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VA99 · Federhart-Ophelia Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID VA99 Elev 13 ft Lat 37° 54.36' N Lon 76° 17.43' 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: 2,200 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
N — 2,200 ft 80 ft TURF-G No —
S — 2,200 ft 80 ft TURF-G No —

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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 1 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)
  • ·FOR CD CTC PATUXENT APCH AT 301-342-3740, WHEN PATUXENT APCH IS CLSD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

STOLport

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-10-04 Bellanca 7GCBC · Loss of control · day →
2002-11-10 Beech C35 · Other · 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
Anthony James Capozzi California MD 25 nm
Paul Edward Nuwer Cambridge MD 40 nm
Christopher Hartman Salisbury MD 44 nm
Edward Joseph Brink Salisbury MD 44 nm
Galen Neal Anderson Salisbury MD 44 nm
Paul Edward Nuwer Laurel DE 52 nm
Edward Ambler Easton MD 53 nm
Andrew Walton Richmond VA 61 nm
Michael Gwinn Richmond VA 61 nm
Michael Arthur Pearson Fredericksburg VA 61 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 Michael Rosenthal Ophelia VA 1 nm
Mark Stephen Meservey Reedville VA 4 nm
David Sinclair Harvey Heathsville VA 9 nm
Milton Leo John Jr Heathsville VA 9 nm
Riley Morris Meeker Kilmarnock VA 13 nm
Peter Dumont Merrick Kilmarnock VA 13 nm
Craig Thomas Grass Kilmarnock VA 13 nm
Charles Alfred Lees Ridge MD 14 nm
Fred Newell Wimberly Callao VA 14 nm
Scott Gordon Elwell Dameron MD 15 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
William Nicholas Pyszka Ophelia VA 1 nm
Richard Allen Peri Burgess VA 3 nm
James Brian Schafer Reedville VA 4 nm
Michael Sapanara Reedville VA 4 nm
Lawrence Swann Hardwicke Reedville VA 4 nm
Fletcher Austin Burns Heathsville VA 9 nm
Eric Christopher Toia Heathsville VA 9 nm
Craig Matthew Powell Scotland MD 10 nm
John Hunter Cockrell Lancaster VA 12 nm
Charles Alfred Lees Ridge MD 14 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 20 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 29 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
 55 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 60 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 61 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 68 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 68 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
 76 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
 79 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
 86 nm

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