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KNTU · Oceana Naval Air Station

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KNTU FAA NTU Elev 23 ft Lat 36° 49.24' N Lon 76° 2.01' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

8 runway ends on file. Longest: 12,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.03%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05R 42.1° 12,001 ft 200 ft PEM Yes —
23L 222.1° 12,001 ft 200 ft PEM Yes —
14L 133.4° 8,001 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
32R 313.4° 8,001 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
05L 42.1° 8,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
23R 222.1° 8,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
14R 133.8° 8,000 ft 200 ft PEM Yes —
32L 313.8° 8,000 ft 200 ft PEM Yes —

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 · 9 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 131.760
  • CLD CLNC DEL 125.440
  • GND GND 133.640
  • TWR TWR 127.075
  • DEP Oceana Departure Control 119.600
  • APPR Oceana Approach Control 123.900
  • MISC ATCOM 672.300
  • OPS BASE OPS 128.490
  • PMSV PMSV METRO 38.740

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KNTU on LiveATC ↗

  • TACAN NTU

    Oceana

    116.60 MHz · DME 116.60 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 48 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (48 sentences)
  • ·VIRGINIA 371 OCEANA NAS (APOLLO SOUCEK FLD) (NTU)(KNTU) N 3 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N36º49.36´ W76º01.91´ 22 B NOTAM FILE NTU Not insp.
  • ·RWY 05R–23L: H12001X200 (PEM) PCN 79 R/C/W/T HIRL CL RWY 05R: ALSF1.
  • ·RWY 14L–32R: H8001X150 (PEM) PCN 76 R/C/W/T HIRL RWY 14L: OLS.
  • ·RWY 05L–23R: H8000X150 (PEM) PCN 90 R/B/W/T HIRL RWY 05L: OLS.
  • ·RWY 14R–32L: H8000X200 (PEM) PCN 75 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 14R: OLS.
  • ·ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 05R HOOK E28(B) (1412 FT).
  • ·RWY 23L RWY 14L HOOK E28(B) (1461 FT).
  • ·RWY 32R RWY 05L HOOK E28(B) (1476 FT).
  • ·RWY 23R RWY 14R HOOK E28(B) (1414 FT).
  • ·OX 1, 2, 3, 4 MILITARY— A–GEAR A–G nml rigged all rwy except inboard rwy shortfield A–G.
  • ·JASU (NC–10C) (NC–108) (MSU–200 Ctc Air OPS Duty Officer to ensure avbl.) FUEL J5.
  • ·Ltd fuel svc avbl 0330–04300Z‡ and 0530–1230Z‡ dur pers rstd.
  • ·Tran hot pit avbl 1300–0330Z‡ Mon–Fri, PPR; unavbl weekend/hol.
  • ·FLUID SP LHOX LOX unavail wkends and hol.
  • ·TRAN ALERT Tran line 1230–0330Z‡ Mon–Fri; 1300–2300Z‡ Sat, Sun, and hol.
  • ·Dur peak periods extv delay in tran svg.
  • ·JOSAC/NALO have priority.
  • ·No LAV svc or potable water avbl.
  • ·No on/off base trnsp avbl.
  • ·Noise abtmt: Strict compliance rqr with program outlined in FLIP AP/1 Suppl arpt rmk.
  • ·: Class D and Class E–ext avail 0500–0459Z‡ Sun–Sat exc by NOTAM.
  • ·A/D use ctn parasailing will take place along the coast from NTU 350 CW 160 from coastline to 3 NM.
  • ·See FLIP AP/1 Supplementary Arpt Information.
  • ·For civil acft landing permit (CALP) info ctc afld mgr C757–433–2318/2161.
  • ·RSTD PPR rqr 48 hr prior non–Oceania based acft DSN 433–2161/2163, C757–433–2161/2163.
  • ·Sta to final ldg only 0300–1200Z‡, Sun 0000–1800Z‡.
  • ·Vice final ldg only 0400–1200Z‡, Sun 0400–1800Z‡.
  • ·Sun all fixed wing and hel flt abv 1000´ arr/dep must file IFR flt plan.
  • ·VFR/special VFR copter route mandatory for all hel flts at or blw 1000´.
  • ·CAUTION During VMC all dep and practice inst apch fly rwy heading and do not exceed 1000´ until past dep end due extensive overhead tfc TFC PAT–1500.

+ 18 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Navy

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Apollo Soucek Field

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · NTU

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

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-09-07 North American SNJ-2 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1998-06-26 Saab-Scania AB (Saab) F-35 DRAKEN · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · 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 15 nm
Peter Stavrides Chesapeake VA 15 nm
Robert A Garcia Chesapeake VA 15 nm
Steven Arthur Martin Chesapeake VA 15 nm
Jon Combs Thompson Kill Devil Hills NC 51 nm
Christopher Bryan Smith Chesterfield VA 76 nm
Andrew Walton Richmond VA 81 nm
Michael Gwinn Richmond VA 81 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Gasburg VA 90 nm
Anthony James Capozzi California MD 91 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
Ronald Bayard Brown Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Randall Ernest Colthorpe Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Emmitt Davis Dickens Jr Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
William Franklin Ellis Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Kent Walker Ewing Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
James Darrell Flippen Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Othinel Vincent Gillikin Jr Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Domenick Alfred Marinaro Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Paul Edward Miles Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Paul Walter Miller Virginia Beach VA 3 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
Kurt Carlson Gibson Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Robert Ellsworth Kuhlke Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Frank Block Leventhal Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
William Allen Rickard Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Anthony James Salomone Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Brian Eugene Thomas Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Robert Alan Bracilano Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Gregory Leonard Koontz Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
Jerron Robin Smith Virginia Beach VA 3 nm
John Kevin Trimble Virginia Beach VA 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 9 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 11 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 20 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 20 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 51 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 75 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 120 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 121 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 134 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 138 nm

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