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VA89 Doves Nest Field Airport
Tappahannock, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: VA89
Lat/Long: 37-56-52.0000N 076-58-15.5000W
37-56.866667N 076-58.258333W
37.9477778,-76.9709722
(estimated)
Elevation: 160 ft. / 49 m (estimated)
From city: 6 miles WNW of TAPPAHANNOCK, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 22436

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/2023
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at XSA (6 nm SE): 125.775 (804-445-8724)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BRVr151/29.5BROOKE VORTAC114.5009W
RICr041/31.4RICHMOND VORTAC114.1009W
HCMr345/32.4HARCUM VORTAC108.8007W
HPWr017/37.8HOPEWELL VORTAC114.3506W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SHANNON140/29.623710WEZF . --.. ..-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 612 x 50 ft. / 187 x 15 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 37-56.916667N37-56.816667N
Longitude: 076-58.266667W076-58.250000W
Elevation: 160.0 ft.160.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: STOL, LLC
19449 TIDEWATER TRAIL
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA 22560
Phone 804-651-3975
Manager: CHRISTOPHER SCOTT CROXTON
19449 TIDEWATER TRAIL
TAPPAHANNOCK, VA 22560
Phone 804-651-3975

Additional Remarks

- OWNER DESIRES ARPT NOT BE CHARTED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VA89.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KXSA - Tappahannock/Essex County Airport (6 nm SE)
KOFP - Hanover County Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
KFYJ - Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (27 nm S)
W96 - New Kent County Airport (28 nm S)
KEZF - Shannon Airport (30 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5710:57
Sunrise07:2311:23
Sunset19:1223:12
Evening civil twilight19:3823:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Mar-2026 00:29:32
Local (UTC-4)  13-Mar-2026 20:29:32
 
METAR
KXSA 
6nm SE 		140015Z AUTO 21017G25KT 10SM CLR 12/M02 A2983 RMK AO2 T01161021
TAF
KRIC 
31nm SW 		131741Z 1318/1418 20018G30KT P6SM SCT250 FM140000 21015G23KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/22045KT FM140300 23011KT P6SM SKC WS020/24045KT FM140700 25006KT P6SM SCT250 FM141500 29010G17KT P6SM SCT200
KNHK 
33nm NE 		1323/1423 19015G25KT 9999 BKN250 QNH2977INS TEMPO 1323/1404 20012G20KT SCT250 BECMG 1405/1406 24010KT 9999 BKN250 QNH2982INS BECMG 1414/1415 30015G25KT 9999 SCT100 BKN250 QNH3001INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1403 TIL 1411 TX13/1420Z TN07/1410Z FN20117
KNYG 
36nm NW 		1321/1421 20020G30KT 9999 FEW150 QNH2975INS BECMG 1403/1405 21009G20KT 9999 FEW180 QNH2986INS BECMG 1410/1412 27006KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2997INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 1321 NEXT 1609 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1321 TIL 1612 TX14/1420Z TN06/1412Z
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