# Sanford Field (VA23)

**Sanford Field** (FAA: VA23) is a small airport in Hague, Virginia, United States. It opened in May 1967. It has one runway, 2,900 ft (884 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/va23

## At a glance

- FAA: VA23
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Hague, Virginia, United States
- Opened: May 1967
- Elevation: 15 ft / 5 m
- Coordinates: 38.1197, -76.6137
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,900 ft / 884 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61725334
- Weather station: KNUI
- Ident: VA23

## Timeline

- May 1967: Sanford Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,900 ft / 884 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,900 ft / 884 m | =17,331 of 29,858 | =7,257 in North America | =6,129 in US |
| Elevation | 15 ft / 5 m | =41,887 of 43,403 | =18,875 in North America | =15,423 in US |
| Age | Opened 1967 | =5,747 of 15,079 | =4,072 in North America | =3,985 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/va23/data