FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VKS |
| Lat/Long: | 32-14-21.5390N / 090-55-42.3790W
32-14.358983N / 090-55.706317W
32.2393164 / -90.9284386
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 106 ft. / 32 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03E (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles SW of VICKSBURG, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 39180 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TERM STUB TWY ONLY. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at TVR (8 nm NW): | 118.525 (318-574-4866) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.5/259.1 (GREENWOOD & JACKSON RCAGS).
Nearby radio navigation aids
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 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 32-13.940317N | | 32-14.757850N |
| Longitude: | 090-55.755750W | | 090-55.628917W |
| Elevation: | 96.0 ft. | | 105.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 005 magnetic, 008 true | | 185 magnetic, 188 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | 480 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 73 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
RWY 01 APCH RATIO 27:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 37 ft. tree, 540 ft. from runway, 240 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
RWY 19 APCH RATIO 27:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF VICKSBURG
PO BOX 150
VICKSBURG, MS 39180
Phone 601-634-4525 |
| Manager: | FRANK MAY
5855 HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH
VICKSBURG, MS 39180
Phone 601-636-4925
FBO VICKSBURG AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SERVICES. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 20/day * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 6% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 27 March 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| A35-01/1 | 9 LMTD TO S-30 GWT. |
| - | NORTH PARALLEL TWY PERMANENTLY CLOSED. |
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 |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (251KB) |
| NDB RWY 01 | |
download (247KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTVR - Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport (8 nm NW)
M16 - John Bell Williams Airport (27 nm E)
KHKS - Hawkins Field Airport (36 nm E)
0M8 - Byerley Airport (38 nm N)
KHEZ - Hardy-Anders Field Natchez-Adams County Airport (42 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunset | | 18:40 | | 23:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:05 | | 00:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Oct-2008 15:16:45 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Oct-2008 10:16:45 |
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| METAR |
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KTVR
9nm NW | 061453Z AUTO 14011KT 8SM SCT075 25/18 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02500178 51009
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| TAF |
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KJAN
43nm E | 061157Z 061212 00000KT P6SM SKC FM1500 14010KT P6SM SCT050 FM2200 13010KT P6SM BKN050 FM0200 13004KT P6SM BKN040 FM0900 15004KT 5SM BR OVC050
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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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