FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VJI |
| Lat/Long: | 36-41-10.7290N 082-02-05.2230W
36-41.178817N 082-02.087050W
36.6863136,-82.0347842
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2087.5 ft. / 636.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of ABINGDON, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 24210 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1986 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VJI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 1200-0000Z
UNATNDD NEW YEAR'S DAY, JULY 4TH, THANKSGIVING DAY, AND CHRISTMAS DAY. |
| Pattern altitude: | 3077.5 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT ODALS RWY 24; REIL RWY 06 & 24; PAPI RWY 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 128.125 (276-628-2940) |
| TRI CITY APPROACH: | 125.25 |
| TRI CITY DEPARTURE: | 125.25 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 6A4 (19 nm SE): | 126.225 (423-727-4365) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.85/269.3 (GLADE SPRINGS RCAG) WHEN TRI CITY APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GZGr168/8.6 | | GLADE SPRING VOR/DME | | 115.55 | | 02W |
| HMVr021/15.6 | | HOLSTON MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HEMLOCK | | 349/32.8 | | 320 | | 02W | | BAR | -... .- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
A:PRIST, ANTI-ICING FUEL ADDITIVE AVBL.
100LL:FOR FUEL AFT HRS, ARNG BFR 0000Z HRS AT 276-628-6030 OR 276-274-4040. THERE IS A FEE CTC FBO. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 75 ft. / 1676 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 36-40.925613N | | 36-41.431990N |
| Longitude: | 082-02.553707W | | 082-01.620338W |
| Elevation: | 2062.8 ft. | | 2087.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 061 magnetic, 056 true | | 241 magnetic, 236 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 151 ft. tree, 4032 ft. from runway, 255 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 81 ft. tree, 2166 ft. from runway, 429 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VA HIGHLANDS ARPT AUTHORITY
PO BOX 631
ABINGDON, VA 24212
Phone 276-628-2909 |
| Manager: | MICKEY HINES
PO BOX 631
ABINGDON, VA 24212
Phone 276-628-2909 |
Additional Remarks
| A96 | ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT. |
| - | WHEN TRI CITIES APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 **CHANGED** | |
download (216KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (271KB) |
| LOC RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (285KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (168KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (366KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6A4 - Johnson County Airport (19 nm SE)
0A9 - Elizabethton Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
KTRI - Tri-Cities Airport (22 nm SW)
KJFZ - Tazewell County Airport (25 nm NE)
KLNP - Lonesome Pine Airport (30 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by S. Quilty
Taken in October 2024
looking east.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Jan-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunrise | | 07:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunset | | 17:38 | | 22:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:06 | | 23:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Jan-2025 12:54:13 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-Jan-2025 07:54:13 |
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| METAR |
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| KVJI | 181235Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM -RA SCT032 BKN041 OVC050 04/03 A2982 RMK AO2 P0001 T00400030
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KTRI
21nm SW | 181144Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM181600 VRB03KT P6SM OVC025 FM190000 29004KT 5SM BR OVC015 FM190400 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC009
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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