Tappahannock–Essex County Airport

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
Website	TappahannockEssexAirport.com
Runways
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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 and aircraft

Tappahannock–Essex County Airport covers an area of 423 acres (171 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (10/28), equipped with a two-light PAPI on each side and runway end identifier lights, measuring 4,300 x 75 ft (1,311 x 23 m).^[1]

In 2014 there were 23 Aircraft based on the field, of which 19 were single engine, 3 multi engine and 1 helicopter. For a 12-Month period ending 31 December 2014 there were an average of 23 Operations per day, 50% of which were local general aviation, 23% air taxi, 18% military and 10% transient general aviation.^[6]

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

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.