FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 13:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 13:34 |
| Sunset | | 17:50 | | 23:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:20 | | 00:20 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 17:50:25 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 11:50:25 |
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| METAR |
KYKN 21nm NW | 091735Z AUTO 32020KT 1 1/2SM OVC060 M11/M12 A3026 RMK AO1
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KLCG 31nm S | 091730Z AUTO 33017G21KT 2SM -SN OVC008 M09/M11 A3021 RMK AO2 T10951113
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KLRJ 32nm E | 091735Z AUTO 7SM CLR A3019 RMK AO2
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KSUX 33nm SE | 091655Z 33014KT 10SM BKN016 M07/M10 A3019 RMK AO2
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KORC 40nm E | 091735Z AUTO 34015G20KT 10SM BKN012 M06/M08 A3016 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSUX 33nm SE | 091609Z 0916/1012 32015G25KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 0916/0918 3SM -SN BKN015 FM091800 33018G26KT P6SM SCT008 OVC030 FM100200 31009KT P6SM SKC FM100700 31006KT P6SM SKC
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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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