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KNGU · Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field)

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KNGU FAA NGU Elev 17 ft Lat 36° 56.26' N Lon 76° 17.36' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,370 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 090° 8,370 ft 200 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
28 270° 8,370 ft 200 ft ASP Yes 0.01%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 11 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 118.425
  • CLD CLNC DEL 120.700
  • GND NAVYNORFOLK HELI GND 129.895
  • GND CHAMBERS GND 121.800
  • TWR CHAMBERS TWR 124.300
  • APP APP 118.900
  • DEP DEP 125.200
  • GTE AMC/ATOC 130.650
  • HEL NAVYNORFOLK HELI TWR 126.375
  • OPS BASE OPS 126.375
  • PMSV METRO 127.160

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  • TACAN NGU

    Chambers

    111.10 MHz · DME 111.10 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 40 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (40 sentences)
  • ·CAUTION: EXTV FISH SPOTTER ACFT ACT (SENG GENERAL AVIATION ACFT) UPWARDS FR 1500 FT OVER CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ADJ COASTAL WATERS.
  • ·EXTV VFR TFC OPR W OF CHAMBERS CLASS D AND NORFOLK CLASS C AIRSPACE.
  • ·BASIC F/W/VFR MIN 1000 FT AND 3 NM.
  • ·NS ABTMT: NO PRACTICE APCH 0400-1200Z++ MON-SAT; 0400-1800Z++ SUN.
  • ·NO COPTER OVFT WILLOUGHBY SPIT EXC VIA PT XRAY (CHAMBERS TACAN R-042/1.5 DME) OR PT YANKEE (CHAMBERS TACAN R-009/1.8 DME) AT 500 FT.
  • ·CSTMS/AG/IMG: CSTMS AVBL WITH 2 HR PN.
  • ·AG AVBL 1300-2400Z++ MON-FRI.
  • ·IMG AVBL 1300-2100Z++ MON-FRI.
  • ·AG/IMG AVBL OT ON OVERTIME BASIS ONLY, PRIOR ARNG RQR.
  • ·CAUTION: ARR/DEP TCAS EQUIPPED ACFT SHOULD EXPECT NUMEROUS TCAS ALERTS FROM SHIP TRANSPONDER HARBORED OR TRANSITING INTO/OUT OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND COASTAL WATERS.
  • ·ARR/DEP TCAS EQUIPED ACFT SHOULD EXPECT NUMEROUS TCAS ALERTS FROM SHIP TRANSPONDER OR TRANSMITTING INTO/OUT OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND COASTAL WATERS.
  • ·CAUTION - DO NOT MISTAKE NORFOLK INTL 5 NM SE FOR CHAMBERS FIELD, WHILE INBD ON TACAN/RNAV RWY 28 APCHS.
  • ·CHAMBERS FIELD HAS A SINGLE RWY; NORFOLK INTL HAS INTERSECTING RWYS.
  • ·RSTD - PPR FOR NON CHAMBERS FIELD BASED ACFT.
  • ·DSN 262-3419/3429 C757-322-3419/3429.
  • ·AMC/ATOC DSN 341-9926/7/8, C757-341-9926/7/8.
  • ·ACFT UTILIZING AMC TRML CTC ATOC/AMC TRML 15 MIN PRIOR ARR WITH LOAD RPT.
  • ·ACFT OVERSEAS CTC AMC/ATOC VIA FONE PATCH 2 HR PRIOR ARR FOR CSTM.
  • ·ALL OTHER ACFT, CTC BASE OPS 15 MIN PRIR ARR.
  • ·MISC- FLT PLANS FOR NS NORFOLK, CHAMBERS FLD, AND NAS OCEANA SHOULD BE FAXED TO DSN 565-9680, C757-445-9680, OR EMAILED TO [email protected].
  • ·TO CFM RECEIPT OF FLT PLANS CALL NS NORFOLK, CHAMBERS FLD FLT PLANNING SUPERVISOR AT DSN 262-3419/3429, C757-322-3419/3429.
  • ·CAUTION - RWY 28 MULTIPLE CRANES 1.2 NM TO 1.3 NM FM DER 1600 FT L TO 4000 FT R OF CNTRLN, 260 FT MSL.
  • ·FOR CIVIL ACFT LNDG PERMIT (CALP) INFO CTC AFLD MGR C757-322-3419/3429.
  • ·ILS/TACAN/RADAR - ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 10 - BC UNUSED.
  • ·ILS AND TACAN NO NOTAM MP WED 1230-1630Z++.
  • ·RADAR - SEE TERMINAL FLIP FOR RADAR MINIMA.
  • ·A-GEAR: AVOID CNTRLN LGT RWY 10/28 DUR CABLE ENGAGEMENT TO PREVENT TAILHOOK SKIP.
  • ·DIST RWY 28 MEASURED FR DISPL THR.
  • ·E-28(B) IN RAISED POSN AT DEP END OF RWY NMLLY.
  • ·SHORTFLD GEAR AVBL WITH 20 MIN PN.

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Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Navy

Scheduled service

No

IATA · NGU

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Hard landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1997-10-11 Cessna 172M · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1983-10-25 Douglas DC-8-63F · Weather · IMC · day →

Designees in VA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,802 A&P Mechanics 4,380 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 58 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 Schools Flight Schools 56 FBO Fixed Base Operators 51 Clubs Flying Clubs 37 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
David Hynes Chesapeake VA 16 nm
Peter Stavrides Chesapeake VA 16 nm
Robert A Garcia Chesapeake VA 16 nm
Steven Arthur Martin Chesapeake VA 16 nm
Christopher Bryan Smith Chesterfield VA 62 nm
Jon Combs Thompson Kill Devil Hills NC 63 nm
Andrew Walton Richmond VA 67 nm
Michael Gwinn Richmond VA 67 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Gasburg VA 80 nm
Anthony James Capozzi California MD 82 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Joseph Craig Bateman Norfolk VA 2 nm
Don Erol Bumps Norfolk VA 2 nm
Craig Eugene Holmes Norfolk VA 2 nm
Bradley Allen Kuether Norfolk VA 2 nm
Paul Crittenden Leach Jr Norfolk VA 2 nm
Bill Barfknecht Norfolk VA 2 nm
Paul Joseph Trudell Norfolk VA 2 nm
Joseph Henry Evans Norfolk VA 2 nm
Edward Joseph Shea Norfolk VA 2 nm
John David Domena Norfolk VA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Kenneth Warren Wiley Norfolk VA 2 nm
James Edward Parkman Norfolk VA 2 nm
Anthony Martin Garcia Norfolk VA 2 nm
Daniel Robert Kraus Norfolk VA 2 nm
Orry Tilman Watts Norfolk VA 2 nm
Danny Joel Iraheta Norfolk VA 2 nm
James Lynton Irons Jr Norfolk VA 2 nm
Connor William Mcgrath Norfolk VA 2 nm
Alexander Shane O'Brian Norfolk VA 2 nm
Victor Gustavo Duarte Norfolk VA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 4 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 5 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 12 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 12 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 41 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 63 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 113 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 113 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 122 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 126 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.