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02170139
KCPK 9nm W	312315Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM CLR 21/15 A3007 RMK AO2 T02050149
KNTU 9nm NE	312256Z 03013KT 10SM BKN047 OVC250 19/14 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01890144
KORF 13nm N	312251Z 03009KT 9SM SCT050 20/18 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02000178
KNGU 15nm NW	312259Z 02010KT 6SM FEW050 SCT140 BKN250 21/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02110167 $
KPVG 16nm W	312309Z AUTO 10SM SCT026 20/17 A3009 RMK AO2 $
KONX 18nm S	312305Z AUTO 02012G19KT 10SM OVC045 19/14 A3006 RMK AO2 T01890140

TAF

KNTU 9nm NE	3118/0115 03015G23KT 9999 BKN010 BKN030 QNH3003INS TEMPO 3119/0101 4800 BR BKN008 OVC012 FM010100 03013G18KT 4800 BR OVC008 QNH2998INS TEMPO 0101/0107 3200 BR OVC004 FM010700 03012KT 4800 BR OVC004 QNH2998INS FM010900 03008KT 3200 BR OVC004 QNH2998INS TEMPO 0109/0115 6000 -DZ BR OVC008 TX21/3119Z TN16/0109Z AMD 1850Z FN20008
KORF 13nm N	312000Z 3120/0118 02012G18KT P6SM SCT015 FM010100 03011KT P6SM OVC006 FM010500 04009KT 4SM BR OVC004 FM011300 04013KT P6SM BKN007
KNGU 15nm NW	3118/0115 01012G22KT 9999 SCT008 SCT013 BKN250 QNH3005INS TEMPO 3119/0102 BKN008 OVC013 FM010200 04010KT 6000 BR OVC008 QNH3008INS FM010700 04010KT 4800 BR OVC004 QNH3004INS TX21/3119Z TN16/0108Z AMD 1850 FN20067

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