FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VES |
| Lat/Long: | 40-12-15.9000N / 084-31-54.9000W 40-12.265000N / 084-31.915000W 40.2044167 / -84.5319167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1007 ft. / 306.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of VERSAILLES, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 45380 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1964 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | DAYTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DAY (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 09/27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| DAYTON APPROACH: | 134.45 |
| DAYTON DEPARTURE: | 134.45 |
| WX AWOS-3 at I12 (18 nm E): | 120.425 (937-492-3683) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DQNr332/12.9 | | DAYTON VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 01W |
| RODr262/22.9 | | ROSEWOOD VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 05W |
| RIDr031/30.4 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 03W |
| SGHr309/38.5 | | SPRINGFIELD VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 04W |
| MIEr096/39.5 | | MUNCIE VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 03W |
| AOHr224/(39.7) | | ALLEN COUNTY VOR | | 108.40 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4512 x 75 ft. / 1375 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 40-12.255667N | | 40-12.274717N |
| Longitude: | 084-32.398883W | | 084-31.430017W |
| Elevation: | 1004.9 ft. | | 1003.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 093 magnetic, 089 true | | 273 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. road, 372 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear | | 14 ft. acft, 201 ft. from runway, 132 ft. right of centerline +6-14 FT ACFT PARKED ON RAMP 0-300 FT FM RY END 150 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DARKE CO COMMISSIONERS DARKE CO COURTHOUSE GREENVILLE, OH 45331 |
| Manager: | DAVID SPILLERS 9724 ST RT. 121 VERSAILLES, OH 45380 Phone 937-526-9126 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 18% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 17 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CTN: DEER OCCASIONALLY ON RWY. |
| - | FBO CLOSED ON MAJOR HOLIDAYS. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **NEW** | |
download (204KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **NEW** | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (32KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
I17 - Piqua Airport - Hartzell Field (11 nm E)
KCQA - Lakefield Airport (17 nm N)
I12 - Sidney Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
I22 - Randolph County Airport (18 nm W)
3I7 - Phillipsburg Airport (18 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunrise | | 07:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunset | | 19:03 | | 23:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:30 | | 23:30 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Oct-2008 13:25:20 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 11-Oct-2008 09:25:20 |
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| METAR |
KDAY 23nm SE | 111256Z 10007KT 10SM SCT250 14/05 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP278 T01390050 $
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KFFO 33nm SE | 111255Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 13/07 A3034 RMK AO2A SLP277
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KAOH 38nm NE | 111253Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM CLR 14/04 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP275 T01440044
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KMGY 39nm S | 111253Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP269 T01330067
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KMIE 40nm W | 111253Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM FEW050 16/08 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP260 T01610083
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KSGH 40nm SE | 111256Z AUTO 11006KT 6SM HZ CLR 14/06 A3036 RMK AO2 T01380055 SLP279
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KMWO 41nm S | 111255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3034 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDAY 23nm SE | 111132Z 111212 11007KT P6SM BKN250 FM1500 11010KT P6SM SCT250 FM0000 10007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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