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VG42 Henshaw Airport
Hopewell, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 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
HPWr207/4.9HOPEWELL VORTAC114.3506W
RICr161/17.0RICHMOND VORTAC114.1009W
HCMr248/24.1HARCUM VORTAC108.8007W
FAKr123/36.2FLAT ROCK VORTAC113.3006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WAKEFIELD347/17.727411WAKQ .- -.- --.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

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

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 02-Nov-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0811:08
Sunrise07:3511:35
Sunset18:0922:09
Evening civil twilight18:3622:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Nov-2026 09:50:20
Local (UTC-4)  02-Nov-2026 05:50:20
 
METAR
KW96 
15nm N 		020935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3044 RMK AO1 T00660055
KRIC 
18nm NW 		020854Z 00000KT 10SM BKN200 08/06 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP310 T00830061 55007
KAKQ 
18nm SE 		020854Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP304 T00560044 56009
KPTB 
18nm W 		020935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/05 A3044 RMK AO2 T00610050
KFCI 
20nm NW 		020856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP319 T00720061 55008 $
KJGG 
21nm E 		020935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN210 09/09 A3042 RMK AO2 T00850085
KFYJ 
25nm NE 		020935Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 05/05 A3045 RMK AO1 T00540049
KOFP 
30nm NW 		020854Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP308 T00670050 56012
TAF
KRIC 
18nm NW 		020520Z 0206/0306 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250 FM021400 15004KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250
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