FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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: | 2087.4 ft. / 636.2 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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | VJI (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 1200-0000Z UNATNDD NEW YEAR'S DAY, JULY 4TH, THANKSGIVING DAY, AND CHRISTMAS DAY. |
Pattern altitude: | 3077.4 ft. MSL |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT ODALS RWY 24; REIL RWY 24; PAPI RWY 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 128.125 (276-628-2940) |
TRI CITY APPROACH: | 125.25 |
TRI CITY DEPARTURE: | 125.25 |
WX AWOS-3 at 6A4 (19 nm SE): | 126.225 (423-727-4365) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.85/269.3 (GLADE SPRINGS RCAG) WHEN TRI CITY APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
GZGr167/8.6 | | GLADE SPRING VOR/DME | | 115.55 | | 02W |
HMVr021/15.7 | | HOLSTON MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 04W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
HEMLOCK | | 349/32.9 | | 320 | | 02W | | BAR | -... .- .-. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A A:PRIST, ANTI-ICING FUEL ADDITIVE AVBL. 100LL:FOR FUEL AFT HRS, ARNG BFR 0000Z HRS AT 276-628-6030 OR 276-274-4040. THERE IS A FEE CTC FBO. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
Dimensions: | 4471 x 75 ft. / 1363 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| 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. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 061 magnetic, 056 true | | 241 magnetic, 236 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
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: | 151 ft. tree, 4032 ft. from runway, 255 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 81 ft. tree, 2166 ft. from runway, 429 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 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: | | 57 | Single engine airplanes: | | 38 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | Helicopters: | | 4 |
- ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.
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Aircraft operations: avg 84/day * | 46% | transient general aviation | 44% | local general aviation | 9% | air taxi | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2023 | |
Additional Remarks
- | WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT. |
- | WHEN TRI CITIES APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 06 | |
download (209KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (249KB) |
LOC RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (296KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (157KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (140KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6A4 - Johnson County Airport (19 nm SE)
0A9 - Elizabethton Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
KTRI - Tri-Cities Airport (22 nm SW)
KJFZ - Tazewell County Airport (25 nm NE)
KLNP - Lonesome Pine Airport (30 nm NW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in December 2005
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 23-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 10:44 |
Sunset | | 20:09 | | 00:09 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 23-Apr-2024 17:27:09 |
Local (UTC-4) | 23-Apr-2024 13:27:09 |
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METAR |
KVJI | 231715Z AUTO 26012KT 10SM CLR 16/M01 A3016 RMK AO2 T01601011
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TAF |
KTRI 21nm SW | 231120Z 2312/2412 22004KT P6SM SCT250 FM231700 23010G19KT P6SM SCT250 FM240000 23007KT P6SM BKN250 PROB30 2409/2412 -SHRA BKN050
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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