Tappahannock–Essex County Airport

Tappahannock–Essex County Airport
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 / 37.85972; -76.89417
Website TappahannockEssexAirport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 4,300 1,311 Asphalt

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/.

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for XSA (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
  2. ↑ Tappahannock–Essex County Airport, official site
  3. ↑ Map showing location of the new airport in relation to the old airport
  4. ↑ Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Eastern Virginia
  5. ↑ Great Circle Mapper: KXSA - Tappahannock, Virginia (Tappahannock–Essex County Airport)


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