FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -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: | 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: | ACTIVATE MIRL RY 06/24; PAPI, REIL AND ODALS RY 24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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, ANTI-ICING FUEL ADDITIVE 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 (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (264KB) |
| LOC RWY 24 | |
download (287KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (35KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (140KB) |
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 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunset | | 20:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:49 | | 00:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 16:23:44 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 12:23:44 |
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| METAR |
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| KVJI | 131555Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM -DZ SCT019 BKN060 OVC085 24/23 A2999 RMK AO2 T02350226
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| TAF |
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KTRI
21nm SW | 131329Z 1313/1412 24005KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN050 TEMPO 1313/1315 BKN035 FM131500 27008KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB BKN150 FM132300 30005KT P6SM BKN080
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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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