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KNFE

Fentress Naval Auxiliary Field
Fentress, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

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 276-200-0952
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	115.75	07W
CCVr199/39.9	CAPE CHARLES VORTAC	112.20	10W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
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 06-May-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:38	09:38
Sunrise	06:06	10:06
Sunset	19:56	23:56
Evening civil twilight	20:24	00:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-May-2025 13:40:37
Local (UTC-4)	06-May-2025 09:40:37

METAR

KNFE	061258Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM SCT007 BKN085 21/19 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02060189
KCPK 9nm W	061315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN004 19/17 A3007 RMK AO2 T01910171
KNTU 9nm NE	061256Z 21008KT 10SM BKN090 22/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02170194
KORF 13nm N	061251Z 22007KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02110183
KNGU 15nm NW	061259Z 21005KT 9SM SCT090 23/18 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02280183
KPVG 16nm W	061256Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM SCT005 BKN080 19/18 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01890183
KONX 18nm S	061320Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM BKN075 22/18 A3008 RMK AO2 T02210181

TAF

KNTU 9nm NE	0609/0707 22006KT 9999 FEW220 QNH2995INS BECMG 0616/0618 23010G25KT 9999 FEW180 BKN270 QNH2999INS BECMG 0623/0702 VRB06KT 9999 FEW270 QNH3003INS TX27/0620Z TN18/0610Z COR 0900 FN20104
KORF 13nm N	061120Z 0612/0712 21006KT P6SM SCT006 BKN070 TEMPO 0612/0613 BKN006 FM061300 22008KT P6SM SCT060 FM061600 23010G18KT P6SM FEW060 FM062300 22005KT P6SM SKC
KNGU 15nm NW	0610/0707 21010KT 9999 SCT008 SCT100 BKN250 QNH2999INS TEMPO 0610/0615 BKN008 OVC100 FM061500 23014KT 9999 SCT040 SCT250 QNH2994INS FM062300 VRB06KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2996INS TX27/0619Z TN14/0707Z AMD 1020 FN20067

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