FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MVY |
| Lat/Long: | 41-23-34.9000N / 070-36-51.6000W 41-23.581667N / 070-36.860000W 41.3930278 / -70.6143333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 67 ft. / 20.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of VINEYARD HAVEN, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 02568 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1974 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MVY (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1067 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 06/24; MALSR RY 24; MIRL RY 15/33; REIL RY 33 - CTAF. ACTVT REIL RY 06 (24 HRS) - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, PARKING FEE ALL ACFT . LNDG FEE ALL ACFT OVER 6000 LBS. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | 24-HR PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 508-693-7022. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 121.4 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 126.25(508-693-7685) |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 508-696-6988 |
| VINEYARD GROUND: | 121.8 [0600-2200 MAY 15 - OCT 31; 0700-1700 NOV 1 MAY14] |
| VINEYARD TOWER: | 121.4 [0600-2200 MAY 15 - OCT 31; 0700-1700 NOV 1 MAY14] |
| CAPE APPROACH: | 133.75 FOR ACFT 3000 FT TO FL140 134.65 |
| CAPE DEPARTURE: | 134.65 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 134.65 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 |
| WHEN MVY ATCT CLSD.: | 134.65 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.75/290.3 (BARNSTABLE RCAG) WHEN CAPE APCH CTL CLSD.
- APCH SERVICE PRVDD BY CAPE APCH FOR ACFT AT 3000 FT TO FL 140 ON FREQ 133.75.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MVY at field | | MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 15W |
| ACKr299/27.3 | | NANTUCKET VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 15W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NANTUCKET | | 306/20.9 | | 194 | | 15W | | TUK | - ..- -.- |
| PLYMOUTH | | 179/28.5 | | 257 | | 16W | | FFF | ..-. ..-. ..-. |
| NAUSET | | 253/33.3 | | 279 | | 16W | | CQX | -.-. --.- -..- |
| TAUNTON | | 164/34.2 | | 227 | | 16W | | TAN | - .- -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 5504 x 100 ft. / 1678 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 65.0 | | Double wheel: | 108.0 | | Double tandem: | 185.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 41-23.161397N | | 41-23.849410N |
| Longitude: | 070-37.203193W | | 070-36.419752W |
| Elevation: | 55.8 ft. | | 61.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 056 magnetic, 041 true | | 236 magnetic, 221 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| RVR equipment: | | | touchdown |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 475 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3297 x 75 ft. / 1005 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 31.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 61.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | EFFECTIVE GRADIENT 0.31% UP NW. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 41-23.885558N | | 41-23.532162N |
| Longitude: | 070-37.214738W | | 070-36.667490W |
| Elevation: | 66.9 ft. | | 56.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 146 magnetic, 131 true | | 326 magnetic, 311 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 52 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF DUKES COUNTY RRI BOX 850, 71 AIRPORT RAOD VINEYARD HAVEN, MA 02568 Phone 5086937022 |
| Manager: | SEAN FLYNN RRI, BOX 850, 71 AIRPORT ROAD VINEYARD HAVEN, MA 02568 Phone 508-693-7022 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 98 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 75 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 23 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 141/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 43% | air taxi | | 4% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER OCCASIONALLY GRAZING ON RWY SHOULDERS DURG HRS OF DARKNESS. |
| - | BE AWARE OF HI-SPEED MILITARY JET & HEAVY HELICOPTER TFC VCNTY OTIS AFB. |
| - | TAXIWAY E CLOSED TO ACFT WITH OVER 9 PASSENGERS. |
| - | AIRPORT HAS NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES. CONTACT OPS 508-693-7022. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 24 | |
download (352KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (289KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (319KB) |
| VOR RWY 06 | |
download (228KB) |
| VOR RWY 24 | |
download (262KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (56KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFMH - Otis Air National Guard Base (16 nm N)
KHYA - Barnstable Municipal Airport-Boardman/Polando Field (22 nm NE)
KEWB - New Bedford Regional Airport (23 nm NW)
KACK - Nantucket Memorial Airport (26 nm E)
KUUU - Newport State Airport (31 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Adam Queen
Taken in August 2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:00 | | 09:00 |
| Sunrise | | 05:32 | | 09:32 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:38 | | 00:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 20:45:36 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 16:45:36 |
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| METAR |
| KMVY | 242029Z 18014G22KT 5SM -RA BR BKN019 BKN085 22/21 A3008 RMK AO2 P0003
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KFMH 15nm N | 242030Z 17011KT 6SM -RA BR FEW006 SCT009 OVC080 22/20 A3007
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| TAF |
KFMH 15nm N | 241736Z 241818 17018G28KT P6SM VCTS FEW004 BKN015CB WS020/18050KT FM2000 20020G30KT 2SM SHRA BR VCTS OVC012CB WS020/18050KT FM2300 20014G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT012 BKN030 FM0600 21008KT 4SM -DZ BR OVC012 FM1400 26008KT P6SM SCT015 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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