FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VPC |
| Lat/Long: | 34-07-23.3309N / 084-50-55.3441W
34-07.388848N / 084-50.922402W
34.1231475 / -84.8487067
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 759 ft. / 231.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of CARTERSVILLE, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30120 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1969 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VPC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0715-DARK |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1041 FT AGL, TPA FOR JET & TURBOPROP ACFT 1541 FT AGL, TPA FOR ULTRALIGHT ACFT 541 FT AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 01/19, PAPI RYS 01 & 19 AND REIL RY 19 OPER DUSK-2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX ASOS: | 120.525 (770-606-0375) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 121.0 [0645-2300] |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 121.0 [0645-2300] |
| WX AWOS-3 at RYY (14 nm SE): | PHONE 770-425-3406 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RMGr099/13.6 | | ROME VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 01E |
| PDKr300/31.1 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 02W |
| ATLr325/36.1 | | ATLANTA VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 00W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CARTERSVILLE | | 187/4.6 | | 308 | | 04W | | EVZ | . ...- --.. |
| CALHOUN | | 169/17.1 | | 323 | | 02W | | OUK | --- ..- -.- |
| FLOYD | | 126/18.9 | | 388 | | 02W | | OYD | --- -.-- -.. |
| CHERO | | 251/19.5 | | 415 | | 04W | | DJD | -.. .--- -.. |
| PICKENS COUNTY | | 228/27.8 | | 285 | | 04W | | JZP | .--- --.. .--. |
| CARROLLTON | | 025/36.3 | | 278 | | 02W | | GPQ | --. .--. --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5760 x 100 ft. / 1756 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 34-06.914917N | | 34-07.862780N |
| Longitude: | 084-50.957112W | | 084-50.887690W |
| Elevation: | 758.2 ft. | | 730.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 003 true | | 187 magnetic, 183 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 740 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 46 ft. trees, 660 ft. from runway, 300 ft. both sides of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 34:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 44 ft. trees, 1080 ft. from runway, 370 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CARTSVL BARTOW ARPT AUTH
PO BOX 323
CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
Phone 770-382-1822 |
| Manager: | DON MCMILLAN
PO BOX 323
CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
Phone 770-382-1822
CHAIRMAN ARPT AUTH.
FBO PHONE NUMBER 770-382-9800. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 145 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 74 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Jet airplanes: | | 22 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 17 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 190/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 7% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 13 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT TFC PAT INSIDE NORMAL PAT WITH CENTRAL THIRD OF RY 01/19 DSGND ULTRALIGHT LNDG & TKOF AREA. ULTRALIGHT PAT ENTRY CROSSES FIELD APRXLY 2000 FT FROM EITHER APCH END AT 541 FT AGL. |
| - | PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO USE RY 19 WHEN TAILWIND COMPONENT IS 5 KNOTS OR LESS. WHEN CLIMB PERFORMANCE DICTATES USE OF RY 01, ADVISE ON UNICOM/CTAF THAT TAKEOFF WILL BE AGAINST TRAFFIC. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU A80 CD & FLT SVCS. |
| - | BE ADVISED - GRASS STRIP 4.9 NW OF ARPT. |
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.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| AWSON ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (336KB) |
| BUNNI TWO **CHANGED** | |
download (212KB) |
| MIKEE FOUR **CHANGED** | |
download (184KB) |
| TRBOW EIGHT **CHANGED** | |
download (289KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (248KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (224KB) |
| LOC RWY 19 | |
download (252KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRYY - Cobb County Airport-Mc Collum Field (14 nm SE)
4A4 - Polk County Airport- Cornelius Moore Field (16 nm SW)
KCZL - Tom B. David Field Airport (20 nm N)
KRMG - Richard B Russell Airport (21 nm NW)
KMGE - Dobbins Air Reserve Base (Atlanta Naval Air Station) (21 nm SE)
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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 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:45 | | 00:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:13 | | 01:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 03:56:19 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 23:56:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KVPC | 250253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01890161 53013
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KRYY
14nm SE | 250155Z 00000KT 10SM BKN250 24/13 A3009
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| TAF |
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KRYY
14nm SE | 242341Z 250024 35006KT P6SM BKN250 FM0400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM1000 01003KT P6SM SCT250 FM1600 28005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 AMD NOT SKED 04Z-12Z
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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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