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VA26 Coastal Seaplanes Downtown Seaplane Base
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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 12-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5610:56
Sunrise07:2211:22
Sunset19:0823:08
Evening civil twilight19:3423:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Mar-2026 22:43:30
Local (UTC-4)  12-Mar-2026 18:43:30
 
METAR
KNGU 
5nm N 		122159Z 33015KT 5SM -RA BR BKN012 OVC018 03/01 A3001 RMK AO2 PRESRR SLP161 P0003 T00280011 $
KORF 
6nm NE 		122210Z 36013G25KT 7SM -SN SCT009 BKN012 OVC020 03/02 A3003 RMK AO2 PK WND 36026/2153 P0001 T00330022
KPVG 
8nm SW 		122156Z AUTO VRB06G16KT 10SM -RA BKN010 OVC015 03/03 A3004 RMK AO2 CIG 007V013 SLP174 P0003 T00280028 $
KCPK 
11nm S 		122215Z AUTO 33009G14KT 310V010 10SM -RA SCT009 OVC013 02/01 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE P0001 T00220010
KNFE 
12nm SE 		122158Z AUTO 35011G20KT 5SM UP BR OVC013 03/02 A3002 RMK AO2 PK WND 36026/2114 RAE50UPB25E26B50 SLP168 P0003 T00280017
KLFI 
14nm N 		122157Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM BKN008 BKN013 OVC018 02/00 A3002 RMK AO2 DZE57 SLP172 $
KNTU 
14nm E 		122214Z 35014G25KT 3SM -RA BR BKN009 OVC013 03/01 A3002 RMK AO2 P0001 T00280011
KSFQ 
17nm SW 		122215Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM BKN008 OVC012 03/02 A3008 RMK AO2 T00290021
KPHF 
20nm NW 		122154Z 33006KT 10SM SCT012 OVC100 02/01 A3003 RMK AO2 UPB36E43SNE36 SLP167 P0006 T00170006
TAF
KNGU 
5nm N 		1215/1315 35018G28KT 9999 FEW020 BKN040 OVC200 640109 540009 QNH2971INS TEMPO 1215/1218 VRB20G35KT 1600 TSRA BKN012CB OVC020 FM121800 31020G30KT 6000 -SHRA BKN012 OVC020 640109 540009 QNH2987INS TEMPO 1218/1223 35018G25KT 3200 RASN BKN008 OVC020 FM122300 35014KT 9999 SCT020 SCT250 600000 500000 QNH3009INS FM130700 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3017INS TX23/1215Z TN01/1318Z FN20067
KORF 
6nm NE 		122141Z 1222/1318 35016G25KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 FM122300 35013G20KT P6SM SCT015 BKN080 FM130100 35009KT P6SM SKC FM131500 19015G23KT P6SM SCT200
KLFI 
14nm N 		121900Z 1219/1323 33015G25KT 4800 -SHRA BKN010 OVC020 520009 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1219/1221 1600 RASN OVC005 BECMG 1221/1222 31015G20KT 9999 BKN010 OVC040 QNH3002INS BECMG 1305/1306 33012KT 9999 FEW030 SCT050 QNH3007INS BECMG 1311/1312 19009KT 9999 FEW060 QNH3011INS TX12/1305Z TN04/1220Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1219Z NEXT 1309Z
KNTU 
14nm E 		1217/1315 35018G28KT 9999 VCSH FEW015 BKN030 BKN080 OVC200 640109 540009 QNH2980INS TEMPO 1217/1219 VRB20G40KT 1600 TSRA BKN010CB OVC020 FM121900 31020G35KT 6000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC020 640109 540009 QNH2982INS TEMPO 1219/1223 35018G25KT 3200 RASN OVC005 FM122300 35014KT 9999 SCT020 SCT250 600000 500000 QNH3004INS FM130700 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3014INS TX07/1217Z TN01/1322Z AMD 1745 FN20008
KPHF 
20nm NW 		122145Z 1222/1318 32009KT P6SM BKN010 FM122300 33007KT P6SM SCT010 BKN090 FM130100 33004KT P6SM SCT250 FM131500 20015G24KT P6SM SCT200
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