Fentress Nalf Airport
NFE · KNFE · Fentress, Virginia · Chesapeake County · map
Fentress Nalf Airport is a private airport owned by the US Navy in Fentress, Virginia, 16 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 8,004 feet of asphalt.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KNFE · observed 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC), 33 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 56°F (13°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 30.10 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KNFE 062258Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01330089
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA NFE · ICAO KNFE
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Navy
- Owner
- US Navy
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1943
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 8,004 × 175 ft | Asphalt | Low-intensity lights |
Radio frequencies
| Approach and departure | 123.9 |
Aircraft registered in Fentress from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Fentress, VA as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Runway lights operated by crash crew during scheduled operations.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.