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KVES Darke County Airport
Versailles, Ohio, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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.
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 123.75 (937-526-3154)
DAYTON APPROACH: 134.45(181-359)
DAYTON DEPARTURE: 134.45(181-359)
CLASS C IC: 134.45(181-359)
WX AWOS-3 at I12 (18 nm E): 120.425 (937-492-3683)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DQNr332/12.9DAYTON VOR/DME114.5001W
RODr262/22.9ROSEWOOD VORTAC117.5005W
RIDr031/30.4RICHMOND VORTAC110.6003W
SGHr309/38.5SPRINGFIELD VOR/DME113.2004W
MIEr096/39.5MUNCIE VOR/DME114.4003W
AOHr224/(39.7)ALLEN COUNTY VOR108.4004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
VERSAILLESat field35604WVES ...- . ...
LAKEFIELD179/16.720504WCQA -.-. --.- .-
BELLEFONTAINE258/34.424205WEDJ . -.. .---
LIMA222/37.936204WLYL .-.. -.-- .-..
STANLEY180/39.741105WVFU ...- ..-. ..-
CLARK COUNTY304/39.934104WCCJ -.-. -.-. .---

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 40-12.255667N40-12.274717N
Longitude: 084-32.398883W084-31.430017W
Elevation: 1004.9 ft.1003.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 093 magnetic, 089 true273 magnetic, 269 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 11 ft. road, 372 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear14 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: 29
Single engine airplanes: 26
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Jet airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
80% local general aviation
18% transient general aviation
1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 22 June 2009

Additional Remarks

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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (208KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (210KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0412:04
Sunrise07:3412:34
Sunset17:1522:15
Evening civil twilight17:4522:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Nov-2009 06:23:54
Local (UTC-5)  23-Nov-2009 01:23:54
 
METAR
KDAY 
23nm SE 
230556Z 08005KT 8SM SCT150 04/02 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP207 T00440022 10078 20039 58006
KFFO 
33nm SE 
230555Z 02004KT 10SM BKN250 05/03 A3013 RMK AO2A SLP205 10081 20038 58006
KAOH 
38nm NE 
230553Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR CLR 03/02 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00280022 10078 20028 56007
KMGY 
39nm S 
230553Z AUTO 06007KT 8SM CLR 06/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP196 T00610039 10094 20050 58007
KMIE 
40nm W 
230553Z AUTO 07005KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 04/03 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T00440033 10078 20039 58005 $
KSGH 
40nm SE 
230556Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 03/02 A3014 RMK AO2 56006 T00330022 10055 20027 SLP208 $
KMWO 
41nm S 
230555Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 06/04 A3013 RMK AO2
TAF
KDAY 
23nm SE 
230536Z 2306/2406 09006KT P6SM OVC250 FM231100 11006KT P6SM OVC120 FM231500 11007KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC080 TEMPO 2318/2322 BKN020 FM232200 11006KT P6SM SCT020 OVC080 FM240300 16004KT 5SM BR BKN020
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Spillers Air Service 937-526-9126
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Aircraft maintenance

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100LL Jet A
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