FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VMR |
| Lat/Long: | 42-45-55.0000N / 096-56-03.3000W 42-45.916667N / 096-56.055000W 42.7652778 / -96.9342500 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1146.7 ft. / 349.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of VERMILLION, SD |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 57069 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1957 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HON (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTIVATE MIRL RY 12/30, PAPI RY 12 AND RY 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| SIOUX CITY APPROACH: | 124.6 [0500-0000] |
| SIOUX CITY DEPARTURE: | 124.6 [0500-0000] |
- AUTOMATED UNICOM.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.1/269.0 (SIOUX CITY RCAG) WHEN SIOUX CITY APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| YKNr108/21.9 | | YANKTON VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 07E |
| SUXr304/37.0 | | SIOUX CITY VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4105 x 75 ft. / 1251 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 42-46.115868N | | 42-45.718563N |
| Longitude: | 096-56.426303W | | 096-55.684580W |
| Elevation: | 1144.9 ft. | | 1145.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 126 true | | 300 magnetic, 306 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 68 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF VERMILLION 25 CENTER ST. VERMILLION, SD 57069 Phone 605-624-7050 |
| Manager: | DENNY MARTENS 25 CENTER ST. VERMILLION, SD 57069 Phone 605-677-8159 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 121/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 19 December 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 (4 CLICKS TO MINNEAPOLIS CENTER) |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (203KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0B4 - Hartington Municipal Airport / Bud Becker Field (17 nm SW)
KYKN - Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (22 nm NW)
KLCG - Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field (31 nm S)
KSUX - Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (33 nm SE)
KLRJ - Le Mars Municipal Airport (33 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Hamilton
Photo taken 07-Nov-2009
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 11:02 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunset | | 20:32 | | 01:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:03 | | 02:03 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 14:37:06 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 09:37:06 |
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| METAR |
| KVMR | SuperAWOS
131435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 19/16 A3019
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| TAF |
KSUX 33nm SE | 131124Z 1312/1412 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM131600 02007KT P6SM SCT050 SCT080 FM140100 07004KT P6SM SCT080 FM140500 11004KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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