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 24-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
Sunset | | 20:06 | | 00:06 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 00:35 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 24-Apr-2024 23:12:36 |
Local (UTC-4) | 24-Apr-2024 19:12:36 |
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METAR |
KP53 17nm NW | 242256Z AUTO 05011KT M01/M06 A3034 RMK AO1 SLP282 T10061056 $
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TAF |
KLBE 22nm NE | 242131Z 2422/2518 34009G18KT P6SM BKN050 FM250100 33008KT P6SM SCT025 FM250600 36003KT P6SM SCT015
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KMGW 22nm SW | 241720Z 2418/2518 30010KT P6SM SCT040 FM242200 32009KT P6SM BKN045 FM250400 36006KT P6SM BKN025 FM251000 04003KT P6SM BKN015 FM251400 03004KT P6SM BKN040
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KAGC 26nm NW | 241720Z 2418/2518 31009G18KT P6SM SCT025 FM250200 36005KT P6SM BKN025 FM250800 01005KT P6SM BKN015 FM251200 04004KT P6SM BKN030 FM251600 05005KT P6SM SCT040
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NOTAMs |
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