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KVAD Moody Air Force Base
Valdosta, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: VAD
Lat/Long: 30-58-07.3300N 083-11-34.6800W
30-58.122167N 083-11.578000W
30.9687028,-83.1929667
(estimated)
Elevation: 233.2 ft. / 71 m (estimated)
Variation: 03W (1990)
From city: 9 miles NE of VALDOSTA, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 31699

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/1943
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: VAD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-THU 1300-0600Z, ALL FRI 1300-0000Z
CLSD SAT, SUN, HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS.
Pattern altitude: OVHD TFC PAT 2200 FT MSL.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN. AFLD LGTING INTERMITTENT 1 HR AFTER OFFICIAL SS UNTIL AFLD CLOSURE DUE TO NVG TRAINING ON AFLD.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 128.45
ATIS: 273.5
MOODY GROUND: 138.95 275.8 [1300-0600Z++ MON-THU, 1300-0000Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN AND HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS.]
MOODY TOWER: 128.45 257.625 [1300-0600Z++ MON-THU, 1300-0000Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN AND HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS.]
VALDOSTA APPROACH: 125.475 ;ABV 8000 FT 132.375 ;BLW 8000 FT 269.4 ;ABV 8000 FT 285.6 ;BLW 8000 FT [MON-THU 1300-0600Z++, FRI 1300-0300Z++, SAT, SUN AND HOL 1400-2200Z++.]
VALDOSTA DEPARTURE: 126.6 ;BLW 8000 FT 306.3 306.3 [MON-THU 1300-0600Z++, FRI 1300-0300Z++, SAT, SUN AND HOL 1400-2200Z++.]
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 120.625 296.7
COMD POST: 228.225 ;AFSOC 381.05 ;AFSOC
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
IC: 306.3
PTD: 227.2
SOF: 143.825 305.6
WX ASOS at VLD (12 nm S): 126.225 (229-245-8746)
WX AWOS-3PT at 15J (17 nm NW): 118.025 (229-896-4223)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 127.575/269.025 (ALMA RCAG) WHEN VALDOSTA APCH CTL CLSD.
  • ARSR LCTD AND MAINTD FOR ENROUTE/APCH/DEP FROM 1230-0600Z++ MON-FRI AND 1230-0300Z++ SAT/SUN/FED HOLS BY MOODY AFB; OTHER HRS CTC JAX ARTCC 132.3 290.4.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OTKr024/12.1VALDOSTA VOR/DME114.8002W
AYSr241/37.3WAYCROSS VORTAC110.2000E
GEFr050/39.4GREENVILLE VORTAC113.6501E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
COFFEE COUNTY214/29.639006WOWC --- .-- -.-.
PATON094/32.624505WGTP --. - .--.
FITZGERALD178/39.036205WSUR ... ..- .-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100 JET-A++
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 18L/36R

Dimensions: 9300 x 150 ft. / 2835 x 46 m
Surface: concrete/grooved
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 57 /R/B/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 18L  RUNWAY 36R
Latitude: 30-58.909833N30-57.375833N
Longitude: 083-11.448500W083-11.463500W
Elevation: 233.2 ft.206.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 183 magnetic, 180 true003 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdown, midfield, rollouttouchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach lights: ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILSLOC/GS

Runway 18R/36L

Dimensions: 8002 x 150 ft. / 2439 x 46 m
Surface: PEM/grooved
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 51 /R/C/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
Operational restrictions: RWY 18R/36L E-5 APCH/DEP END DISCONNECTED FROM ENERGY ABSORBERS (CHAINS). CTC TWR 30 MINS PRIO FO RWY 18R/36L E-5 CONFIGURATION.
RUNWAY 18R  RUNWAY 36L
Latitude: 30-58.757833N30-57.438000N
Longitude: 083-11.713333W083-11.725833W
Elevation: 230.9 ft.220.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 183 magnetic, 180 true003 magnetic, 000 true
Declared distances: TODA:8002 LDA:8002TODA:8002 LDA:8002
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdown, midfield, rollouttouchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lightsMALS: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: USAF
MOODY AFB
VALDOSTA, GA 31601
Manager: CHIEF OF AFLD MANAGEMENT
MOODY AFB
VALDOSTA, GA 31601
AUTOVON 460-1110

Additional Remarks

E60-18R HOOK E5 (90 FT OVRN)
E60-36R HOOK BAK-12B(B) 1500 FT).
E60-36R HOOK (95 FT OVRN).
E60-18L HOOK E5 (95 FT OVRN).
E60-18L HOOK BAK-12B(B) (1100 FT).
E60-36L HOOK E5 (88 FT OVRN)
FLUID: SP LPOX LOX.
JASU: (A/M32A-86)(MA-1A)(MC-1)(M32A-60)(M32A-60A).
OIL: O-133-148 SOAP.
TRAN ALERT: TRAN MAINT SVC OPR 1200-2400Z++ MON-THU;1200-2300Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT-SUN, HOL AND ACC FAMILY DAYS. EXP 3 HR SVC/REFUEL DELAYS, LTD MAINT. NO FLEET.
LGT: ALL RWY THR LGT, MID 70 FT REMOVED. AFLD LGT INTMT 1 HR AFTER OFF SS TIL AFLD CLSD DUE NVD TRNG ON FLD. RWY 18L-36R PAPI AND ILS GS NOT COINCIDENTAL.
CAUTION: TRAN DEP WITH RAPID CLIMB USE EXTREME CAUTION, MAINTAIN AT OR BLW 1300 FT MSL UNTIL DEP END. OVERHEAD TFC PAT 1800 FT IN CONT USE. SIMULTANEOUS OPR IN USE TO RWY 18 OR 36 WHEN R3008 IN USE.130 FT AGL UNLGTD ANT 3.5 NM DUE S OF RWY 36R.
NS ABTMT: QUIET HR 0330-1130Z++.
MISC: COMSEC STOR WILL BE PROVIDED AT 23 WG COMD POST DSN 460-9308/9859, C229-257-9308/9859.
MISC: RWY 18L-36R HAVE NSTD RWY MRK, WITH ASSAULT STRIP SHOWN.
RADAR: NO-NOTAM MP: 1000-1200Z MON-FRI, 1100-1700Z SAT.
RSTD: PPR ISSUED UP TO 5 DAYS PRIOR TO ARR, MIN 24 HR PN. PPR GOOD FOR +/-1 HR OF PPR TIME. COORD OF PPR OUTSIDE OF BLOCK TIME BY FONE IS RQR OR PPR NR WILL BE CONSIDERED CNL.
RSTD: TRAN ACFT, EXC FLT CK, LIFEGUARD OR EMERG ARR, DUE TO HI VOLUME OF LCL AIR TFC ARE NOT AUTH TO CONDUCT PRACTICE APCH DUR DALGT HR, MON-FRI. TRAN IFR ACFT ARR/DEP CAN EXP DELAYS WHEN R3008 ACT, CTC 23 WG SKED AT DSN 460-7831/7839, C229-257-7831/7839 FOR DECONFLICTION. PPR ALL TRAN ACFT.
RSTD: TRAN ACFT LTD TO 1 LCL FLT. FOR PPR CTC AM OPS DSN 460-3305/3306, C229-257-3305/3306, CTC AM OPS STANDBY C229-560-4191 DUR NON-OPERATING HR. TRAN VIP ACFT CTC PTD 30 MIN PRIOR ETA.
RSTD: ASSAULT ZONE RSTD FOR 347 RQW C-130 ACFT ONLY. C5, C17 ACFT RSTRD TO LO APCH OR FULL STOP LDG ONLY. LTD TRAN PRK.
TFC PAT: USAF, ANG AND AFRC FTR ACFT EXP REDUCED RWY SEPARATION, SIMILAR TYPE ACFT AND DAY - 3000 FT, DISSIMILAR TYPE ACFT/NGT - 6000 FT. TRAN ACFT MUST NOTIFY TWR ON INITIAL CTC IF REDUCED RWY SEPARATION IS NOT DESIRED.
HELIPAD RSTD TO 347 RQW HH-60 ACFT ONLY.
BIRD HAZ: BIRDS PROMINENT YEAR ROUND. BIRD WATCH COND (BWC) CHG FREQUENTLY. AFLD OPNS OR SUPERVISOR OF FLYING (SOF) SETS BWC. AIRCREWS CAN MONITOR ATIS, CTC SOF OR AFLD OPNS FOR CURRENT BWC. NO COMMENTS ON ATIS WHEN BWC IS LOW. EXPECT DELAYS AND FULL STOP LDGS WHEN BWS SEVERE.
BIRD HAZ; HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF CATTLE EGRETS LIKELY JUL-AUG. PHASE II BIRD PERIOD FOR MIGRATORY PERIOD FM 1 OCT TO 28 FEB. PEAK BIRD ACT OCCURS WITHIN ONE HOUR OF SR & SS. HVY CONCENTRATION OF CATTLE EGRET BIRDS INVOF AFLD JUN-AUG, BIRD WATCH COND CHG FREQ.
A-GEAR: RWY 18L-36R NML BAK-12B CONFIGURATION: APCH END DOWN, DEP END RAISED. E-5 APCH END DISCONNECTED FROM ENERGY ABSORBERS (CHAINS). E-5 DEP END DISCONNECTED FROM ENERGY ABSORBERS (CHAIN). E-5 DEP END RAISED. CTC TWR FOR OTHER CONFIGURATIONS, BAK-12A APCH END AVBL 30 MIN PN.
A-GEAR: RWY 18R-36L E-5 APCH/DEP END DISCONNECTED FR ENERGY ABSORBERS (CHAINS). CTC TWR 30 MINS PRIOR FOR RWY 18R-36L E-5 CONFIGURATION. JASU-(A/M32A-86)(MA-1A)(MC-1)(M32A-60(M32A-60A).
MISC: RWY 18R/36L - FIRST 1000 FT CONRETE, MIDDLE 6000 FT HAS 75 FT CONCRETE WIDE CENTER WITH OUTER SIDES BEING A 37.5 FT WIDE ASPHALT SURFACE.
MISC: WX BRIEFING FOR TRAN AIRCREWS BYD NML OPR HR AVBL VIA 9 OWS AT SHAW AFB DSN 965-0939 COMM 803-895-0939.
RSTRD: VFR HELIPAD LTD TO 347 RQG HH60 ACFT ONLY. 180 DEGREE TURNS PROH F/W ACFT LARGER FTR ON TWY 'L'.
MISC: WX OPR 0300-0200Z MON-SAT; CLSD SUN AND HOL, DSN 460-3457, C229-257-3457. WX BRIEFING FOR TRAN AIRCREWS BYD NML OPR HR AVBL VIA 26 OWS AT BARKSDALE, DSN 331-2651, C318-529-2651.
MISC: AFLD WX IS MNT BY AN/FMQ-19 ASOS AND AUGMENTED BY HUMAN OBSERVER ONLY WHEN PROCEDURES DICTATE DURING INDICATED HRS OF OPR. WX OBSN NOT RSTRD DURING AUTOMATED OBS; VIS RSTRD DUE TO BLDGS 'SW' THRU 'NW' ON AFLD NEXT TO BLDG 622 DURING ASOS BACKUP; NO VIS MARKER BYD 9 MILES.
RSTRD: TXWY 'K' RSTRD TO USE BY C-130/HH-60 AIRFRAMES ONLY.
TRAN ALERT WILL NOT SUPPORT LCL ROUND ROBIN OR OUT AND BACK FOR TRAN ACFT.
ILS/RADAR-ILS: HGT GRP 4 ( 18 SEP 2009, A300, B-1, B-747/767/777, DC/KC-10, C-5,E-4 &VC-25) WHEEL CROSSING HEIGHT (WCH) 17 FT ALL RWY 18 ILS PROCS.
CAUTION: UNCTL ACFT OPS BY LCL ASSIGNED ACFT POSSIBLE DUR HR OF TWR CLOSURE, CHECK NOTAMS FOR ACT.
COMMUNICATIONS: MTO DUR AFLD OPR HR.
RSTRD: KC-10S NOT AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT 180 DEGREE TURNS ON ANY RWY SFC.
LDG ZONE MRK APPLIED TO RWY 18L-36R AND 18R-36L. LDG ZONE LTD TO 23 WG C130 ACFT ONLY
MANDATORY SIGN FOR 18R/36L ON TWY E, F, G WEST, AND A EAST LCTD RIGHT HAND SIDE. RWY HOLD SIGNS NOT COLLOCATED WITH THE VFR HOLD POSN MRK AT THE FLW RWY/TWY INT: RWY 18R/36L AND TWY B WEST. RWY 18R/36L AND TWY A WEST , RWY 18L/36R AND TWY B EAST, RWY 18R/36L AND TWY B EAST, RWY 18L/36R AND TWY A EAST, AND RWY 18R/36; AND TWY A EAST.
COMM: FOR CD CALL C229-257-2207. WHEN APP CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE CENTER C904-845-1592.
CSTMS/AG/IMG: CSTMS PERFORMED FOR MIL PERS AND ASSETS ONLY.
ARFF CAPABILITIES: GREEN/CAT 4-7, YELLOW/CAT 8, BLACK/CAT 9-10.
UNLGTD 150 FT AGL PRCHT DRYING TWR LCTD AT 30.978664, -83.199468.
UNLGTD/NO OBSTN LGTS ON 140 FT SCTY LGT POLE LCTD AT 30.969821 / 83.201428.
UNLGTD 90 FT AGL GROVE OF TREES LCTD ON THE SW CORNER OF THE AIRFIELD ENVIRONMENT, LCTD FROM 780 FT TO 1370 FT FROM THE CNTR OF RWY 36L UNDERRUN.
UNLGTD/NO OBSTN LGTS 140 FT. SCTY LGT POLE LCTD AT 30.970973 / 83.199823.
RSTD: FWD DECK LDG POSN (FDLP) RSTD TO 23WG ACFT ONLY, UNLESS PPR COORD THRU 23 OSS/OSAA.
TRAN ALERT: TRAN AMC ACFT RPT DELAYS TO DEPLOYMENT CTL CNTR (DCC) AT C229-257-5225 OR SBY FONE C229-561-4907.

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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
HI-ILS OR LOC Z RWY 18L   download (127KB)
HI-ILS OR LOC Z RWY 36R   download (124KB)
ILS OR LOC Y RWY 18L   download (129KB)
ILS OR LOC Y RWY 36R   download (124KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18L   download (88KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18R   download (89KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36L   download (88KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36R   download (88KB)
HI-TACAN Z RWY 18L   download (110KB)
HI-TACAN Z RWY 18R   download (112KB)
HI-TACAN Z RWY 36L   download (113KB)
HI-TACAN Z RWY 36R   download (111KB)
TACAN Y RWY 18L   download (107KB)
TACAN Y RWY 18R   download (114KB)
TACAN Y RWY 36L   download (109KB)
TACAN Y RWY 36R   download (112KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (506KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVLD - Valdosta Regional Airport (12 nm S)
4J2 - Berrien County Airport (15 nm N)
15J - Cook County Airport (17 nm NW)
KHOE - Homerville Airport (22 nm E)
4J5 - Quitman Brooks County Airport (23 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Nov-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4111:41
Sunrise07:0712:07
Sunset17:3122:31
Evening civil twilight17:5722:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Nov-2024 10:42:55
Local (UTC-5)  21-Nov-2024 05:42:55
 
METAR
KVAD 210955Z COR 35004KT 7SM CLR 10/03 A3000 RMK SLPNO WND DATA ESTMD ALSTG ESTMD
KVLD 
13nm S 
210953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP161 T00890044
TAF
KVAD 210900Z 2109/2215 33009KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS BECMG 2115/2116 30010G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS BECMG 2122/2123 28009KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS TX19/2120Z TN07/2112Z
KVLD 
13nm S 
210520Z 2106/2206 33008KT P6SM SKC FM211700 32010G21KT P6SM SKC
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