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VA39

Fort Lee Army Heliport
Petersburg, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	VA39
Lat/Long:	37-15-16.7900N 077-19-37.7900W 37-15.279833N 077-19.629833W 37.2546639,-77.3271639 (estimated)
Elevation:	100 ft. / 30 m (estimated)
Variation:	09W (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	23801

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FAF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI DAYLIGHT HOURS
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	KEY 126.2 3 TIMES FOR PERIMETER LGT, AUTO TURN-OFF AFTER 15 MIN.

Heliport Communications

POTOMAC APPROACH:	126.75
POTOMAC DEPARTURE:	126.75
WX AWOS-3 at PTB (10 nm SW):	133.325 (804-861-5551)
WX AWOS-3PT at FCI (13 nm NW):	128.625 (804-271-8426)
WX ASOS at RIC (15 nm N):	PHONE 804-223-6573
WX AWOS-3 at W96 (18 nm NE):	119.875 (804-932-8863)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
HPWr252/11.0	HOPEWELL VORTAC	114.35	06W
RICr190/14.9	RICHMOND VORTAC	114.10	09W
FAKr131/29.0	FLAT ROCK VORTAC	113.30	06W
HCMr255/31.6	HARCUM VORTAC	108.80	07W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
WAKEFIELD		327/22.6		274		11W		AKQ	.- -.- --.-
BLACKSTONE		086/35.1		326		09W		BKT	-... -.- -

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface:	concrete
Runway edge lights:	PERI
Latitude:	37-15.279833N
Longitude:	077-19.629833W
Elevation:	100.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	U.S. Army
Owner:	US ARMY AERONAUTICAL SVCS AGENCY FT BELVOIR, VA 22060

Additional Remarks

-	RSTD: 24 HR PPR CTC DSN 539-1586 C804-734-1586.
-	CAUTION: PJE 2M NW. SMALL ARMS RNG 1 NM NW. AVOID OVFT OF ASPHALT COMPOUND 1 NM WNW.
-	MISC: AVOID OVFT OF NATIONAL PARK AND BASE HSG AREAS ADJ TO FORT LEE RESERVATION. MAKE ADVSY OF LDG AND TKOF ON 126.2.
-	FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA39.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPTB - Tri Cities Executive/Dinwiddie County Airport (10 nm SW)
KFCI - Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (13 nm NW)
KRIC - Richmond International Airport (15 nm N)
W96 - New Kent County Airport (18 nm NE)
KAKQ - Wakefield Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:19	09:19
Sunrise	05:50	09:50
Sunset	20:32	00:32
Evening civil twilight	21:03	01:03

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-Jun-2026 00:19:41
Local (UTC-4)	21-Jun-2026 20:19:41

METAR

KPTB 10nm SW	212355Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 27/20 A2992 RMK AO2 T02660195 10325 20266
KFCI 13nm NW	212356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT100 30/19 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP142 T03000189 10328 20300 53006 $
KRIC 16nm N	212354Z 10006KT 10SM SCT090 BKN300 28/16 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02830156 10322 20283 53007
KW96 18nm NE	212355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT085 28/18 A2992 RMK AO1 T02830178 10321 20283

TAF

KRIC
16nm N

211737Z 2118/2218 VRB04KT P6SM SCT040 FM220000 14006KT P6SM SCT150

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