FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VMR |
| Lat/Long: | 42-45-55.0000N / 096-56-03.3170W 42-45.916667N / 096-56.055283W 42.7652778 / -96.9342547 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1146 ft. / 349.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of VERMILLION, SD |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 57069 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1957 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HON (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTIVATE MIRL RY 12/30, PAPI RY 12 AND RY 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 122.8 (617-262-3825) |
| SIOUX CITY APPROACH: | 124.6 [0500-0000] |
| SIOUX CITY DEPARTURE: | 124.6 [0500-0000] |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.1/269.0 (SIOUX CITY RCAG) WHEN SIOUX CITY APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| YKNr108/21.9 | | YANKTON VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 07E |
| SUXr304/37.0 | | SIOUX CITY VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4105 x 75 ft. / 1251 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 42-46.115863N | | 42-45.718562N |
| Longitude: | 096-56.426328W | | 096-55.684570W |
| Elevation: | 1144.2 ft. | | 1144.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 126 true | | 300 magnetic, 306 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 68 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF VERMILLION 25 CENTER ST. VERMILLION, SD 57069 Phone 605-624-7050 |
| Manager: | DENNY MARTENS 25 CENTER ST. VERMILLION, SD 57069 Phone 605-677-7083 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 39/day * | | 63% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 18 August 2009 | |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (263KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (263KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (55KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0B4 - Hartington Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
KYKN - Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (22 nm NW)
KLCG - Wayne Municipal Airport (31 nm S)
KSUX - Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (33 nm SE)
KLRJ - Le Mars Municipal Airport (33 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Hamilton
Photo taken 07-Nov-2009
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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 01-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunrise | | 07:40 | | 13:40 |
| Sunset | | 16:54 | | 22:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 23:26 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 07:51:07 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Dec-2009 01:51:07 |
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| METAR |
KYKN 21nm NW | 010735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M04 A2972 RMK AO1
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KLCG 31nm S | 010730Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR M01/M04 A2974 RMK AO2 T10071037
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KLRJ 32nm E | 010735Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 01/M02 A2973 RMK AO2
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KSUX 33nm SE | 010652Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 04/M03 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP085 T00391028
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KORC 40nm E | 010735Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 01/M02 A2972 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSUX 33nm SE | 010531Z 0106/0206 22009KT P6SM SKC FM010900 18007KT P6SM FEW250 FM011700 30012KT P6SM SCT250 FM012000 32015G25KT P6SM BKN150 FM020100 33014G22KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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