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KVBG Vandenberg Air Force Base
Lompoc, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: VBG
Lat/Long: 34-43-46.8000N / 120-34-36.6000W
34-43.780000N / 120-34.610000W
34.7296667 / -120.5768333
(estimated)
Elevation: 369 ft. / 112 m (estimated)
Variation: 14E (2005)
From city: 7 miles NW of LOMPOC, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 93437

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Sectional chart: LOS ANGELES
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: HAWTHORNE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FSS-HAWTHORNE HHR-NOTAM KVBG
NOTAMs facility: HHR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 1600-0100Z++
CLSD SAT, SUN AND HOL.
Pattern altitude: TFC PAT: LGT ACFT 1,400 FT MSL, HELICOPTER 900 FT MSL.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE-HIRL RWY 12-30, ALS, SFL AND PAPI RWY 30 WHEN TWR CLSD-CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 124.95
WX ASOS: PHONE 805-605-8926
VANDENBERG GROUND: 121.75 275.8 [0800-1700 EXCPT SAT-SUN & HOLIDAYS]
VANDENBERG TOWER: 124.95 326.2 [0800-1700 EXCPT SAT-SUN & HOLIDAYS]
SANTA BARBARA APPROACH: 124.15
SANTA BARBARA DEPARTURE: 124.15
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.75 275.8
COMD POST: 311.0 321.0
D-ATIS: 133.125 257.975
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
PMSV METRO: 342.4
PTD: 126.2 372.2
RANGE CON: 121.4 256.0 266.0
WX AWOS-3 at LPC (7 nm SE): 133.875 (805-735-3075)
WX ASOS at SMX (12 nm NE): PHONE 805-928-0384
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 119.05/269.5 (SAN LUIS OBISPO RCAG) WHEN SANTA BARBARA APCH CTL CLOSED.
  • TWR (E) 124.95 326.2 REMARKS: SVC NOT PROVIDED TO LOMPOC.
  • (ATIS PHONE NR) C805-605-2847.
  • (ATIS DESCRIPTION) DIGITAL-ATIS, DATA LINK ENABLED.
  • AFTER HR WX BRIEFINGS/UPDATES AVBL FR THE 25 OWS AT DSN 228-6958/6599/6588 OR TOLL FREE C877-451-8367 EXT 1.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GLJr176/(13.6)GUADALUPE VOR111.0016E
GVOr280/26.8GAVIOTA VORTAC113.8016E
MQOr148/32.6MORRO BAY VORTAC112.4016E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 115 JET-B+
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 15000 x 200 ft. / 4572 x 61 m
Surface: concrete
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 42 /R/C/W/T
Single wheel: 65.0
Double wheel: 200.0
Double tandem: 370.0
Dual double tandem: 750.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 34-45.137167N34-43.342667N
Longitude: 120-36.088667W120-34.027833W
Elevation: 238.5 ft.368.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.9%0.9%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 122 magnetic, 136 true302 magnetic, 316 true
Displaced threshold: 1000 ft.no
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III)ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III)
RY 30 APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM ARE NON-STANDARD ALSF2 CONFIGURATION. THRESHOLD LIGHTS ARE 17 FEET FROM THE USABLE PAVEMENT SURFACE.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILSILS

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: USAF
VANDENBERG AFB
LOMPOC, CA 93437
Manager: BASE OPERATIONS
VANDENGERG AFB
LOMPOC, CA 93437
Phone 805-866-3791

Additional Remarks

RSTD - ACTIVATION OF AN/APS 145 RADAR OR SIMILAR RADAR SYSTEMS IS PROH WHILE IN R2516, R2517, R2534A AND R2534B. CTC TWR ON GND PRIOR TO ENG START, ENG START OR AFLD OPR NOT AUTH TIL CTC WITH TWR IS MADE. NO INT DEP BTN OFFL SS-SR.
CAUTION - UNCTL CIV ARPT TFC 7 NM SE. WHEN ARPT IS VMC ACFT WILL NOT EXCEED 1900' TIL CROS DEP END OF RWY TO AVOID OVERHEAD TFC PAT. HVY AND LARGE ACFT ARE REQ TO USE MIN TAXI PWR AND SHUT DOWN OR IDLE OUTBOARD ENG TO AVOID BLOWING FOREIGN OBJECT ONTO PAVEMENT.
CAUTION - PRK RAMP IS NOT MRK FOR C-17 ACFT. USE FLW-ME VEH AND WG WALKER.
TFC PAT - OVERHEAD 2400', RECTANGULAR 1900'. CSTMS/AG/IMG - CONUS OUTBD-THE UNIT OF ACFT/AIRCREW ASGN IS RESPONSIBLE.
REMARKS - FOR BASH INFO, SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.
FUEL - FUEL SVC BY TRUCK ONLY. EXP SVC DELAYS. J8
CAUTION DISPLACED THRESHOLD MARKINGS - OLD DISPLACED THRESHOLD MARKINGS BLEEDING THROUGH CONCRETE AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 30/12 NEAR INTERSECTION OF THE RUNWAY AND NORTH ALPHA TAXIWAY (DRM 7 FOR RWY 30 OR DRM 8 FOR RWY 12). THESE MARKINGS ARE NOT TO BE USED AS A NAVIGATION/LANDING AID.
RWY-LGTS: RWY 12 - SF.
SERVICE-LGT: RY 12 ILS AND PAPI GLIDESLOPE ANGLES ARE NOT COINCIDENTAL.
RSTD: PPR FOR ALL TRAN FULL STOP ACFT, DSN 276-6941/6942 OR C805-606-6941/6942.
TRAN ALERT: LTD FLEET SVC AVBL, CTC AM OPS.
MISC: ALL ACFT REQ FULL STOP AT VBG OR SUPPORTING VBG VIP MOVEMENT, CTC PTD (OT COMD POST) 30 MIN PRIOR TO LDG. ALTN AFLD RQR. CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF 1600-0100Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT CLASS E. AM OPS DSN 276-6941/42, C805-606-6941/42 FAX EXTN 6664. RWY 12-30 GROOVED.
RWY-LGTS: RWY 30 - SF.
BEARING STRENGTH RWY 12/30: S81 T110 ST175 SBTT590 TT333 TDT800 DDT857 TRT510.
JASU - 4(A/M32A-86) 2(AM32-95).
FLUID - SP PRESAIR LPOX LOX LHNIT.
OIL - O-148-156.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
HI-ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 12   download (241KB)
HI-ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 30   download (244KB)
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 12   download (232KB)
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 30   download (253KB)
HI-TACAN RWY 12   download (206KB)
HI-TACAN RWY 30   download (215KB)
TACAN RWY 12   download (210KB)
TACAN RWY 30   download (223KB)
 
Departure Procedures
GAVIOTA ONE   download (121KB)
VANDENBERG ONE   download (123KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (66KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLPC - Lompoc Airport (7 nm SE)
KSMX - Santa Maria Public Airport/Capt G Allan Hancock Field (12 nm NE)
KIZA - Santa Ynez Airport (26 nm E)
KSBP - San Luis County Regional Airport (31 nm N)
KSBA - Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (41 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0414:04
Sunrise06:3114:31
Sunset17:0201:02
Evening civil twilight17:2801:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 08:49:24
Local (UTC-8)  08-Nov-2009 00:49:24
 
METAR
KVBG 
6nm S 
080755Z AUTO 34015KT 10SM CLR 13/05 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01280050 TSNO VISNO RWY12 $
KLPC 
7nm SE 
071815Z AUTO 34012G17KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A2995 RMK AO1 PNO
KSMX 
12nm NE 
080751Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01110039 402280089 TSNO $
TAF
KSMX 
12nm NE 
080529Z 0806/0906 36008KT P6SM SKC FM081200 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM081800 31010KT P6SM SKC FM082100 31015G20KT P6SM SKC FM090300 31008KT P6SM SKC
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