AirNav: VG42 - Henshaw Airport

VG42

Henshaw Airport
Hopewell, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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 01-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:36	11:36
Sunrise	07:05	12:05
Sunset	16:50	21:50
Evening civil twilight	17:19	22:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Dec-2025 08:01:57
Local (UTC-5)	01-Dec-2025 03:01:57

METAR

KW96 15nm N	010755Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A3030 RMK AO1 T00401002
KRIC 18nm NW	010754Z 36012KT 10SM BKN250 03/M01 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP268 T00331011 $
KAKQ 18nm SE	010754Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP257 T00560028
KPTB 18nm W	010755Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 05/03 A3030 RMK AO2 T00460025
KFCI 20nm NW	010756Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP276 T00440000 PNO $
KJGG 21nm E	010755Z AUTO 02008G15KT 10SM BKN230 BKN250 A3028 RMK AO2 $
KFYJ 25nm NE	010755Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A3031 RMK AO1 T00400002
KFAF 27nm E	010655Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM FEW015 BKN065 08/05 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP237 T00780049 $
KOFP 30nm NW	010754Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP270 T00331028

TAF

KRIC
18nm NW

010520Z 0106/0206 27007KT P6SM SCT070 OVC150 FM010800 36009KT P6SM SKC FM012200 08005KT P6SM SCT250

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