Tappahannock–Essex County Airport
Tappahannock–Essex County Airport | |||||||||||
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IATA: none – ICAO: KXSA – FAA LID: XSA | |||||||||||
Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Tappahannock Essex County Airport Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Tappahannock, Virginia | ||||||||||
Location | Essex County, near Tappahannock, Virginia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 136 ft / 41 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°51′35″N 076°53′39″W / 37.85972°N 76.89417°W | ||||||||||
Website | TappahannockEssexAirport.com | ||||||||||
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Tappahannock–Essex County Airport (ICAO: KXSA, FAA LID: XSA) is a public-use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) south of the central business district of Tappahannock, a town in Essex County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Tappahannock Essex County Airport Authority.[1]
Opened in 2007[2] and located near Route 360 at St. Paul's Crossroads, this airport replaced the former Tappahannock Municipal Airport (FAA LID: W79)[3] which was located near the intersection of Route 17 & Airport Road.[4]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Tappahannock–Essex County Airport is assigned XSA by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[5]
Facilities
Tappahannock–Essex County Airport covers an area of 423 acres (171 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (10/28) measuring 4,300 x 75 ft (1,311 x 23 m).[1]
History
Ground was broken for the airport in 2005. The flight strip was paid for by local tax payers and a federal grant, replacing Tappahannock Municipal Airport which was abandoned following the opening of Tappahannock–Essex County Airport.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
- 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for XSA (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
- ↑ Tappahannock–Essex County Airport, official site
- ↑ Map showing location of the new airport in relation to the old airport
- ↑ Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Eastern Virginia
- ↑ Great Circle Mapper: KXSA - Tappahannock, Virginia (Tappahannock–Essex County Airport)
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for XSA
- AirNav airport information for XSA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for XSA