FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VES |
| Lat/Long: | 40-12-15.9000N / 084-31-54.9000W
40-12.265000N / 084-31.915000W
40.2044167 / -84.5319167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1007 ft. / 306.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of VERSAILLES, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 45380 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1964 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | DAYTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DAY (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 09/27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| DAYTON APPROACH: | 134.45 |
| DAYTON DEPARTURE: | 134.45 |
| WX AWOS-3 at I12 (18 nm E): | 120.425 (937-492-3683) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DQNr332/12.9 | | DAYTON VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 01W |
| RODr262/22.9 | | ROSEWOOD VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 05W |
| RIDr031/30.4 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 03W |
| SGHr309/38.5 | | SPRINGFIELD VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 04W |
| MIEr096/39.5 | | MUNCIE VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 03W |
| AOHr224/(39.7) | | ALLEN COUNTY VOR | | 108.40 | | 04W |
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 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4512 x 75 ft. / 1375 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 40-12.255667N | | 40-12.274717N |
| Longitude: | 084-32.398883W | | 084-31.430017W |
| Elevation: | 1004.9 ft. | | 1003.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 093 magnetic, 089 true | | 273 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. road, 372 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear | | 14 ft. acft, 201 ft. from runway, 132 ft. right of centerline
+6-14 FT ACFT PARKED ON RAMP 0-300 FT FM RY END 150 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DARKE CO COMMISSIONERS
DARKE CO COURTHOUSE
GREENVILLE, OH 45331 |
| Manager: | DAVID SPILLERS
9724 ST RT. 121
VERSAILLES, OH 45380
Phone 937-526-9126 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 18% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 17 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| A81 1 | ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| - | CTN: DEER OCCASIONALLY ON RWY. |
| - | FBO CLOSED ON MAJOR HOLIDAYS. |
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **NEW** | |
download (204KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **NEW** | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (32KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
I17 - Piqua Airport - Hartzell Field (11 nm E)
KCQA - Lakefield Airport (17 nm N)
I12 - Sidney Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
I22 - Randolph County Airport (18 nm W)
3I7 - Phillipsburg Airport (18 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Aug-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 10:57 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 00:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Aug-2008 01:21:03 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 21-Aug-2008 21:21:03 |
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| METAR |
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KDAY
23nm SE | 220056Z 12007KT 10SM BKN250 27/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02670167
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KFFO
33nm SE | 220055Z 11005KT 10SM SCT150 BKN230 27/19 A3007 RMK AO2A SLP178
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KAOH
38nm NE | 220053Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02560172
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KMGY
39nm S | 220053Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02670167
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KMIE
40nm W | 220053Z 20004KT 9SM CLR 26/19 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02610189
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KSGH
40nm SE | 220056Z 13004KT 7SM FEW055 BKN250 26/19 A3010 RMK AO2 T02610188 SLP186
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KMWO
41nm S | 220101Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 25/18 A3007 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KDAY
23nm SE | 212323Z 220024 15009KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200 FM0400 13006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM1500 16010KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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