FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VHN |
| Lat/Long: | 31-03-28.2390N / 104-47-01.7000W
31-03.470650N / 104-47.028333W
31.0578442 / -104.7838056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3957 ft. / 1206.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of VAN HORN, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 79855 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | EL PASO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ABQ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RYS 03/21 & 07/25 PRESET LOW INTST SS-SR; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. AFT SR ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 135.875/292.15 (EL PASO/A/ RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| VAN HORN | | at field | | 233 | | 10E | | VHN | ...- .... -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
FOR FUEL CALL 432-283-2237/2664/2920/2003. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 75 ft. / 1829 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 31-03.251517N | | 31-03.956883N |
| Longitude: | 104-47.475117W | | 104-46.669000W |
| Elevation: | 3956.2 ft. | | 3918.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 035 magnetic, 045 true | | 215 magnetic, 225 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 5 ft. brush, 275 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 5353 x 75 ft. / 1632 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 31-03.276833N | | 31-03.362700N |
| Longitude: | 104-47.489350W | | 104-46.468767W |
| Elevation: | 3957.0 ft. | | 3910.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 084 true | | 254 magnetic, 264 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 5 ft. brush, 275 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CULBERSON COUNTY
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
VAN HORN, TX 79855
Phone 915-283-2059 |
| Manager: | LARRY SIMPSON
BOX 583
VAN HORN, TX 79855
Phone 915-283-2237
COUNTY COMMISSIONER. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 42/month * | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 40% | military | | 20% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 27 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU ABQ AFSS. |
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 21 | |
download (247KB) |
| NDB RWY 21 | |
download (221KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMRF - Marfa Municipal Airport (57 nm SE)
KPEQ - Pecos Municipal Airport (68 nm E)
E38 - Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (70 nm SE)
KCNM - Cavern City Air Terminal (81 nm N)
T27 - Horizon Airport (84 nm NW)
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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 29-Aug-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 07:35 | | 12:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:24 | | 01:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:49 | | 01:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Aug-2008 22:55:39 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 29-Aug-2008 17:55:39 |
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| METAR |
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KGDP
47nm N | 292241Z AUTO 08040G47KT 3/4SM BR BKN001 OVC008 14/13 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 08047/2236 RAE37 P0001 TSNO
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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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