FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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, 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:35 | | 10:35 |
| Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 11:03 |
| Sunset | | 20:13 | | 01:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:41 | | 01:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 10:08:25 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 05:08:25 |
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| METAR |
KTVR 9nm NW | 040953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02170189 $
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| TAF |
KJAN 43nm E | 040523Z 0406/0506 15003KT P6SM FEW250 FM041400 22010KT P6SM SCT070
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| NOTAMs |
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