AirNav: VG42 - Henshaw Airport

VG42

Henshaw Airport
Hopewell, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 19-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:49	10:49
Sunrise	07:15	11:15
Sunset	19:18	23:18
Evening civil twilight	19:44	23:44

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Mar-2026 17:20:22
Local (UTC-4)	19-Mar-2026 13:20:22

METAR

KW96 15nm N	191655Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 11/M03 A3026 RMK AO1 T01091031
KRIC 18nm NW	191654Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW200 12/M03 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP251 T01171028
KAKQ 18nm SE	191654Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 12/M02 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP250 T01171022
KPTB 18nm W	191655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 11/M03 A3026 RMK AO2 T01131031
KFCI 20nm NW	191656Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 12/M02 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP257 T01221017 $
KJGG 21nm E	191655Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR A3027 RMK AO2 $
KFYJ 25nm NE	191655Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 10/M02 A3028 RMK AO1 T00991024
KFAF 27nm E	191655Z 10003KT 10SM CLR 10/M04 A3027 RMK AO2A SLP254 T01011036 $
KOFP 30nm NW	191654Z AUTO 10SM CLR 11/M03 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP249 T01111033

TAF

KRIC
18nm NW

191120Z 1912/2012 17003KT P6SM BKN100 FM191400 21006KT P6SM SCT250 FM192300 16003KT P6SM SCT250

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