KLFI · LFI
Langley Air Force Base
Hampton, VirginiaElevation 11 ftMedium airport
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Runway detail & declared distances
08/26
RWY 08
ILSILS
Approach lightsALSF1
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 26
ILSLOC/GS
Approach lightsALSF1
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.
AIRPORT INFORMATION
Facility & services
Langley Air Force Base is in Hampton, Virginia. Field elevation 11 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.
OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipAir Force owned
UsePrivate use
TypeMedium airport
ManagerCHIEF OF AFLD MANAGEMENT
Manager phone757-764-2508
AttendedALL SAT-SUN, 1300–2100Z++
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAKLFI / LFI
SectionalWASHINGTON
Center (ARTCC)WASHINGTON
Flight service (AFSS)LEESBURG
RegionVirginia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37.0829, -76.3605
Distance from city3 NM N
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerTowered
BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)
FREQUENCIES
Communications
124.9
NORFOLK APP/DEP
A/D
27.01
ATIS
ATIS
118.85
CLNC DEL
CLD
121.7
GND
GND
123.375
NASA OPS
OPS
23.98
PMSV METRO
PMSV
25.125
CNSOLIDATED CMD POST
POST
141.75
PTD
PTD
125
TWR
TWR
Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.
AIRPORT REMARKS
Operational remarks
›MISC: AFLD OPS DSN 574-2504, C757-764-2504. AFLD MGR DSN 574-2508. DD FORM 1801 RQR 90 MIN PRIOR TO ETD. RWY 08/26 GROOVED. ACC FTR ACFT EXP REDUCED RWY SEPARATION: DAY/VFR, SIMILAR ACFT 3000 FT, DISSIMIILAR TYPE ACFT 6000 FT. NGT 6000 FT ALL ACFT.
›A-GEAR: BAK-15 CABLE ALWAYS IN PLACE RWY 26 OVRN AND NET RAISED AT PILOTS REQ. BAK-12B(B) PENDANT CABLE ALWAYS IN PLACE. BAK-12B EXTN.
›A-G O/S FOR MAINT: EAST BAK-12 TUE 1030-1130Z++, WEST BAK-12 WED 1030-1130Z++.
›REMARKS: OPR 1100-0300Z++ MON-FRI, OPEN WKEND TO SUPPORT REG SKED DRILL (RSD)/GUARD WKEND ONCE A MONTH; CLSD FEDERAL HOL AND ACC DOWN DAYS UNLESS OPS APV BY 1 FW/CC. CTC COMD POST (CP) DSN 574-5411 OR C757-764-5411 OUTSIDE OF OPR HR.
›MISC: TOWING CAPES LIMITED TO UNIVERSAL TOWBAR ONLY.
›CAUTION: BASH PHASE I IN EFF 16 NOV - 14 FEB AND 01 APR - 14 SEP. BASH PHASE II IN EFF 15 FEB - 31 MAR AND 15 SEP - 15 NOV. CTC BASE OPS FOR CURRENT BASH COND.
›REMARKS: COMMUNICATION-NASA OPS UNMTO C757-864-3887.
›RSTD: V/STOL AIRCRAFT, VERTICAL TKOF, VERTICAL LOW APCH, AND VERTICAL LDG ARE PROHIBITED AT THE AFLD.
›JASU: 2(M32A-60) MC-11) 4(A/M 32A-86).
›FUEL: A++. EXPECT UP TO 30 MIN DELAY.
›OIL: O-133-148-156 SOAP.
›TRAN ALERT: OPR 1130-0430Z++ WKD, CLSD WKEND, HOL, AND ACC DOWN DAYS. EXP PROGRESSIVE TAXI TO PRK. FLW ME SVC AVBL UPON REQ.
›RSTD: PPR CTC BASE OPS 1030-0430Z++ DSN 574-2504, C7577642504. PPR VALID +/- 1 HR OF APV TIME DUR AFLD OPRNG HRS. IF OUTSIDE OF APV TIME SLOT CTC BASE OPS TO UPDATE PPR. ONLY 1 F/W ACFT AUTH FR 1300-1400Z++. TRANSPORT/DV ACFT CTC BASE OPS 20 MIN PRIOR LDG.
›WGT BEARING WAIVERS CTC AFLD MANAGER DSN 574-2508.
›ARFF IS CAT 8 WITH 8100 GAL OF CAPABILITY. STEADY ARFF COND FOR LANGLEY AFB IS OPTIMUM LEVEL OF SVC (OLS) FOR CAT 1-10. _.
›BAK-15(NI) (60 FT OVRN) HOOK BAK-12B(B) (1100 FT).
›HOOK BAK-12B(B) (1002 FT) BAK-15(NI) (44 FT OVRN).
›RSTD: ACC RSRS APPLIED TO ACC ACFT ONLY.
›REMARKS: TWY 'J' IS RESTRICTED TO ACFT WITH TOTAL WINGSPAN OF 80 FT OR LESS AND 100000 LBS. OR LESS GROSS WEIGHT.
›CAUTION: ATC WILL RELAY TWR PREVAILING VIS, SECTOR VIS, LCL PIREPS OR AN OCCURRENCE OF PREV UNREPORTED WX COND THAT COULD AFFECT OPS TO WX FLT.
›PMSV METRO: ALTN PMSV IS MCGUIRE AFB ON 239.8 WX SVC AVBL H24 AT DSN 574-5908/5907,C757-764-5908/5907. AN/FMQ-19 AUTOMATED OBSERVING SYS IN USE; AUGMENTED BY HUMAN OBSN WHEN NEC. DUR WX FLT CLOSURE OR EVAC, REMOTE BRIEFING SVC AVBL FROM 15 OP WX SQ (SCOTT AFB) DSN 576-9755 OR 576-9701 THRU 9704, C618-256-9755 OR 618-256-9701 THRU 9704.
›NASA: ACFT INTENDING TO OPERATE FROM NASA RAMP SHALL CONTACT NASA FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT LARC-DL-FLTOPS@MAIL.NASA.GOV TO ARRANGE FOR APPROVAL AND SUPPORT PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. ADDITIONALLY OBTAIN PPR FROM 1 OSS/OSA AT C757-764-2504 FOR LANDING AT KLFI. SVC NOT AVBL FOR NON-NASA ACFT. NO ORGANIC SUPPORT FOR LARGE TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT (POWER, FUEL, LAV, STEPS). HOWEVER USAF ELEMENTS MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT WITH SUFFICIENT ADVANCE NOTICE. TAXIWAY JULIET INCREASED FOD HAZARD AND REDUCED PCN DUE TO DEGRADING PAVEMENT CONDITIONS. ACFT WITH ACN GREATER THAN 24 OR WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 80 FT USE TAXIWAY H. TAXIWAY J LIMITED FOR NIGHT AND IFR CONDITIONS DUE TO LACK OF TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHTING SYSTEM. CONTROL OF PERIMETER ROAD STREET LIGHTS TO STOP VEHICULAR TRAFFIC IS THREE CLICKS ON 123.375 FOR TAXIWAY J AND FIVE CLICKS FOR TAXIWAY H. ONLY NASA BE200, T38, OV10 AND T34 CAN OPR ON TWY 'J'.
›A: PRK, REFUEL AND MAINT AVBL ON AF RAMP. ACFT WITH FIREARMS CALL PTD TO ARNG FOR SECURITY.
›RWY 08/26 THR LGT GATED, MID 70 FT INOP/REMOVED.
›MISC: TRAN ACFT NOTIFY TWR ON INITIAL CTC IF REDUCED RWY SEPARATION IS NOT DESIRED. AFLD OPS DOES NOT HAVE COMSEC OR FACILITY TO STORE FOR TRAN CREWS; TRAN CREWS SHOULD PLAN TO ARR WITH APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF COMSEC TO COMPLETE MSN. COMSEC CAN BE STORED AT 1FW COMD POST; DSN 574-5411 C757-764-2504.
›CAUTION: USE EXTREME CTN FOR UAS OPS AT NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CNTR FR SFC-400 FT WITHIN 1/2 NM RAD OF 370607.51N/762313.88W.
›NS ABTMT: QUIET HR 0330-1100Z++ WKD, 0330-1300Z++ WKEND AND HOL, WAIVERS CTC COMD POST DSN DSN 574-5411.
›TFC PAT: OVERHEAD 3000 FT AT 5 DME DESCENDING TO 1500 FT BY 3 DME, RGT BREAK RWY 26, LEFT BREAK RWY 08. RECTANGULAR 1000 FT RGT TFC RWY 26, LEFT TFC RWY 08.
›CAUTION: WIND SHEAR COND MAY EXIST ON RWY 26 THRU SHORT FINAL AND TD, THAT ARE PREVALENT, UNDETECTABLE AND OFTEN UNRPT. INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPLANING DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUBBER BUILD-UP. ALS NON-FRANGIBLE. AFLD GRASS CUTTING CONDUCTED FR MAR-NOV, EXP INCREASED BIRD ACT IN VCNTY OF MOWERS.
›CAUTION: WX OBSN SITE LCTD 080-250 DUE TO BLDG.
›CAUTION: LASER LGT BEAM HAZ TO DRCT VISUAL OBSN WILL BE CONDUCTED AT NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CNTR WITHIN 1/2 NM RAD OF 37 DEG 06.3 MIN N 76 DEG 22.7 MIN W. STRONG CAUTION IS ADVS. LASER BEAM MAY BE INJURIOUS TO PILOTS/PAX EYES WITHIN ALL ALT OF LGT SOURCE. CK NOTAM FOR DATE/TIME/DURATION/AFFECTED ALT.
›CAUTION: INST IFR AND VFR HI PERFORMANCE FTR TFC WITHIN THE CLASS D AIRSPACE: EXTV UNCTL GENERAL AVN TFC BLW 3000 FT OVER JAMES RIVER AND CHESAPEAKE BAY. DEP TFC DO NOT EXCEED 1000 FT ON CLIMBOUT TIL DEP END OF RWY.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does KLFI have a METAR?
Yes. KLFI is a METAR-reporting station; the current observation loads live on this page.
Does KLFI have a TAF?
When KLFI issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at KLFI?
KLFI sits at 11 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KLFI?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.