FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | VUO |
Lat/Long: | 45-37-13.6290N 122-39-23.3580W 45-37.227150N 122-39.389300W 45.6204525,-122.6564883 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 28.6 ft. / 8.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 16E (2015) |
From city: | 2 miles SW of VANCOUVER, WA |
Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 98661 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 01/1939 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | VUO (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | NOV-MAR 0800-1700, APR-OCT 0800-1800 |
Pattern altitude: | 1028.6 ft. MSL |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 119.0 |
WX ASOS: | 135.125 (360-696-1280) |
PORTLAND APPROACH: | 118.1 ;100-279, HIGH 124.35 |
PORTLAND DEPARTURE: | 124.35 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.0 |
WX ASOS at PDX (3 nm SE): | PHONE 458-212-2405 |
WX ASOS at TTD (12 nm E): | 135.625 (503-492-2887) |
WX ASOS at SPB (12 nm NW): | 135.875 (503-543-6401) |
WX ASOS at HIO (13 nm W): | PHONE 503-615-4314 |
- ARRIVALS CONTACT PEARSON ADVISORY ON 119.0 PRIOR TO ENTERING CLASS D AIRSPACE FOR TRAFFIC AND WAKE TURBULENCE ADVISORIES, DEPARTURES CONTACT PEARSON ADVISORY ON 119.0 PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
- CLASS D VFR ADVSY SVC FREQ 119.0.
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY SEATTLE RADIO ON FREQ 122.5 (VANCOUVER RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
BTGr179/8.1 | | BATTLE GROUND VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 21E |
UBGr019/21.0 | | NEWBERG VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 21E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
BANKS | | 076/16.3 | | 356 | | 16E | | PND | .--. -. -.. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 100LL:SELF SVC CREDIT CARD H24. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
Dimensions: | 3275 x 60 ft. / 998 x 18 m STWY W END. |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity 2513 FT LGTD AT NIGHT. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
Latitude: | 45-37.265567N | | 45-37.188717N |
Longitude: | 122-39.769400W | | 122-39.009200W |
Elevation: | 28.6 ft. | | 22.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 098 true | | 262 magnetic, 278 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 762 ft. FOR NIGHT OPS. |
Declared distances: | TORA:3275 TODA:3275 ASDA:3065 LDA:3065 | | TORA:3275 TODA:3275 ASDA:3275 LDA:2513 |
Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.75 degrees glide path) VASI RWY 08 UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG L OR R OF RWY CNTRLN. | | 2-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 218 ft. brdg, 2647 ft. from runway, 482 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. tree, 280 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear +16 FT DIKE AT 115 FT; 6 FT FENCE AT 130 FT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF VANCOUVER &NPS PO BOX 1995 VANCOUVER, WA 98660 Phone 360-487-8619 |
Manager: | MEREDITH FOX PO BOX 1995 VANCOUVER, WA 98660 Phone 360-487-8619 360-904-9007. |
Additional Remarks
- | PPR TO ACESS AIR MUSEUM TXL. |
- | OPS OVR CNTRLN OR EXTDD CNTRLN MNTN AT OR BLW 700 FT MSL DUE TO PORTLAND INTL TFC; PORTLAND INTL RWY 10L/28R EXTDD CNTRLN XS RWY 08 THR. |
- | GEESE ON &INVOF ARPT. |
- | OTFC FORT VANCOUVER STOCKADE NATIONAL PARK 360 FT N OF RWY 08 NA. |
- | ARR PRIOR TO ENTERING SFRA FAR 93.163 & DEP BFR TKOF - CTC CTAF. |
- | MANDATORY VFR ADVZY SVC - CTC CTAF. |
- | SEE SPL NOTICE FOR FULL PROC APCH - 866-640-4124. |
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 from 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (252KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (187KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (523KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPDX - Portland International Airport (3 nm SE)
KTTD - Portland-Troutdale Airport (12 nm E)
KSPB - Scappoose Airport (12 nm NW)
KHIO - Portland-Hillsboro Airport (13 nm W)
KUAO - Aurora State Airport (23 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Adam S. Queen
Taken in July 2014
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 25-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:37 | | 12:37 |
Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 13:09 |
Sunset | | 20:09 | | 03:09 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:41 | | 03:41 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2025 16:38:08 |
Local (UTC-7) | 25-Apr-2025 09:38:08 |
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METAR |
KVUO | 251553Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM OVC016 11/07 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01110072
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KPDX 3nm SE | 251553Z 00000KT 10SM OVC017 12/07 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 T01220072
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KTTD 11nm SE | 251601Z 00000KT OVC018 11/07 A2992 RMK AO2 T01110072 $
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KSPB 12nm NW | 251622Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM BKN020 12/07 A2991 RMK AO2 T01170072
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KHIO 13nm W | 251553Z 00000KT 10SM SCT018 OVC040 11/07 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01060072
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TAF |
KPDX 3nm SE | 251542Z 2516/2612 30004KT P6SM BKN015 FM251900 30004KT P6SM SCT015 FM260100 30009KT P6SM SKC
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KTTD 11nm SE | 251544Z 2516/2612 VRB04KT P6SM BKN015 FM251900 25005KT P6SM SCT015
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KHIO 13nm W | 251543Z 2516/2612 VRB04KT P6SM BKN015 FM251900 36004KT P6SM SCT015 FM260100 30009KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
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