FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VGC |
| Lat/Long: | 42-50-36.4000N 075-33-40.3000W
42-50.606667N 075-33.671667W
42.8434444,-75.5611944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1136.7 ft. / 346.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of HAMILTON, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 13346 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1963 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BUFFALO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-SEP MON-SAT 0900-1700, OCT-APR MON-SAT 0900-1700, MAY-SEP SUN 0900-1700, OCT-APR SUN 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35; REIL RYS 17 & 35 - 122.7. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 119.425 (315-824-1825) |
| SYRACUSE APPROACH: | 126.125 |
| SYRACUSE DEPARTURE: | 126.125 |
| WX AWOS-3 at OIC (17 nm S): | 119.025 (607-336-8583) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RKAr339/26.7 | | ROCKDALE VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 11W |
| SYRr135/34.0 | | SYRACUSE VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 11W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5314 x 75 ft. / 1620 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 20.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 42-51.014082N | | 42-50.198643N |
| Longitude: | 075-33.887160W | | 075-33.456820W |
| Elevation: | 1130.2 ft. | | 1120.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 159 true | | 350 magnetic, 339 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5314 TODA:5314 ASDA:5314 LDA:5014 | | TORA:5314 TODA:5314 ASDA:5014 LDA:5014 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes
RWY 35 REILS TEMPO OTS. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 79 ft. trees, 2046 ft. from runway, 510 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear
13 FT BRUSH, 90 FT FM RWY END, 75 - 222 FT RIGHT. | | 54 ft. trees, 503 ft. from runway, 273 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
5 FT. BERM, 109 FT FM THRESHOLD, 179 FT RIGHT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VILLAGE OF HAMILTON
PO BOX 119; 3 BROAD ST
HAMILTON, NY 13346
Phone 315-824-6681 |
| Manager: | NANCY MITCHELL
3 BROAD STREET - PO BOX 119
HAMILTON, NY 13346
Phone 315-834-1111 |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON AND INVOF OF ARPT SPRING AND FALL. |
| - | FOR CD CTC SYRACUSE APCH AT 315-455-6218. |
| - | GLDR OPNS INVOF OF ARPT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; ALL ACFT DEPARTURES MAINTAIN RY HEADING UNTIL 2100 FT MSL BEFORE MAKING TURN OUT. |
| - | MAINT SHOP AP & IA AVBL MON-FRI 0900-1700. |
| - | ULTRALGTS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 17/35 SOUTH END HAS 572 FT SAFETY AREA. |
| - | AFT HR FUEL AVAIL. BY APPT FOR A FEE CTC ARPT MGR. |
| - | TAXI SVC AND CAR RENTAL AVBL. |
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF RY 17/35. |
| - | WIND MILLS 3 MI N OF ARPT. |
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 from 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (201KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (251KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (489KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOIC - LT Warren Eaton Airport (17 nm S)
KRME - Griffiss International Airport (24 nm N)
KSYR - Syracuse Hancock International Airport (29 nm NW)
N66 - Albert S Nader Regional Airport (29 nm SE)
N03 - Cortland County Airport-Chase Field (33 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Stephen Taylor
Taken in May 2010
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Times for 14-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunset | | 16:39 | | 21:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:10 | | 22:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Nov-2025 14:20:11 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 14-Nov-2025 09:20:11 |
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| METAR |
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| KVGC | 141355Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN011 BKN020 OVC050 01/00 A3003 RMK AO2
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KOIC
17nm S | 141355Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM OVC018 01/01 A3004 RMK AO2
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KRME
23nm N | 141125Z 1412/1512 00000KT P6SM BKN060 FM141500 29008KT P6SM BKN035 FM150400 00000KT P6SM SCT025
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KSYR
29nm NW | 141159Z 1412/1512 28005KT P6SM SCT070 FM141500 30007KT P6SM BKN035 FM150200 VRB02KT P6SM BKN040
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