KXSA — Tappahannock/Essex County
Tappahannock, VA · field elevation 135 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KXSA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KXSA 252355Z AUTO 33007KT 300V360 SCT060 19/07 A2997 RMK AO2 T01930070 10220 20192 PWINO
- Wind
- from 330° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- not reported
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 19 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.97 inHg
- Density altitude
- 616 ft · pressure altitude 85 ft
- Observed
- 2 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 3 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 10 | 3 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KXSA — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KXSA — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.85961, -76.89412
- Elevation
- 135 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1058Z / 2300Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11°W (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Essex, VA
Everything else KXSA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 4,300 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 126.4
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KFYJ Middle Peninsula Rgnl21 nm
- KOFP Hanover County Muni27 nm
- KNUI Webster Nolf28 nm
- KRIC Richmond Intl29 nm
- KNHK Patuxent River NAS (Trapnell Fld)34 nm
- KEZF Shannon36 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KXSA airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Virginia airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.