FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VSF |
| Lat/Long: | 43-20-37.0640N / 072-31-02.3250W 43-20.617733N / 072-31.038750W 43.3436289 / -72.5173125 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 577 ft. / 175.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of SPRINGFIELD, VT |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 05150 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VSF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | JUN-SEP 0800-1900, OCT-MAY 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA-1600 (1023); MULTI-ENGINE TPA-2100 (1523). |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.425 (802-886-6006) |
| WX ASOS at LEB (19 nm NE): | 118.65 (603-298-8780) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY BURLINGTON RADIO ON FREQ 122.5 (SPRINGFIELD RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 134.7/381.4 (LEBANON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RUTr135/21.8 | | RUTLAND VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 15W |
| LEBr228/24.0 | | LEBANON VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 15W |
| EENr357/34.4 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SPRINGFIELD | | 049/5.3 | | 265 | | 15W | | SXD | ... -..- -.. |
| CLAREMONT | | 272/6.6 | | 233 | | 16W | | CNH | -.-. -. .... |
| WHITE RIVER | | 206/13.2 | | 379 | | 16W | | IVV | .. ...- ...- |
| HANOVER | | 229/26.1 | | 276 | | 15W | | LAH | .-.. .- .... |
| SMUTO | | 154/29.0 | | 221 | | 15W | | DYO | -.. -.-- --- |
| MOUNT SNOW | | 046/29.2 | | 224 | | 15W | | VWD | ...- .-- -.. |
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 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5498 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 32.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | EFFECTIVE GRADIENT 0.31% UP SW. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 43-20.335067N | | 43-21.079550N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.276033W | | 072-30.571117W |
| Elevation: | 571.0 ft. | | 554.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% DOWN | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 035 true | | 230 magnetic, 215 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 560 ft. from runway, 280 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear +45 FT TREES AT THLD 210 FT L. | | 100 ft. trees, 1800 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 43-20.504167N | | 43-20.429167N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.580500W | | 072-30.911500W |
| Elevation: | 576.0 ft. | | 568.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 114 magnetic, 099 true | | 294 magnetic, 279 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 65 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 325 ft. pole, lighted, 4250 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT 133 STATE ST MONTPELIER, VT 05602 Phone 802-828-2833 |
| Manager: | STEVE BUCKINGHAM RT 1 BOX 88 NO. SPRINGFIELD, VT 05150 Phone 802-886-8594 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 37 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 70% | local general aviation | | 27% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 02 November 1998 | |
Additional Remarks
| E143 | LOC ONLY |
| - | CFR NOT AVBL ON ARPT. |
| - | RY CONDS MAY NOT BE MONITORED OR REPORTED WHEN THE ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | APRON & TWYS A & B PAVEMENT CAPACITY IS S-46 & D-62. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREA WEST OF ARPT. |
| - | RY 23 IS PREFERRED FOR DAY, VFR, NO WIND CONDITIONS. |
| - | MAINTAIN RECOMMENDED PATTERN ALTITUDE ON DOWNWIND LEG FOR RY 05. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (234KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 05 | |
download (292KB) |
| LOC-A | |
download (211KB) |
| NDB-B | |
download (187KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCNH - Claremont Municipal Airport (7 nm E)
KLEB - Lebanon Municipal Airport (19 nm NE)
KRUT - Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (22 nm NW)
KEEN - Dillant-Hopkins Airport (29 nm S)
4V8 - Mount Snow Airport (29 nm SW)
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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 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:00 | | 09:00 |
| Sunrise | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
| Sunset | | 20:19 | | 00:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 03:57:56 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 23:57:56 |
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| METAR |
| KVSF | 250329Z AUTO 28004KT 6SM BR BKN015 20/19 A3002 RMK AO2 P0001
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KLEB 20nm NE | 250353Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM FEW039 SCT048 BKN090 20/18 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02000183
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| TAF |
KLEB 20nm NE | 242322Z 250024 VRB04KT P6SM SCT005 OVC020 TEMPO 0004 3SM -RA BR BKN005 FM0900 20010KT 3SM BR BKN005 OVC020 FM1400 20010KT P6SM BKN025 FM1700 24009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN060
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KRUT 22nm NW | 242323Z 250024 13012KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100 TEMPO 0002 VRB20G40KT 1SM +TSRA BR BKN025CB FM0800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 0811 2SM BR BKN020 FM1300 24006KT P6SM SCT100 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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