FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | VVS |
Lat/Long: | 39-57-32.6000N 079-39-26.7000W 39-57.543333N 079-39.445000W 39.9590556,-79.6574167 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1264.4 ft. / 385.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 08W (1990) |
From city: | 5 miles SW of CONNELLSVILLE, PA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 15431 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | AOO (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800 - 1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 05; PAPI RWY 05, 23 & 14. MIRL RWY 05/23 & 14/32 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | yes, LDG FEE FOR ALL ACFT OVER 6000 LBS GWT; WAIVED FOR FUEL PURCHASE. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3P: | 133.325 (724-626-8745) |
CLARKSBURG APPROACH: | 119.425 |
CLARKSBURG DEPARTURE: | 119.425 |
WX AWOS-3 at FWQ (17 nm NW): | 118.475 (724-379-5815) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 124.4/327.1 (ALTOONA RCAG) WHEN CLARKSBURG APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MGWr026/25.9 | | MORGANTOWN VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05W |
AGCr146/26.0 | | ALLEGHENY VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 09W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
CAMOR | | 049/6.1 | | 299 | | 08W | | VV | ...- ...- |
STOYSTOWN | | 267/34.9 | | 209 | | 10W | | SYS | ... -.-- ... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:SELF SVC 100LL AVBL 24 HRS; CREDIT CARD ONLY. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 3833 x 100 ft. / 1168 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 39-57.405628N | | 39-57.884745N |
Longitude: | 079-39.739762W | | 079-39.205640W |
Elevation: | 1219.6 ft. | | 1264.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 041 true | | 229 magnetic, 221 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 2404 x 100 ft. / 733 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity THLD & EDGE LGT OTS INDEF. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 39-57.508242N | | 39-57.250210N |
Longitude: | 079-39.597182W | | 079-39.207013W |
Elevation: | 1227.5 ft. | | 1236.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 131 true | | 319 magnetic, 311 true |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI OTS INDEF. | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 47 ft. trees, 999 ft. from runway, 128 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear RWY 14: 31 FT TREES, 805 FT BK FM RWY END, 92 FT RT; 24 FT TREES 395 FT BK FM RWY END 91 FT RT. | | 12 ft. trees, 285 ft. from runway, 93 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY 988 SKY DRIVE LEMONT FURNACE, PA 15456 Phone 724-628-2276 |
Manager: | JOHN NECKERAUER 988 SKY DRIVE LEMONT FURNACE, PA 15456 Phone 724-628-2276 AFT HRS 412-916-6282. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 84/day * | 48% | local general aviation | 38% | transient general aviation | 15% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 19 November 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY 23 HAS A 265 FT RELOCATED THR FOR TAXI ONLY. RWY 14 HAS A 315 FT RELOCATED THR FOR TAXI ONLY, RWY 32 HAS A 260 FT RELOCATED THR FOR TAXI ONLY. |
- | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | TWY B CLSD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN MORE THAN 40 FT. |
- | FOR CD CTC CLARKSBURG APCH AT 304-842-2011, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0226. |
- | RWY 14/32: CLSD SS TO SR. |
A58-05 | RWY 05: 11 FT TREES, 166 FT BK FM RWY END, 103 FT RT; 7 FT TREES, 108 FT BK FM RWY END, 95 FT RT; 12 FT TREES 5 FT BK FM RWY, 102 FT LT; 11 FT TREES, 156 FT BK FM RWY END, 111 FT LT; 11 FT TREES 205 FT BK FM RWY END, 119 FT LT. |
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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (266KB) |
LOC RWY 05 | |
download (231KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (208KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFWQ - Rostraver Airport (17 nm NW)
KLBE - Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (22 nm NE)
KWAY - Greene County Airport (22 nm W)
KMGW - Morgantown Municipal Airport/Walter L Bill Hart Field (22 nm SW)
G05 - Finleyville Airpark (24 nm NW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by John Diehl
Photo taken 23-Sep-2007
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 18-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 10:08 |
Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 10:36 |
Sunset | | 20:00 | | 24:00 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 18-Apr-2024 19:41:36 |
Local (UTC-4) | 18-Apr-2024 15:41:36 |
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METAR |
KVVS | 181915Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 19/09 A3007 RMK AO2 T01930087
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KP53 17nm NW | 181756Z AUTO 07003KT 09/02 A2995 RMK AO1 SLP148 T00940017 10111 20044 53003
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TAF |
KLBE 22nm NE | 181727Z 1818/1918 27007KT P6SM SCT035 FM182100 14004KT P6SM SCT250 FM191300 17011G20KT 6SM -RA BR BKN060 FM191600 22011G20KT 6SM -RA BR BKN025
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KMGW 22nm SW | 181727Z 1818/1918 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM191200 18009KT 6SM -RA BR BKN070 FM191500 22010KT 6SM -RA BR BKN030
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KAGC 26nm NW | 181727Z 1818/1918 28007KT P6SM SCT035 FM182000 14004KT P6SM SCT250 FM191200 18010G18KT 6SM -RA BR BKN070 FM191500 26010G18KT 6SM -RA BR BKN030
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NOTAMs |
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