FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | VGC |
Lat/Long: | 42-50-36.4000N 075-33-40.3000W 42-50.606667N 075-33.671667W 42.8434444,-75.5611944 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1136.7 ft. / 346.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 11W (1980) |
From city: | 1 mile NE of HAMILTON, NY |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 13346 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 01/1963 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
FSS: | BUFFALO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MAY-SEP MON-SAT 0900-1700, OCT-APR MON-SAT 0900-1700, MAY-SEP SUN 0900-1700, OCT-APR SUN 0900-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35; REIL RYS 17 & 35 - 122.7. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3P: | 119.425 (315-824-1825) |
SYRACUSE APPROACH: | 126.125 |
SYRACUSE DEPARTURE: | 126.125 |
WX AWOS-3 at OIC (17 nm S): | 119.025 (607-336-8583) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
GGTr085/12.1 | | GEORGETOWN VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 11W |
UCAr250/20.6 | | UTICA VORTAC | | 111.20 | | 12W |
RKAr339/26.7 | | ROCKDALE VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 11W |
SYRr135/34.0 | | SYRACUSE VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 11W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+ |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 5314 x 75 ft. / 1620 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 20.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 42-51.014082N | | 42-50.198643N |
Longitude: | 075-33.887160W | | 075-33.456820W |
Elevation: | 1130.2 ft. | | 1120.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 159 true | | 350 magnetic, 339 true |
Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | no |
Declared distances: | TORA:5314 TODA:5314 ASDA:5314 LDA:5014 | | TORA:5314 TODA:5314 ASDA:5014 LDA:5014 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes RWY 35 REILS TEMPO OTS. |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 79 ft. trees, 2046 ft. from runway, 510 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear 13 FT BRUSH, 90 FT FM RWY END, 75 - 222 FT RIGHT. | | 86 ft. trees, 727 ft. from runway, 329 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear 5 FT. BERM, 109 FT FM THRESHOLD, 179 FT RIGHT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | VILLAGE OF HAMILTON PO BOX 119; 3 BROAD ST HAMILTON, NY 13346 Phone 315-824-6681 |
Manager: | NANCY MITCHELL 3 BROAD STREET - PO BOX 119 HAMILTON, NY 13346 Phone (315) 824-1111 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 46 | Single engine airplanes: | | 42 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 47/day * | 55% | local general aviation | 44% | transient general aviation | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 23 May 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON AND INVOF OF ARPT SPRING AND FALL. |
- | FOR CD CTC SYRACUSE APCH AT 315-455-6218. |
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; ALL ACFT DEPARTURES MAINTAIN RY HEADING UNTIL 2100 FT MSL BEFORE MAKING TURN OUT. |
- | MAINT SHOP AP & IA AVBL MON-FRI 0900-1700. |
- | ULTRALGTS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | RY 17/35 SOUTH END HAS 572 FT SAFETY AREA. |
- | AFT HR FUEL AVAIL. BY APPT FOR A FEE CTC ARPT MGR. |
- | TAXI SVC AND CAR RENTAL AVBL. |
- | DEER ON AND INVOF RY 17/35. |
- | WIND MILLS 3 MI N OF ARPT. |
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 25 March 2021 at 0901Z to 22 April 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (243KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (263KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (489KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOIC - LT Warren Eaton Airport (17 nm S)
KRME - Griffiss International Airport (24 nm N)
KSYR - Syracuse Hancock International Airport (29 nm NW)
N66 - Albert S Nader Regional Airport (29 nm SE)
N03 - Cortland County Airport-Chase Field (33 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Stephen Taylor
Taken in May 2010
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 21-Apr-2021
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 09:42 |
Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
Sunset | | 19:50 | | 23:50 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:20 | | 00:20 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 21-Apr-2021 11:51:05 |
Local (UTC-4) | 21-Apr-2021 07:51:05 |
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METAR |
KVGC | 211135Z AUTO 32005KT 5SM OVC005 00/00 A2977 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KRME 23nm N | 210813Z 2108/2206 02004KT 6SM -SHRA OVC035 FM211200 35005G14KT 1 1/2SM -RASN BR OVC019 FM211800 31012G20KT 6SM -SHSN BR OVC015 FM212200 30010G18KT 6SM -SHRASN BR OVC025 FM220100 29009KT 5SM -SHSN OVC030
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KSYR 29nm NW | 201738Z 2018/2118 31008KT P6SM BKN040 FM210500 VRB03KT P6SM BKN026 FM210800 35004KT 4SM SHRASN OVC013 FM210900 35005KT 4SM SHRASN OVC008 FM211400 34007KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC006 FM211600 32009G14KT 3SM SHRASN BR OVC008
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NOTAMs |
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