AirNav: VG42 - Henshaw Airport

VG42

Henshaw Airport
Hopewell, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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 14-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:57	09:57
Sunrise	06:25	10:25
Sunset	20:01	00:01
Evening civil twilight	20:29	00:29

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Aug-2026 12:37:14
Local (UTC-4)	14-Aug-2026 08:37:14

METAR

KW96 15nm N	141215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3002 RMK AO1 T02500230
KRIC 18nm NW	141154Z 00000KT 5SM HZ FEW090 FEW150 SCT250 26/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02560228 10256 20233 51015
KAKQ 18nm SE	141154Z AUTO 17004KT 8SM CLR 25/23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02500228 10250 20222 53016 $
KPTB 18nm W	141215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A3003 RMK AO2 T02500224
KFCI 20nm NW	141156Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 26/23 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02560233 10256 20228 $
KJGG 21nm E	141215Z AUTO 18004KT 9SM CLR 28/24 A3002 RMK AO2 T02780244
KFYJ 25nm NE	141215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3003 RMK AO1 T02660235
KFAF 27nm E	141155Z 20004KT 10SM SCT250 27/24 A3002 RMK AO2A SLP169 T02730235 10278 20254 52018 $
KOFP 30nm NW	141154Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM FEW085 24/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02440228 10244 20228 53020

TAF

KRIC
18nm NW

141120Z 1412/1512 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200 FM141500 31005KT P6SM BKN100 FM141700 33007KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1420/1424 VRB15G25KT 3SM TSRA BKN035CB FM150000 01005KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 FM150600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050

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