FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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, LMTD TO S-30 GWT. | | 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: | 113 ft. trees, 2700 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear
RY 01 APCH RATIO 26:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 39 ft. tree, 680 ft. from runway, 110 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
RY 19 APCH RATIO 29:1 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: | CURT FOLLMER
5855 HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH
VICKSBURG, MS 39180
Phone 601-801-3525 |
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 105/week * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 5% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 08 April 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 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/Departure Procedures 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 21-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 17:00 | | 23:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 23:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 16:38:41 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 10:38:41 |
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| METAR |
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KTVR
9nm NW | 211553Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM FEW100 16/07 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01560072 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KJAN
43nm E | 211134Z 2112/2212 05004KT P6SM FEW020 OVC100 FM211500 07008KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC080 TEMPO 2117/2120 5SM -RA OVC020 FM212000 07010KT 5SM -RA OVC020 PROB30 2123/2205 2SM RA OVC007 FM220500 06008KT 5SM -RA OVC020 PROB30 2208/2212 2SM -RA OVC007
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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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