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VG42

Henshaw Airport
Hopewell, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	VG42
Lat/Long:	37-15-08.5000N 077-09-09.6000W 37-15.141667N 077-09.160000W 37.2523611,-77.1526667 (estimated)
Elevation:	85 ft. / 26 m
Variation:	10W (2000)
From city:	5 miles E of HOPEWELL, VA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	23860

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/2002
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at W96 (15 nm N):	119.875 (804-932-8863)
WX ASOS at RIC (17 nm NW):	PHONE 804-223-6573
WX AWOS-3 at PTB (17 nm W):	133.325 (804-861-5551)
WX ASOS at AKQ (17 nm SE):	128.325 (757-684-3011)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
HPWr207/4.9	HOPEWELL VORTAC	114.35	06W
RICr161/17.0	RICHMOND VORTAC	114.10	09W
HCMr248/24.1	HARCUM VORTAC	108.80	07W
FAKr123/36.2	FLAT ROCK VORTAC	113.30	06W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
WAKEFIELD		347/17.7		274		11W		AKQ	.- -.- --.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2700 x 75 ft. / 823 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RICHARD HENSHAW JR 13550 MOODY RD HOPEWELL, VA 23860 Phone 804-458-1921
Manager:	RICHARD HENSHAW JR 13550 MOODY RD HOPEWELL, VA 23860-9200 Phone 804-731-0718

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at VG42.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W96 - New Kent County Airport (15 nm N)
KRIC - Richmond International Airport (17 nm NW)
KPTB - Tri Cities Executive/Dinwiddie County Airport (17 nm W)
KAKQ - Wakefield Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
KFCI - Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport (20 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:46	11:46
Sunrise	07:14	12:14
Sunset	17:31	22:31
Evening civil twilight	17:58	22:58

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Jan-2026 12:40:19
Local (UTC-5)	31-Jan-2026 07:40:19

METAR

KW96 15nm N	311215Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM OVC100 M09/M18 A3022 RMK AO1 T10951176
KRIC 18nm NW	311154Z 01010KT 10SM BKN080 BKN100 M09/M17 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP237 T10941172 11072 21094 56003
KAKQ 18nm SE	311154Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM OVC070 M08/M17 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP226 T10831167 11061 21083 55005 $
KPTB 18nm W	311215Z AUTO 03012KT 10SM OVC075 M09/M17 A3021 RMK AO2 T10871175
KFCI 20nm NW	311156Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM SCT060 M09/M17 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP247 T10941167 11061 21094 55002 FZRANO $
KJGG 21nm E	311215Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM BKN070 OVC110 A3019 RMK AO2
KFYJ 25nm NE	311215Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR M09/M17 A3023 RMK AO1 T10901175
KFAF 27nm E	311155Z AUTO 04007KT 10SM BKN070 BKN100 BKN120 M07/M15 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP227 T10711146 11057 21072 58006 $
KOFP 30nm NW	311154Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM BKN085 M10/M19 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP242 T11001189 11078 21100 55004

TAF

KRIC
18nm NW

311120Z 3112/0112 01008KT P6SM OVC060 FM311400 02011KT P6SM OVC050 FM311800 01012G20KT 5SM -SN BR OVC030 PROB30 3118/3122 3SM -SN BR OVC040 FM010100 36017G29KT 4SM -SN BR OVC035 FM010600 35017G29KT P6SM OVC040

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