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53VA

Horse Feathers Airport
Midland, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	53VA
Lat/Long:	38-38-02.4350N 077-45-26.9730W 38-38.040583N 077-45.449550W 38.6340097,-77.7574925 (estimated)
Elevation:	390 ft. / 118.9 m (surveyed)
Variation:	09W (1985)
From city:	3 miles NW of MIDLAND, VA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	22728

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1986
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at HWY (4 nm SE):	120.350 (540-788-4078)
WX AWOS-3 at CJR (8 nm SW):	119.325 (540-727-0523)
WX AWOS-3PT at HEF (12 nm NE):	PHONE 703-361-6160
WX AWOS-3 at RMN (20 nm SE):	126.325 (540-657-8283)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
CSNr101/5.1	CASANOVA VORTAC	116.30	06W
AMLr225/22.6	ARMEL VOR/DME	113.50	08W
LDNr128/24.8	LINDEN VORTAC	114.30	06W
BRVr322/26.1	BROOKE VORTAC	114.50	09W
DCAr257/36.4	WASHINGTON VOR/DME	111.00	09W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
NAILR	043/12.8	351	10W	MSQ	-- ... --.-
SHANNON	337/26.4	237	10W	EZF	. --.. ..-.
DAVEE	276/30.4	223	09W	DAA	-.. .- .-
CAVERNS	106/33.7	245	09W	LUA	.-.. ..- .-
GEORGETOWN	248/34.5	323	09W	GTN	--. - -.
OXONN	268/35.1	332	11W	VQK	...- --.- -.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2600 x 50 ft. / 792 x 15 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	right

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	FRANK R. THOMPSON 9669 GREEN RD MIDLAND, VA 22728 Phone (540) 439-2962
Manager:	FRANK R. THOMPSON 9669 GREEN RD MIDLAND, VA 22728 Phone (540) 439-2962

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-709-4993.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 53VA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHWY - Warrenton/Fauquier Airport (4 nm SE)
KCJR - Culpeper Regional Airport (8 nm SW)
KHEF - Manassas Regional Airport/Harry P. Davis Field (12 nm NE)
KRMN - Stafford Regional Airport (20 nm SE)
KNYG - Quantico Marine Corps Air Facility (Turner Field) (23 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 28-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:53	11:53
Sunrise	07:21	12:21
Sunset	17:27	22:27
Evening civil twilight	17:55	22:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-Jan-2025 14:35:55
Local (UTC-5)	28-Jan-2025 09:35:55

METAR

KHWY 4nm SE	281355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/M08 A2974 RMK AO2 T00381083
KCJR 8nm SW	281355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/M11 A2975 RMK AO2 T00511115
KHEF 12nm NE	281356Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP084 T00281006

TAF

KIAD 23nm NE	281120Z 2812/2918 27010G18KT P6SM FEW150 FM281300 29014G26KT P6SM FEW045 FEW250 FM281500 29015G30KT P6SM BKN045 BKN250 FM282100 28006KT P6SM SCT045 BKN250 FM282300 20006KT P6SM SCT250 FM290400 22008G17KT P6SM SCT250 FM291500 26012G24KT P6SM SCT045 FM291700 28018G34KT P6SM BKN060
KNYG 24nm E	2809/2909 VRB06KT 9999 FEW180 QNH2993INS BECMG 28011/2813 24008KT 9999 BKN025 QNH2974INS FM282300 VRB06KT 9999 FEW180 QNH2960INS TM01/2811Z T11/2820Z
KDAA 28nm E	281301Z 2813/2919 29006KT 9999 SKC 520015 QNH2969INS BECMG 2816/2817 29015G25KT 9999 BKN050 600505 510006 QNH2970INS BECMG 2822/2823 22006KT 9999 FEW040 510013 QNH2960INS BECMG 2916/2917 26010G15KT 9999 FEW040 520057 QNH2965INS BECMG 2917/2918 28020G30KT 9999 FEW050 520006 QNH2967INS TX10/2818Z TNM01/2813Z

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