| Tappahannock–Essex County Airport | |
| Icao: | KXSA |
| Faa: | XSA |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Tappahannock Essex County Airport Authority |
| City-Served: | Tappahannock, Virginia |
| Location: | Essex County, near Tappahannock, Virginia |
| Elevation-F: | 136 |
| Elevation-M: | 41 |
| Website: | TappahannockEssexAirport.com |
| R1-Number: | 10/28 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,300 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,311 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Tappahannock–Essex County Airport 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.
Opened in 2007[2] and located near Route 360 at St. Paul's Crossroads, this airport replaced the former Tappahannock Municipal Airport [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]
Tappahannock–Essex County Airport covers an area of 423acres 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).
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]
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.