FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | VGC |
Lat/Long: | 42-50-36.4000N 075-33-40.3000W 42-50.606667N 075-33.671667W 42.8434444,-75.5611944 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1136.7 ft. / 346.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 11W (1980) |
From city: | 1 mile NW of HAMILTON, NY |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 13346 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 01/1963 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
FSS: | BUFFALO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MAY-SEP MON-SAT 0900-1700, OCT-APR MON-SAT 0900-1700, MAY-SEP SUN 0900-1700, OCT-APR SUN 0900-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35; REIL RYS 17 & 35 - 122.7. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3P: | 119.425 (315-824-1825) |
SYRACUSE APPROACH: | 126.125 |
SYRACUSE DEPARTURE: | 126.125 |
WX AWOS-3 at OIC (17 nm S): | 119.025 (607-336-8583) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
RKAr339/26.7 | | ROCKDALE VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 11W |
SYRr135/34.0 | | SYRACUSE VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 11W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+ |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 5314 x 75 ft. / 1620 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 20.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 42-51.014082N | | 42-50.198643N |
Longitude: | 075-33.887160W | | 075-33.456820W |
Elevation: | 1130.2 ft. | | 1120.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 159 true | | 350 magnetic, 339 true |
Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | no |
Declared distances: | TORA:5314 TODA:5314 ASDA:5314 LDA:5014 | | TORA:5314 TODA:5314 ASDA:5014 LDA:5014 |
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 (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes RWY 35 REILS TEMPO OTS. |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 79 ft. trees, 2046 ft. from runway, 510 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear 13 FT BRUSH, 90 FT FM RWY END, 75 - 222 FT RIGHT. | | 54 ft. trees, 503 ft. from runway, 273 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear 5 FT. BERM, 109 FT FM THRESHOLD, 179 FT RIGHT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | VILLAGE OF HAMILTON PO BOX 119; 3 BROAD ST HAMILTON, NY 13346 Phone 315-824-6681 |
Manager: | NANCY MITCHELL 3 BROAD STREET - PO BOX 119 HAMILTON, NY 13346 Phone 315-834-1111 |
Additional Remarks
- | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON AND INVOF OF ARPT SPRING AND FALL. |
- | FOR CD CTC SYRACUSE APCH AT 315-455-6218. |
- | GLDR OPNS INVOF OF ARPT. |
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; ALL ACFT DEPARTURES MAINTAIN RY HEADING UNTIL 2100 FT MSL BEFORE MAKING TURN OUT. |
- | MAINT SHOP AP & IA AVBL MON-FRI 0900-1700. |
- | ULTRALGTS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | RY 17/35 SOUTH END HAS 572 FT SAFETY AREA. |
- | AFT HR FUEL AVAIL. BY APPT FOR A FEE CTC ARPT MGR. |
- | TAXI SVC AND CAR RENTAL AVBL. |
- | DEER ON AND INVOF RY 17/35. |
- | WIND MILLS 3 MI N 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 from 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (202KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (251KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (489KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOIC - LT Warren Eaton Airport (17 nm S)
KRME - Griffiss International Airport (24 nm N)
KSYR - Syracuse Hancock International Airport (29 nm NW)
N66 - Albert S Nader Regional Airport (29 nm SE)
N03 - Cortland County Airport-Chase Field (33 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Stephen Taylor
Taken in May 2010
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 06-Mar-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 11:03 |
Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
Sunset | | 17:56 | | 22:56 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:25 | | 23:25 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 06-Mar-2025 10:36:27 |
Local (UTC-5) | 06-Mar-2025 05:36:27 |
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METAR |
KVGC | 061015Z AUTO 31004KT 3SM DZ OVC009 03/02 A2926 RMK AO2
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KOIC 17nm S | 061015Z AUTO VRB04KT 1 3/4SM -RA BR BKN017 OVC022 05/05 A2924 RMK AO2 VIS 3/4V5
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TAF |
KRME 23nm N | 060902Z 0609/0706 29008G17KT 6SM -SHRA BR FEW012 BKN020 FM061200 26011KT P6SM BKN018 FM062100 28015G27KT 6SM -SHSN BLSN BKN021 FM070300 29015G28KT 3SM -SHSN BLSN BKN015
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KSYR 29nm NW | 060902Z 0609/0706 27006KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN022 TEMPO 0609/0610 4SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM061100 24008G14KT P6SM SCT035 FM061500 26015G24KT P6SM OVC021 FM062100 27016G27KT 4SM -SHSN BR OVC017 FM070000 28018G30KT 2SM -SHSN BLSN OVC023
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NOTAMs |
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