Norfolk Ns (chambers Fld) Airport (KNGU), Virginia
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
KNGU, also known as Norfolk NS (Chambers Field), is a private-use military airfield in Norfolk, Virginia, with a single paved runway of 8,370 feet and a tower on site. Civil access is restricted to prior permission for non-based aircraft, and the field operates alongside significant naval air traffic patterns including arrestor gear operations. Customs are not available on site; the nearest customs airport is KORF, about 5 nautical miles away. Business aviation traffic at Chambers Field is modest, consistent with its ops tier 2 classification and its role supporting naval operations rather than general civil transient traffic.
Runways
Norfolk Ns (chambers Fld) Airport has one paved runway, 10/28, 8,370 ft long and 200 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Fueling is available 24 hours a day, every day, and the airport has an operating control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Norfolk Ns (chambers Fld) Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Norfolk International (KORF), 5 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Norfolk Ns (chambers Fld) Airport recorded 158 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June. Business aviation traffic at KNGU is concentrated in the spring and early summer months, with June recording the highest count of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 22 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Norfolk Ns (chambers Fld) Airport averages 16.3 days above 90°F in July, 12.7 freeze days in January and 0.8 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 88.7°F, and January the coldest, at 50.0°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Norfolk Ns (chambers Fld) Airport has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures, environmental and other notes.
Arrestor gear: avoid the runway 10/28 centerline lighting during cable engagement to prevent tailhook skip. Runway 28 distance is measured from the displaced threshold. Barrier E-28(B) is normally in the raised position at the departure end of runway 28. Short-field gear is available with 20 minutes prior notice.
Transient alert: limited transient maintenance is available weekends only, 1200-2000Z, and unavailable at other times. LOX requires 2 hours prior notice. Lavatory service is unavailable for C-130 aircraft. Potable water is unavailable. There is no transient work, mission planning, briefing space, or COMSEC storage for detachments.
Customs, agriculture, and immigration: customs available with 2 hours prior notice. Agriculture available 1300-2400Z Monday through Friday. Immigration available 1300-2100Z Monday through Friday. Agriculture and immigration available outside those hours on an overtime basis only, with prior arrangement required.
Caution: do not mistake Norfolk International, 5 nautical miles southeast, for Chambers Field while inbound on TACAN or RNAV runway 28 approaches. Chambers Field has a single runway; Norfolk International has intersecting runways.
Restricted: prior permission required for aircraft not based at Chambers Field. Contact the airfield manager to arrange.
Traffic pattern: right traffic for runway 28. Basic fixed-wing VFR minimums are 1,000 feet and 3 nautical miles.
Miscellaneous: runway 10/28 is grooved.
Caution: multiple cranes stand 1.2 to 1.3 nautical miles from the runway 28 departure end, extending from 1,600 feet left to 4,000 feet right of centerline, up to 260 feet MSL.
ILS/TACAN/radar: ILS or localizer/DME runway 10 back course is unused. ILS and TACAN have no-NOTAM maintenance periods Wednesdays 1230-1630Z. See the terminal flight information publication for radar minima.
Caution: multiple trees begin 1,000 feet from the runway 10 departure end, extending from 1,200 feet left to 1,200 feet right of centerline, up to 120 feet MSL.
Caution: the runway 28 1,000 feet remaining marker is unavailable.
Noise abatement: no practice approaches 0400-1200Z Monday through Saturday, and 0400-1800Z Sunday; other times by NOTAM. No helicopter overflight of Willoughby Spit except via Point Xray (Chambers TACAN R-042/1.5 DME) or Point Yankee (Chambers TACAN R-009/1.8 DME) at 500 feet.
Caution: bird hazard.
Lighting is available only during hours of operation.
JASU units available: NC-10C, NC-8A/A1, and NCPP-105; contact the Air Operations Duty Officer to confirm availability.
Fuel: no transient helicopter hot pit refueling without prior coordination with the host squadron. Fuel grade J5.
Fluids available: ADI, SP, PRESAIR, LHOX, LOX.
Oil is unavailable.
Restricted: taxiway B is closed south of taxiway F, and taxiway D is closed east of taxiway S, until further notice.
Caution: extensive fish spotter aircraft activity, seen as general aviation aircraft, occurs upward from 1,500 feet over the Chesapeake Bay and adjacent coastal waters. Extensive VFR traffic operates west of the Chambers Class D and Norfolk Class C airspace.
Caution: arriving and departing TCAS-equipped aircraft should expect numerous TCAS alerts from ship transponders harbored or transiting into and out of the Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters.
Arriving and departing TCAS-equipped aircraft should expect numerous TCAS alerts from ship transponders transmitting into and out of the Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters.
Aircraft using the AMC terminal should contact ATOC or AMC terminal 15 minutes prior to arrival with a load report. Overseas aircraft should contact AMC/ATOC via phone patch 2 hours prior to arrival for customs. All other aircraft should contact base operations 15 minutes prior to arrival.
Miscellaneous: flight plans for NS Norfolk, Chambers Field, and NAS Oceana should be faxed or emailed to the designated Navy address. To confirm receipt of flight plans, contact the NS Norfolk, Chambers Field flight planning supervisor.
For civil aircraft landing permit information, contact the airfield manager.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Norfolk Ns (chambers Fld) Airport has five airfields within 16 NM. The closest is Norfolk International (KORF), 5.01 NM southeast.
Part of the Richmond and Norfolk area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KNGU
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at KNGU.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Can transient civil aircraft land at KNGU without prior arrangement?
No. Chambers Field requires prior permission (PPR) for any aircraft not based at the field. Operators should contact the airfield manager in advance, and civil aircraft landing permit information must be arranged through the same office. This applies regardless of the purpose of the visit, since KNGU is a private-use military airfield.
Is customs clearance available directly at Chambers Field (KNGU)?
Customs is not available on site at KNGU with immediate notice; it requires two hours of prior notification. The nearest dedicated customs airport is KORF, located about 5 nautical miles away. Agricultural and immigration clearance have their own separate windows on weekdays, and any service outside those hours requires prior arrangement on an overtime basis.
What operational hazards should pilots expect near KNGU's runway 10/28?
Pilots at Chambers Field (KNGU) should note multiple trees beginning 1,000 feet from the runway 10 departure end, extending up to 120 feet MSL within 1,200 feet of the centerline on each side. Near runway 28, multiple cranes stand 1.2 to 1.3 nautical miles from the departure end, reaching up to 260 feet MSL. Bird activity is also flagged as a hazard at the field.
Why do TCAS-equipped aircraft get frequent alerts arriving or departing KNGU?
Aircraft arriving or departing Chambers Field (KNGU) should expect numerous TCAS alerts triggered by ship transponders in the adjacent Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters. This is a known characteristic of operations at KNGU due to the harbored and transiting vessel traffic near the field. Crews are advised to anticipate these alerts as routine rather than as indications of air traffic conflicts.