FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VLD |
| Lat/Long: | 30-46-52.9400N / 083-16-34.3900W 30-46.882333N / 083-16.573167W 30.7813722 / -83.2762194 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 203 ft. / 61.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of VALDOSTA, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 31601 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VLD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0500-2100 CONTACT FBO 229-242-3175. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35, PAPI RYS 17 & 35, REIL RY 17 & MALSR RY 35 - CTAF. MIRL RYS 04/22 & 13/31, PAPI RYS 04 & 22, AND REIL RYS 04 & 22 UNAVBL WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HR PPR CALL AMGR 229-333-1833. INDEX B COVERAGE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.9 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 126.225 (229-245-8746) |
| VALDOSTA GROUND: | 121.7 [0700-2300] |
| VALDOSTA TOWER: | 120.9 [0700-2300] |
| VALDOSTA APPROACH: | 126.6 EAST OF VAD R-360 - R-180 RADI 132.375 WEST OF VAD R-360 RADIAL |
| VALDOSTA DEPARTURE: | 126.6 EAST OF VAD R-360 - R-180 RADI 132.375 WEST OF VAD R-360 RADIAL |
| IC: | 126.6 EAST OF VAD R-360 - R-180 RADI |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.7/399.6 (VALDOSTA RCAG) WHEN VALDOSTA APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| OTK at field | | VALDOSTA VOR/DME | | 114.80 | | 02W |
| GEFr061/29.6 | | GREENVILLE VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 01E |
| MGRr126/32.6 | | MOULTRIE VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PATTEN | | 112/30.3 | | 245 | | 02W | | GTP | --. - .--. |
| HOMERVILLE | | 241/30.7 | | 209 | | 03W | | HOE | .... --- . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 8002 x 150 ft. / 2439 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 98.0 | | Double tandem: | 180.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 30-47.427800N | | 30-46.124700N |
| Longitude: | 083-16.512967W | | 083-16.269167W |
| Elevation: | 196.3 ft. | | 200.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 171 true | | 356 magnetic, 351 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 1875 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 56 ft. trees, 3000 ft. from runway, 875 ft. left of centerline |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5598 x 100 ft. / 1706 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 24.0 | | Double wheel: | 95.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 30-46.673117N | | 30-47.421867N |
| Longitude: | 083-17.110367W | | 083-16.484433W |
| Elevation: | 198.9 ft. | | 196.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 041 magnetic, 036 true | | 221 magnetic, 216 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 7 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 48 ft. trees, 1175 ft. from runway, 320 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3636 x 75 ft. / 1108 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 24.0 | | Double wheel: | 155.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity RY 13/31 MIRL OTS INDEFLY. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 30-47.037000N | | 30-46.685833N |
| Longitude: | 083-16.910617W | | 083-16.347350W |
| Elevation: | 201.3 ft. | | 195.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 131 magnetic, 126 true | | 311 magnetic, 306 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 1325 ft. from runway, 175 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. trees, 1320 ft. from runway, 175 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VALDOSTA-LOWNDES CTY APT AUTH 1750 ARPT RD VALDOSTA, GA 31601 Phone 229-333-1833 |
| Manager: | JIM GALLOWAY 1750 AIRPORT ROAD VALDOSTA, GA 31601 Phone 229-333-1833 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 53 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 36 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 52/day * | | 43% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | 17% | military | | 10% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | RY 04/22 HAS 25 FT PAVED SHOULDERS WITH VEGETATION; RY 13/31 HAS 37.5 FT PAVED SHOULDERS. |
| - | RY 13/31 CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS. |
| - | CONTRACT JET A FUEL AVAILABLE FROM FBO FOR MIL ACFT. |
| - | RY 13/31 NW 860 FT NOT VISIBLE FROM THE TWR DUE TO TREES. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 35 | |
download (303KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (246KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (292KB) |
| VOR RWY 17 | |
download (170KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (235KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVAD - Moody Air Force Base (12 nm N)
4J5 - Quitman Brooks County Airport (16 nm W)
15J - Cook County Airport (23 nm NW)
4J2 - Berrien County Airport (26 nm N)
KHOE - Homerville Airport (31 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 00:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 00:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:30:28 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 05:30:28 |
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| METAR |
| KVLD | 180853Z AUTO 19003KT 9SM CLR 19/16 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01890161 55005
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KVAD 12nm N | 180858Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01820174 55005 $
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| TAF |
| KVLD | 180524Z 1806/1906 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 FM180900 00000KT 2SM BR SKC FM181300 20005KT P6SM SCT070 SCT150
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KVAD 12nm N | 1721/1822 16006KT 9999 FEW150 QNH2995INS BECMG 1802/1803 VRB03KT 9999 BKN020 QNH3000INS BECMG 1813/1814 18009KT 9999 BKN030 QNH3000INS TEMPO 1817/1822 20009KT 4800 -TSRA SCT015 OVC020CB T32/1721Z T17/1812Z AMD 172145 LAST NO AMDS AFT 1721 NEXT 2008
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