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VA23 Sanford Field Airport
Coles Point, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: VA23
Lat/Long: 38-07-08.4640N 076-36-48.8480W
38-07.141067N 076-36.814133W
38.1190178,-76.6135689
(estimated)
Elevation: 15 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation: 09W (1985)
From city: 2 miles SE of COLES POINT, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 22469

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/1967
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at 2W6 (12 nm N): 119.575 (301-373-6514)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BRVr120/37.2BROOKE VORTAC114.5009W

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2900 x 60 ft. / 884 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 40 ft. pline, 600 ft. from runway40 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GEORGE W. SANFORD, JR.
225 POLK STREET
MONTROSS, VA 22520
Phone 804-493-8717
Manager: GEORGE W. SANFORD, JR.
225 POLK STREET
MONTROSS, VA 22520
Phone 804-493-8717

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC PATUXENT APCH AT 301-342-3740, WHEN PATUXENT APCH IS CLSD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA23.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

2W6 - St Mary's County Regional Airport (12 nm N)
KNHK - Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) Airport (14 nm NE)
KXSA - Tappahannock/Essex County Airport (20 nm SW)
W75 - Hummel Field Airport (32 nm S)
KTGI - Tangier Island Airport (34 nm SE)
  
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Aerial photo of VA23 (Sanford Field Airport)
Photo by Peter Hantelman
Photo taken 25-May-2013
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From to VA23

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0711:07
Sunrise06:3411:34
Sunset18:0223:02
Evening civil twilight18:2923:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Mar-2026 05:53:27
Local (UTC-5)  05-Mar-2026 00:53:27
 
METAR
KNUI 
9nm E 		050453Z AUTO VRB03KT 6SM BR FEW060 FEW080 OVC100 08/08 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP226 T00830078 401560050
K2W6 
12nm N 		050535Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 08/08 A3021 RMK AO2 T00780078 $
KNHK 
13nm NE 		050530Z AUTO 07003KT 2 1/2SM BR FEW003 OVC060 07/07 A3021 RMK AO2 T00670067
TAF
KNHK 
13nm NE 		0423/0523 02006KT 9000 BR BKN065 OVC110 QNH3017INS BECMG 0501/0503 VRB06KT 3200 VCSH BR BKN008 OVC015 QNH3017INS TEMPO 0502/0505 0800 -RA FG OVC005 BECMG 0505/0506 VRB06KT 0800 FG OVC005 QNH3015INS TEMPO 0506/0509 6000 BR BKN020 OVC050 FM051500 12006KT 9999 NSW BKN050 BKN250 QNH3009INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0504 TIL 0509 TX16/0518Z TN06/0509Z FN20117
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