FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VMR |
| Lat/Long: | 42-45-55.0410N / 096-56-03.3170W 42-45.917350N / 096-56.055283W 42.7652892 / -96.9342547 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1147 ft. / 349.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of VERMILLION, SD |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 42-46.116017N | | 42-45.718667N |
| Longitude: | 096-56.426217W | | 096-55.684400W |
| Elevation: | 1144.7 ft. | | 1144.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 126 true | | 300 magnetic, 306 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | BILL WELK 25 CENTER VERMILLION, SD 57069 Phone 605-677-7083 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 61% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 25 September 2007 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (185KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
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)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Hamilton
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Harold Davidson Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 09-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 11:00 |
| Sunset | | 21:06 | | 02:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:40 | | 02:40 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jul-2008 15:31:55 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Jul-2008 10:31:55 |
|
| METAR |
KYKN 21nm NW | 091515Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A3006 RMK AO1
|
KLCG 31nm S | 091510Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 22/18 A3006 RMK AO2
|
KLRJ 32nm E | 091515Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM SCT100 25/20 A3004 RMK AO2
|
KSUX 33nm SE | 091452Z VRB05KT 10SM OVC070 24/19 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02390189 51013
|
KORC 40nm E | 091515Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A3004 RMK AO2
|
|
| TAF |
KSUX 33nm SE | 091130Z 091212 VRB04KT P6SM SCT090 BKN200 FM1600 21007KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100 FM2100 19007KT P6SM VCTS SCT050 BKN080CB FM0100 15007KT P6SM SCT090
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|