FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VJI |
| Lat/Long: | 36-41-13.5691N / 082-01-59.9761W
36-41.226152N / 082-01.999602W
36.6871025 / -82.0333267
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2087 ft. / 636.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of ABINGDON, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 24210 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1986 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VJI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DEC-MAR MON-FRI 0700-1900, DEC-MAR SAT-SUN 0700-1900, APR-NOV 0700-2100 |
| Pattern altitude: | 3077 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 06/24 PRESET LOW INTST. ACTVT HIGHER INTST, PAPI, ODALS, & REIL RY 24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 128.125 (276-628-2940) |
| TRI CITY APPROACH: | 128.67 |
| TRI CITY DEPARTURE: | 128.67 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 6A4 (19 nm SE): | 126.225 (423-727-4365) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.85/371.85 (GLADE SPRINGS RCAG) WHEN TRI CITY APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GZGr167/8.6 | | GLADE SPRING VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 02W |
| HMVr021/15.7 | | HOLSTON MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 276-628-6030/623-8686. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4471 x 75 ft. / 1363 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 36-41.020350N | | 36-41.431953N |
| Longitude: | 082-02.378883W | | 082-01.620320W |
| Elevation: | 2062.6 ft. | | 2087.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% UP | | 0.6% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 061 magnetic, 056 true | | 241 magnetic, 236 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. brush, 284 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 96 ft. tree, 2240 ft. from runway, 216 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VA HIGHLANDS ARPT AUTHORITY
PO BOX 631
ABINGDON, VA 24212
Phone 276-628-2909 |
| Manager: | MICKEY HINES
PO BOX 631
ABINGDON, VA 24212
Phone 276-628-2909 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 72 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 51 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
- ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.
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| Aircraft operations: avg 68/day * | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 45% | local general aviation | | 9% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF 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 between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| LOC RWY 24 | |
download (248KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-B | |
download (177KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0A9 - Elizabethton Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
KTRI - Tri-Cities Regional Airport (22 nm SW)
KJFZ - Tazewell County Airport (25 nm NE)
KLNP - Lonesome Pine Airport (30 nm NW)
KGDY - Grundy Municipal Airport (33 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in December 2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:46 | | 09:46 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunset | | 20:49 | | 00:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:20 | | 01:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 07:41:22 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 03:41:22 |
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| METAR |
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| KVJI | 050720Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -DZ SCT080 OVC095 20/19 A2997 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KTRI
21nm SW | 050541Z 0506/0606 VRB02KT 5SM BR VCSH BKN070 TEMPO 0508/0512 3SM -SHRA BR SCT035 OVC060 FM051200 VRB03KT 4SM -SHRA BR SCT025 OVC060 FM051600 22006KT 6SM -SHRA BKN020 FM060000 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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