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KFCT Vagabond Army Heliport
Yakima, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: FCT
Lat/Long: 46-39-59.4570N / 120-27-14.2320W
46-39.990950N / 120-27.237200W
46.6665158 / -120.4539533
(estimated)
Elevation: 1370 ft. / 418 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
From city: 5 miles NE of YAKIMA, WA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98901

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Sectional chart: SEATTLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: WKDAYS 0800-1630
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: PHONE REQ
ACTVT LIRL RY 05/23 - 126.2.
International operations: international airport of entry

Heliport Communications

CTAF: 139.7
WX ASOS: PHONE 509-577-3516
WX ASOS at YKM (7 nm SW): PHONE 509-248-1502
  • 72 HRS PPR FOR ATC AFTER NORMAL DUTY HOURS.
  • RATTLESNAKE- OPR CONT EXC HOL. 30.025, 126.2, 363.4

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
YKMr335/5.8YAKIMA VORTAC116.0021E
ELNr159/21.5ELLENSBURG VORTAC117.9021E

Heliport Services

Fuel available: POL 0800-1530 ++ OTHER TIMES 8 HR PRIOR NOTICE SAT SUN V355-8311 C509-577-3204.

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 1600 x 50 ft. / 488 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: US ARMY ATCA ASO
CAMERON STATION
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Manager: KENNETH GORDON
Phone 509-577-3719

Additional Remarks

A70-1 J8 FUEL AVBL.
PPR SINGLE ENGINE F/W ACFT, MULTI-ENGINE ACFT NA.
BE AWARE OF POWERLINES EAST OF RY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KFCT.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (7 nm SW)
KELN - Bowers Field Airport (22 nm N)
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (45 nm N)
KRLD - Richland Airport (52 nm SE)
KEPH - Ephrata Municipal Airport (54 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0015:00
Sunrise07:3415:34
Sunset16:1300:13
Evening civil twilight16:4800:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Dec-2009 22:50:19
Local (UTC-8)  08-Dec-2009 14:50:19
 
METAR
KYKM 
7nm SW 
082153Z 23003KT 10SM CLR M06/M18 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP269 T10561183
TAF
KYKM 
7nm SW 
081720Z 0818/0918 29004KT P6SM FEW200 FM082100 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM090600 28006KT P6SM FEW250 FM091000 28004KT P6SM SCT120
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Hotels near Vagabond Army Heliport

Miles Price ($)
SUN COUNTRY INN 4.1 52-78
BEST WESTERN LINCOLN INN 4.1 70-198
CLARION HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER 4.2 80-90
DAYS INN YAKIMA WA 4.2 76-90
ECONOLODGE OF YAKIMA 4.2 56-90
OXFORD SUITES YAKIMA 4.4 113-164
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT YAKIMA 4.4 119-149
OXFORD INN YAKIMA 4.4 95-96
LEDGESTONE HOTEL 4.4 99-109
CEDAR SUITES YAKIMA DOWNTOWN 4.5 65-80
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS YAKIMA 4.5 117-123
KNIGHTS INN YAKIMA 4.6 60-135
HOWARD JOHNSON YAKIMA 4.6 71-85
BALI HAI MOTEL 4.7 48-66
RODEWAY INN AND SUITES YAKIMA 4.8 55-75
RED LION HOTEL YAKIMA CENTER 4.8 100-110
HILTON GARDEN INN YAKIMA 4.9 110-129
COMFORT SUITES YAKIMA 5.9 110-130

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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1 in Union Gap
 

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