FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VSF |
| Lat/Long: | 43-20-37.0640N / 072-31-02.3250W 43-20.617733N / 072-31.038750W 43.3436289 / -72.5173125 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 577 ft. / 175.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of SPRINGFIELD, VT |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 05150 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VSF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | JUN-SEP 0800-1900, OCT-MAY 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA-1600 (1023); MULTI-ENGINE TPA-2100 (1523). |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.425 (802-886-6006) |
| WX ASOS at LEB (19 nm NE): | 118.65 (603-298-8780) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY BURLINGTON RADIO ON FREQ 122.5 (SPRINGFIELD RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 134.7/381.4 (LEBANON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RUTr135/21.8 | | RUTLAND VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 15W |
| LEBr228/24.0 | | LEBANON VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 15W |
| EENr357/34.4 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SPRINGFIELD | | 049/5.3 | | 265 | | 15W | | SXD | ... -..- -.. |
| CLAREMONT | | 272/6.6 | | 233 | | 16W | | CNH | -.-. -. .... |
| WHITE RIVER | | 206/13.2 | | 379 | | 16W | | IVV | .. ...- ...- |
| HANOVER | | 229/26.1 | | 276 | | 15W | | LAH | .-.. .- .... |
| SMUTO | | 154/29.0 | | 221 | | 15W | | DYO | -.. -.-- --- |
| MOUNT SNOW | | 046/29.2 | | 224 | | 15W | | VWD | ...- .-- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5498 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 32.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | EFFECTIVE GRADIENT 0.31% UP SW. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 43-20.335067N | | 43-21.079550N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.276033W | | 072-30.571117W |
| Elevation: | 571.0 ft. | | 554.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% DOWN | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 035 true | | 230 magnetic, 215 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 407 ft. from runway, 183 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 44 ft. trees, 969 ft. from runway, 249 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 43-20.504167N | | 43-20.429167N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.580500W | | 072-30.911500W |
| Elevation: | 576.0 ft. | | 568.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 114 magnetic, 099 true | | 294 magnetic, 279 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 549 ft. from runway, 177 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 11 ft. tree, 302 ft. from runway, 144 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT; GUY ROUELLE 133 STATE ST MONTPELIER, VT 05602 Phone 802-828-1083 |
| Manager: | CRAIG CHAMBERLAIN 15 AIRPORT ROAD NO. SPRINGFIELD, VT 05150 Phone 802-886-8594 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 46 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 76/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 January 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| E143 | LOC ONLY |
| - | CFR NOT AVBL ON ARPT. |
| - | RY CONDS MAY NOT BE MONITORED OR REPORTED WHEN THE ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | APRON & TWYS A & B PAVEMENT CAPACITY IS S-46 & D-62. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREA WEST OF ARPT. |
| - | RY 23 IS PREFERRED FOR DAY, VFR, NO WIND CONDITIONS. |
| - | MAINTAIN RECOMMENDED PATTERN ALTITUDE ON DOWNWIND LEG FOR RY 05. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (234KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 05 | |
download (292KB) |
| LOC-A | |
download (211KB) |
| NDB-B | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCNH - Claremont Municipal Airport (7 nm E)
KLEB - Lebanon Municipal Airport (19 nm NE)
KRUT - Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (22 nm NW)
KEEN - Dillant-Hopkins Airport (29 nm S)
4V8 - Mount Snow Airport (29 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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As seen circa 2008
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 11:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 17:11 | | 22:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:41 | | 22:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 16:40:58 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 11:40:58 |
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| METAR |
| KVSF | 091554Z AUTO 31010G15KT 10SM CLR M03/M13 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP172 T10331128
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KLEB 20nm NE | 091600Z 29009KT 10SM SCT025 M02/M11 A3001 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLEB 20nm NE | 091510Z 0915/1012 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 0915/0919 BKN025 FM100000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100 FM100800 00000KT 3SM BR BKN020
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KRUT 22nm NW | 091508Z 0915/1012 36008KT P6SM OVC030 FM091800 36006KT P6SM SCT035 TEMPO 0918/0922 BKN035 FM092200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT025 OVC100 FM100400 13004KT P6SM -SHSN SCT020 BKN035
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| NOTAMs |
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