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VA26 Coastal Seaplanes Downtown Seaplane Base
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: VA26
Lat/Long: 36-50-45.8412N 076-17-56.7420W
36-50.764020N 076-17.945700W
36.8460670,-76.2990950
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
From city: 1 mile N of PORTSMOUTH, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 23510

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/2024
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at ORF (6 nm NE): PHONE 276-200-0952
WX AWOS-3PT at PVG (8 nm SW): 118.375 (757-465-2175)
WX AWOS-3 at CPK (11 nm S): 123.675 (757-204-4290)
WX ASOS at NTU (13 nm E): PHONE DSN 433-3619 or 757-433-3619
WX AWOS-3 at SFQ (17 nm SW): 119.375 (757-934-3942)
WX ASOS at PHF (20 nm NW): PHONE 757-874-3682

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ORFr247/5.5NORFOLK VORTAC116.9007W
CCVr216/33.4CAPE CHARLES VORTAC112.2010W
ECGr357/35.8ELIZABETH CITY VOR/DME115.7507W
CVIr053/39.6COFIELD VORTAC114.6009W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WAKEFIELD115/34.727411WAKQ .- -.- --.-
WOODVILLE010/35.025410WLLW .-.. .-.. .--

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 13W/31W

Dimensions: 3363 x 300 ft. / 1025 x 91 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 13W  RUNWAY 31W
Latitude: 36-50.990340N36-50.537700N
Longitude: 076-18.144600W076-17.746800W
Elevation: 0.0 ft.0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TIDEWATER YACHT MARINA
10 CRAWFORD PKWY
PORTSMOUTH, VA 23704
Phone 757-206-2919
Manager: COASTAL SEAPLANES
1 LEAR DR
NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23602
Phone 757-206-2919
ATTN: SAMUEL RIGGS

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA26.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNGU - Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (6 nm N)
KORF - Norfolk International Airport (6 nm NE)
KNHU - Norfolk Naval Station Airport (7 nm N)
KPVG - Hampton Roads Executive Airport (8 nm SW)
KCPK - Chesapeake Regional Airport (11 nm S)
KNTU - Oceana Naval Air Station (Apollo Soucek Field) (13 nm E)
KLFI - Langley Air Force Base (15 nm N)
KSFQ - Suffolk Executive Airport (17 nm SW)
KPHF - Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (20 nm NW)
  
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From to VA26

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4611:46
Sunrise07:1412:14
Sunset17:2122:21
Evening civil twilight17:4822:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jan-2026 22:45:44
Local (UTC-5)  24-Jan-2026 17:45:44
 
METAR
KNGU 
5nm N 		242159Z 04014G18KT 10SM SCT030 OVC100 M06/M13 A3062 RMK AO2 SLP369 T10561128 $
KORF 
6nm NE 		242151Z 03015KT 10SM BKN100 BKN120 M05/M12 A3061 RMK AO2 SLP365 T10501122
KPVG 
8nm SW 		242156Z AUTO 03005G16KT 10SM FEW070 OVC090 M06/M12 A3063 RMK AO2 SLP373 T10561117 FZRANO $
KCPK 
11nm S 		242235Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM OVC085 M05/M13 A3062 RMK AO2 T10521135
KNFE 
12nm SE 		242158Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM OVC090 M06/M16 A3061 RMK AO2 SLP367 T10561161
KLFI 
14nm N 		242234Z AUTO 04010KT 10SM -SN SCT060 OVC085 M05/M14 A3063 RMK AO2 SNB34 SLP379 $
KNTU 
14nm E 		242156Z 03009KT 10SM FEW030 OVC100 M06/M16 A3061 RMK AO2 SLP366 T10561156
KSFQ 
17nm SW 		242235Z AUTO 03008KT 340V050 10SM OVC080 M05/M12 A3064 RMK AO2 T10501120
KPHF 
20nm NW 		242154Z 04005KT 10SM OVC100 M06/M16 A3063 RMK AO2 SLP373 T10611156
TAF
KNGU 
5nm N 		2415/2515 01020G30KT 9999 BKN100 QNH3059INS FM242100 02010G24KT 9999 BKN120 QNH3054INS FM250200 03010G22KT 4800 -RASN BKN020 QNH3055INS TX03/2513Z TNM05/2418Z FN00277
KORF 
6nm NE 		241735Z 2418/2518 03013G20KT P6SM BKN120 FM242100 04010G16KT P6SM OVC080 FM250000 04011KT P6SM OVC050 FM250300 04012G19KT 1/2SM SN OVC015 FM250600 04013G20KT 1SM -SNPL BR OVC007 FM251200 06014G20KT 2SM RA OVC006
KLFI 
14nm N 		241643Z 2416/2518 01010G20KT 9999 SCT030 BKN100 QNH3048INS BECMG 2418/2419 01010G15KT 9999 SCT030 BKN100 QNH3050INS BECMG 2502/2503 03012KT 6000 -SN OVC030 621006 QNH3033INS BECMG 2507/2508 01015G25KT 6000 -SN OVC030 621006 QNH3032INS BECMG 2510/2511 01015G25KT 4800 FZRA OVC025 690302 QNH3013INS BECMG 2513/2514 02015G25KT 4800 SHRA OVC010 QNH2991INS TX00/2509Z TNM06/2416Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2416 NEXT 2610
KNTU 
14nm E 		2415/2515 02020G30KT 9999 BKN100 QNH3058INS FM242100 03010G24KT 9999 BKN120 QNH3053INS FM250300 04010G22KT 4800 -RASN BKN020 QNH3054INS TX03/2513Z TNM05/2418Z FN00277
KPHF 
20nm NW 		241735Z 2418/2518 04010G19KT P6SM BKN100 FM242200 04008KT P6SM OVC070 FM250200 04007KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC030 FM250400 04009KT 1/2SM SN OVC015 FM250900 05011KT 1SM -SNPL OVC007 FM251400 05012G18KT 2SM RA OVC005
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