Terminal Procedures

KPTB — Tri Cities Exec/Dinwiddie County

PETERSBURG, VA · 6 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA PTBElevation 192 ft1 runwayLongest 5,002 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NE-3Not for navigation

4 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR, 1 localiser, serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
LOC RWY 05 chart previewLOC RWY 051PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 053PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 233PDF
VOR RWY 23 chart previewVOR RWY 237PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KPTB airport information

Control tower
No
ARTCC
Washington Center
Flight service
Leesburg
NOTAM facility
PTB (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
8W
Traffic pattern altitude
800 ft
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
Low
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
April 1976
Airport area
724 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Washington
Last FAA inspection
2025-06-25

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KPTB radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.7
Approach126.75Potomac

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

5,002 × 100 ft0523N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KPTB, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
05/235,002 ft100 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  05 43°TLOC/DME · PAPI (4-box) 3° · Omnidirectional approach lights
  23 223°TPAPI (4-box) 3°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KPTB is

Latitude, longitude37.1843010, -77.5061740
Elevation192 ft
From Petersburg5 nm SW

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FAA remarks for KPTB

  • PRIOR TO 1959.
  • CONC PADS ON MAIN APRON AVBL FOR HEL PRKG. CTC UNICOM FOR TRML HEL PRKG.
  • ACTVT ODALS RWY 05; REIL RWY 23; PAPI RWYS 05 & 23; & MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.
  • HELICOPTERS APCH PARL TO RWY 05/23 & TRANSITION PERPENDICULAR TO RWY 05/23 TO HELIPADS ON NE CORNER OF APRON.
  • ULTRALIGHT ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU POTOMAC APCH CD. IF UNA, FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Approach coverage

Tri Cities Exec/Dinwiddie County has instrument approaches to both ends of its sole runway, avoiding a one-direction-only chart set. Two RNAV (GPS) procedures are complemented by VOR and localiser approaches, providing both satellite-based and ground-based procedure types. With one 5,002 ft runway, there is no second alignment available; its length is therefore the defining runway constraint for aircraft planning.

Regional chart context

Richmond International’s 31-chart collection is substantially broader than the coverage at PTB or any other listed nearby field. Blackstone AAF is closest in scale with seven charts, while Richmond Executive, New Kent County and Wakefield Municipal have thinner sets of four or five. The Washington Sectional adds the surrounding visual-navigation context not provided by the airport’s terminal procedures.

Airports near KPTB

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KFCIRichmond Exec/Chesterfield CountyRICHMOND, VA13 nm N5
KRICRichmond IntlRICHMOND, VA21 nm NE31
KBKTAllan C Perkinson/Blackstone AAFBLACKSTONE, VA22 nm W7
W96New Kent CountyQUINTON, VA26 nm NE5
KAKQWakefield MuniWAKEFIELD, VA27 nm SE4
KLVLBrunswick CountyLAWRENCEVILLE, VA28 nm SW4
W81Crewe MuniCREWE, VA28 nm W4
KEMVEmporia-Greensville RgnlEMPORIA, VA30 nm S5

VFR charts covering KPTB

Common questions about KPTB

What charts are available for KPTB?

6 current FAA charts for Tri Cities Exec/Dinwiddie County, including 4 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KPTB?

CTAF 122.7. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KPTB?

Tri Cities Exec/Dinwiddie County has 1 runway. The longest is 05/23 at 5,002 ft by 100 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KPTB have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KPTB has 4 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KPTB a towered airport?

No — Tri Cities Exec/Dinwiddie County has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KPTB charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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