KXSA
Airport
Tappahannock/Essex County
Tappahannock, Virginia

FAA NFDC Information 28-day cycle

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:XSA / KXSA
Lat/Lng:37.859609166666665, -76.89411944444446
37-51-34.5930N, 076-53-38.8300W
Estimated by 3rd Party Survey on 11/17/2021
Elevation:135 feet Surveyed by 3rd Party Survey on 07/16/2007
Magnetic Variation:11W,(2010), [-11W (2026)]
Sectional:WASHINGTON
From City:5nm S of Tappahannock

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:08/2007
Attended:Nov - Feb Every day 0800-1800 (local) Mar - Oct Every day 0900-1900 (local)
Control Tower:no
ARTCC:Washington(ZDC)Washington Center
FSS:Leesburg FSS(DCA)
NOTAMs and Weather:XSANOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator:Lighted
Lights:Activate PAPI Runway 10 & 28; MIRL Runway 10/28 - CTAF.
Beacon:Activate Rotating Beacon - CTAF.
White-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Landing Fee:no

Communications

CTAF:122.800
UNICOM:122.800
Weather:AWOS-3 804-445-8724 125.775
Approach:
Contact 'POTOMAC' Approach
126.4,282.375
Departure:
Contact 'POTOMAC' Departure
126.4,282.375
Master Airport:PCT (POTOMAC TRACON)

Services

Fuel:Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A - Kerosene, freeze point -40C
Airframe Repair:Major
Powerplant Repair:Major
Transient Storage:Hanger,Tie-Down

Ownership

Owner:Essex County Airport Auth
1450 Aviation Road
Tappahannock, Va 22560
804-443-5885
Manager:Jim Evans
1450 Aviation Road
Tappahannock, Va 22560
804-443-5885

Runways

Runways:10/28

Runway 10/28

Length:4300 feet
by 3rd Party Survey on 07/16/2007
Width:75 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:NONE
Weight Capacity:Single Wheel aircraft: 12,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:Med Intensity
End 10 End 28
True Alignment:086,(075 Magnetic)266,(255 Magnetic)
Runway Markings:Nonprecision Instrument,Good ConditionNonprecision Instrument,Good Condition
Elevation at End:135.2' MSL127.7' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone:135.2' MSL128.6' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height:40' AGL40' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle:3.00°3.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator:2-light PAPI on left side of runway2-light PAPI on left side of runway
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL):YesYes
Objects:TreesTree
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Utility runway with a nonprecision approachUtility runway with a nonprecision approach
Object Clearance Slope:20:141:1
Object Height:106' AGL15' AGL
Object Distance:2374' Along centerline
308' Left of centerline
818' Along centerline
128' Right of centerline
Other Objects: 6 ft Tree 196 ft from Threshold, 231 L of Centerline on Approach

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

Deer & Other Wildlife on & in Vicinity of Airport.
for Cd Contact Potomac Approach at 866-640-4124.

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