FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VJI |
| Lat/Long: | 36-41-13.5691N / 082-01-59.9761W
36-41.226152N / 082-01.999602W
36.6871025 / -82.0333267
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2087 ft. / 636.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of ABINGDON, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | 0700-1900
UNATNDD NEW YEAR'S DAY, JULY 4TH, THANKSGIVING DAY, AND CHRISTMAS DAY |
| Pattern altitude: | 3077 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE MIRL RY 06/24; PAPI, REIL AND ODALS 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: | 125.25 |
| TRI CITY DEPARTURE: | 125.25 |
| 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
PRIST AVBL
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 276-628-6030/623-8686. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| 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: | 36-41.020350N | | 36-41.431953N |
| Longitude: | 082-02.378883W | | 082-01.620320W |
| Elevation: | 2062.6 ft. | | 2087.4 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: | 35 ft. brush, 1193 ft. from runway, 279 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | 13 ft. trees, 373 ft. from runway, 157 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VA HIGHLANDS ARPT AUTHORITY
PO BOX 631
ABINGDON, VA 24212
Phone 276-628-2909 |
| Manager: | MICKEY HINES
PO BOX 631
ABINGDON, VA 24212
Phone 276-628-2909 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 67 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 46 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
- ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.
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| Aircraft operations: avg 69/day * | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 45% | local general aviation | | 9% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR FUEL AFTER HRS, ARRANGE BEFORE 1900 HRS AT 276-628-6030 OR 276-623-8686 (PAGER). THERE IS A FEE CTC FBO. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 **CHANGED** | |
download (315KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (275KB) |
| LOC RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (351KB) |
| VOR/DME-B **CHANGED** | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (74KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
6A4 - Johnson County Airport (19 nm SE)
0A9 - Elizabethton Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
KTRI - Tri-Cities Regional Airport (22 nm SW)
KJFZ - Tazewell County Airport (25 nm NE)
KLNP - Lonesome Pine Airport (30 nm NW)
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunset | | 18:03 | | 23:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:30 | | 23:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 03:33:19 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Feb-2012 22:33:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KVJI | 120255Z AUTO 33014G22KT 10SM BKN029 BKN036 OVC044 M08/M15 A3016 RMK AO2 T10781154
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| TAF |
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KTRI
21nm SW | 112123Z 1121/1218 31010G20KT P6SM -SN BKN040 TEMPO 1121/1201 3SM -SN OVC025 FM120200 28012KT P6SM -SN SCT025 OVC050 FM121300 26008KT P6SM SCT060
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| NOTAMs |
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