FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 good 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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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: | 20 ft. trees, 407 ft. from runway, 183 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 44 ft. trees, 969 ft. from runway, 249 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent 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 good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 549 ft. from runway, 177 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 11 ft. tree, 302 ft. from runway, 144 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT; GUY ROUELLE 133 STATE ST MONTPELIER, VT 05602 Phone 802-828-1083 |
| Manager: | CRAIG CHAMBERLAIN 15 AIRPORT ROAD NO. SPRINGFIELD, VT 05150 Phone 802-886-8594 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 46 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 76/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 January 2009 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 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/Departure Procedures 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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| Aerial photo |
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As seen circa 2008
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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 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunset | | 16:34 | | 21:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:04 | | 22:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Nov-2009 22:24:31 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Nov-2009 17:24:31 |
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| METAR |
| KVSF | 072154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP196 T00611033
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KLEB 20nm NE | 072153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP189 T00331022
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| TAF |
KLEB 20nm NE | 071720Z 0718/0818 19006KT P6SM SCT045 SCT090 FM072200 21003KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM080200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 OVC250 TEMPO 0808/0812 2SM BR SCT001 FM081200 28004KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250
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KRUT 22nm NW | 071750Z 0718/0818 15008KT P6SM BKN080 FM072100 15010KT P6SM SCT050 FM080200 15005KT P6SM BKN050 WS015/22040KT FM080900 16005KT P6SM BKN025 FM081500 28005KT P6SM SCT040 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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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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