FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VKS |
| Lat/Long: | 32-14-20.9000N / 090-55-41.5000W
32-14.348333N / 090-55.691667W
32.2391389 / -90.9281944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 107.2 ft. / 32.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00W (2015) |
| From city: | 7 miles SW of VICKSBURG, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 39180 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 - CTAF. PAPI RY 01 OPERATES CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.85 (601-801-5376) |
| WX ASOS at TVR (8 nm NW): | 118.525 (318-574-4866) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.5/259.1 (GREENWOOD & JACKSON RCAGS).
Nearby radio navigation aids
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 32-13.940025N | | 32-14.757587N |
| Longitude: | 090-55.755722W | | 090-55.627147W |
| Elevation: | 100.7 ft. | | 106.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 008 magnetic, 008 true | | 188 magnetic, 188 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 299 ft. | | 472 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 105 ft. trees, 2500 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear
RY 01 APCH RATIO 28:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 38 ft. tree, 1100 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear
RY 19 APCH RATIO 41:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF VICKSBURG
PO BOX 150
VICKSBURG, MS 39180
Phone 601-634-4525 |
| Manager: | CURT FOLLMER
5855 HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH
VICKSBURG, MS 39180
Phone 601-636-4925 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 126/week * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 5% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 08 April 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NORTH PARALLEL TWY PERMANENTLY CLOSED. |
| - | TERM STUB TWY ONLY. |
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 01 | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (215KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (116KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTVR - Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport (8 nm NW)
KJVW - John Bell Williams Airport (27 nm E)
KHKS - Hawkins Field Airport (36 nm E)
KHEZ - Hardy-Anders Field Natchez-Adams County Airport (42 nm SW)
KJAN - Jackson-Evers International Airport (43 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 23-Jul-2010
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 11:02 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 11:28 |
| Sunset | | 19:50 | | 00:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:15 | | 01:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 10:03:50 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 05:03:50 |
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| METAR |
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| KVKS | 130925Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW040 OVC050 24/23 A2999 RMK A01
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KTVR
9nm NW | 130953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02440233
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KHKS
37nm E | 130558Z 1306/1406 19003KT P6SM SCT050 FM131000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 FM131600 30005KT P6SM SHRA VCTS BKN030CB OVC050 FM140200 32006KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
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KJAN
43nm E | 130558Z 1306/1406 VRB04KT P6SM SCT040 FM131000 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT012 FM131400 26005KT P6SM BKN030 BKN060 FM131600 30005KT P6SM SHRA VCTS BKN030CB OVC050 FM140200 32006KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
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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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