FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VMR |
| Lat/Long: | 42-45-55.0000N / 096-56-03.3170W 42-45.916667N / 096-56.055283W 42.7652778 / -96.9342547 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1146 ft. / 349.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of VERMILLION, SD |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN ACTIVATE MIRL RY 12/30, PAPI RY 12 AND RY 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-A: | 122.8 (617-262-3825) |
| SIOUX CITY APPROACH: | 124.6 [0500-0000] |
| SIOUX CITY DEPARTURE: | 124.6 [0500-0000] |
- 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 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: | 42-46.115863N | | 42-45.718562N |
| Longitude: | 096-56.426328W | | 096-55.684570W |
| Elevation: | 1144.2 ft. | | 1144.5 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) PAPI RY 30 OTS INDEFLY. |
| 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: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 20/day * | | 70% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 29 October 2011 | |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (262KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (55KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 13:30 |
| Sunset | | 17:54 | | 23:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:23 | | 00:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 12:44:22 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 06:44:22 |
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| METAR |
| KVMR | SuperAWOS
121215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM M14/M22 A3040
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| TAF |
KSUX 33nm SE | 121122Z 1212/1312 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM121700 19012KT P6SM SCT250 FM122300 17010KT P6SM BKN200 FM130500 15010KT P6SM OVC090 FM130900 14009KT 1SM -SN OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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