AirNav: VA89 - Doves Nest Field Airport

VA89

Doves Nest Field Airport
Tappahannock, Virginia, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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
BRVr151/29.5	BROOKE VORTAC	114.50	09W
RICr041/31.4	RICHMOND VORTAC	114.10	09W
HCMr345/32.4	HARCUM VORTAC	108.80	07W
HPWr017/37.8	HOPEWELL VORTAC	114.35	06W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SHANNON		140/29.6		237		10W		EZF	. --.. ..-.
PATUXENT		243/33.6		400		10W		NHK	-. .... -.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

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

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 21-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:33	09:33
Sunrise	06:03	10:03
Sunset	20:26	00:26
Evening civil twilight	20:56	00:56

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Jul-2025 14:51:00
Local (UTC-4)	21-Jul-2025 10:51:00

METAR

KXSA
6nm SE

211435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 26/23 A2995 RMK AO2 T02610231

TAF

KRIC 31nm SW	210520Z 2106/2206 30005KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM211000 36005KT P6SM BKN100 FM211500 01007KT P6SM BKN050 BKN100 FM220000 06004KT P6SM BKN100
KNHK 33nm NE	2107/2207 33009KT 9999 FEW050 SCT100 QNH2980INS FM211400 01009KT 9999 SCT040 BKN100 QNH2990INS FM212000 03009KT 9999 FEW040 SCT100 QNH2996INS TX30/2120Z TN24/2110Z FN00287
KNYG 36nm NW	2109/2209 VRB06KT 9999 SCT050 SCT250 QNH2987INS FM211700 VRB06KT 9999 FEW050 QNH2990INS TX30/2118Z TN20/2209Z

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