FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VJI |
| Lat/Long: | 36-41-13.6000N / 082-02-00.0000W
36-41.226667N / 082-02.000000W
36.6871111 / -82.0333333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2087 ft. / 636.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of ABINGDON, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 24210 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1986 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VJI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DEC-MAR MON-FRI 0700-1900, DEC-MAR SAT-SUN 0700-1900, APR-NOV 0700-2100 |
| Pattern altitude: | 3077 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 06/24 PRESET LOW INTST. ACTVT HIGHER INTST, PAPI, ODALS, & REIL RY 24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 128.125 (276-628-2940) |
| TRI CITY APPROACH: | 128.67 |
| TRI CITY DEPARTURE: | 128.67 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 6A4 (19 nm SE): | 126.225 (423-727-4365) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.85/371.85 (GLADE SPRINGS RCAG) WHEN TRI CITY APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GZGr167/8.6 | | GLADE SPRING VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 02W |
| HMVr021/15.7 | | HOLSTON MOUNTAIN VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 276-628-6030/623-8686. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4471 x 75 ft. / 1363 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 36-41.020347N | | 36-41.431957N |
| Longitude: | 082-02.378908W | | 082-01.620320W |
| Elevation: | 2062.7 ft. | | 2087.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% UP | | 0.6% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 061 magnetic, 056 true | | 241 magnetic, 236 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 85 ft. tree, 690 ft. from runway, 299 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
SLOPE TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD RWY 6 IS 9:1 | | 48 ft. tree, 593 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VA HIGHLANDS ARPT COMSN
PO BOX 631
ABINGDON, VA 24212
Phone 276-628-2909 |
| Manager: | RON DELONEY
PO BOX 631
ABINGDON, VA 24212
Phone 276-628-2909 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 67 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 48 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 5 |
- ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/day * | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 45% | local general aviation | | 9% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF 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 between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| LOC RWY 24 | |
download (248KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-B | |
download (177KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0A9 - Elizabethton Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
KTRI - Tri-Cities Regional Airport (22 nm SW)
6V3 - Tazewell County Airport (25 nm NE)
KLNP - Lonesome Pine Airport (30 nm NW)
KGDY - Grundy Municipal Airport (33 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in December 2005
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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 25-Jul-2008
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 10:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 10:30 |
| Sunset | | 20:39 | | 00:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 02:13:42 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 22:13:42 |
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| METAR |
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| KVJI | 260140Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 24/16 A3015 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KTRI
21nm SW | 252321Z 260024 25009KT P6SM SCT060 BKN150 FM0400 00000KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 0812 4SM BR FM1500 26006KT P6SM VCSH SCT050CB BKN120
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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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