FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 | | 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. |
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 | 16 FT TREES; 282 FT FM RWY END, 127 FT RIGHT. 8 FT TREES; 157 FT FM RWY END, 116 FT LEFT. 12 FT TREES; 271 FT FM RWY, 105 FT LEFT. |
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 05 | |
download (266KB) |
LOC RWY 05 | |
download (229KB) |
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 05-Mar-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 11:20 |
Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
Sunset | | 18:13 | | 23:13 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:41 | | 23:41 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 06-Mar-2025 04:29:26 |
Local (UTC-5) | 05-Mar-2025 23:29:26 |
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METAR |
KVVS | 060415Z AUTO 24014G30KT 10SM SCT033 OVC041 04/M01 A2942 RMK AO2 T00411009
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KP53 17nm NW | 060356Z AUTO 36022G32KT M07/M09 A2939 RMK AO1 PK WND 36034/0335 SLP962 P0001 T10721094 400171072 $
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TAF |
KLBE 22nm NE | 060217Z 0602/0624 25012G22KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 0602/0603 3SM -RA FM060900 23012G25KT 5SM -SN OVC015 FM061600 27012G28KT 6SM -SN OVC025 FM062000 28015G30KT P6SM OVC025
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KMGW 22nm SW | 060217Z 0602/0624 24012G22KT P6SM OVC025 FM060900 23010G22KT 5SM -SN OVC015 FM061400 28012G22KT 6SM -SN OVC015 FM062100 28012G22KT P6SM OVC025
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KAGC 26nm NW | 060216Z 0602/0624 25012G28KT P6SM OVC025 FM060900 25012G25KT 5SM -SN OVC015 FM061600 28012G25KT 6SM -SN OVC025 FM062100 29012G25KT P6SM OVC025
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NOTAMs |
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