AirNav: A08 - Vaiden Field Airport

A08

Vaiden Field Airport
Marion, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	A08
Lat/Long:	32-30-37.9000N / 087-23-05.0000W 32-30.631667N / 087-23.083333W 32.5105278 / -87.3847222 (estimated)
Elevation:	225 ft. / 69 m (estimated)
Variation:	01E (1985)
From city:	8 miles SW of MARION, AL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	36759

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Sectional chart:	ATLANTA
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ATLANTA CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	RDO-CTL ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF. ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 AND PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
JYUr298/22.3		JUNIOR VOR/DME		113.60		01W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
MARENGO		082/32.4		391		02W		RZO	.-. --.. ---

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:

6377 x 80 ft. / 1944 x 24 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition
CENTER 80 FT OVERLAID; TRANSITION TO SIDES IS SMOOTH.

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	30.0
Double wheel:	50.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity
MIRL LOCATED 10 FT FROM RY EDGE.

Runway edge markings:

RY 16/34 MKGS FADED.

RUNWAY 16

RUNWAY 34

Latitude:

32-31.135500N

32-30.128833N

Longitude:

087-23.264000W

087-22.904000W

Gradient:

0.2%

Traffic pattern:

left

Markings:

basic, in poor condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.07 degrees glide path)

Obstructions:

none

50 ft. trees, 2139 ft. from runway, 137 ft. right of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	PERRY COUNTY ARPT-INDUS. AUTH 305 CLAY ST MARION, AL 36756 Phone 334-683-6545 PETE SANDERS, CHAIRMAN.
Manager:	WALTER WILLIAMS ROUTE 2 BOX 190 MARION JUNCTION, AL 36759 Phone 334-683-8322

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		6
Single engine airplanes:		5
Multi engine airplanes:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 40/week *
81%	transient general aviation
19%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 06 August 2009

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at A08.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSEM - Craig Field Airport (22 nm SE)
KDYA - Demopolis Municipal Airport (29 nm W)
0A8 - Bibb County Airport (30 nm NE)
02A - Gragg-Wade Field Airport (44 nm NE)
KTCL - Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (44 nm N)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:48	11:48
Sunrise	06:14	12:14
Sunset	16:53	22:53
Evening civil twilight	17:18	23:18

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Nov-2009 12:52:13
Local (UTC-6)	08-Nov-2009 06:52:13

METAR

KTCL
44nm N

081153Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 07/05 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T00670050 10083 20061 53009

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