FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VPC |
| Lat/Long: | 34-07-23.3309N / 084-50-55.3441W 34-07.388848N / 084-50.922402W 34.1231475 / -84.8487067 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 759 ft. / 231.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of CARTERSVILLE, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30120 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1969 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VPC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2100 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1041 FT AGL, TPA FOR JET & TURBOPROP ACFT 1541 FT AGL, TPA FOR ULTRALIGHT ACFT 541 FT AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | HIRL RY 01/19, PAPI RYS 01 & 19 AND REIL RY 19 OPER DUSK-2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX ASOS: | 120.525 (770-606-0375) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 121.0 [0645-2300] |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 121.0 [0645-2300] |
| WX AWOS-3 at PUJ (13 nm S): | 126.225 (770-445-3870) |
| WX AWOS-3 at RYY (14 nm SE): | PHONE 770-425-3406 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RMGr099/13.6 | | ROME VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 01E |
| PDKr303/31.1 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 05W |
| ATLr330/36.1 | | ATLANTA VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CARTERSVILLE | | 187/4.6 | | 308 | | 04W | | EVZ | . ...- --.. |
| CALHOUN | | 169/17.1 | | 323 | | 02W | | OUK | --- ..- -.- |
| FLOYD | | 126/18.9 | | 388 | | 02W | | OYD | --- -.-- -.. |
| CHERO | | 252/19.5 | | 415 | | 05W | | DJD | -.. .--- -.. |
| PICKENS COUNTY | | 228/27.8 | | 285 | | 04W | | JZP | .--- --.. .--. |
| CARROLLTON | | 027/36.3 | | 278 | | 04W | | GPQ | --. .--. --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5760 x 100 ft. / 1756 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 34-06.914917N | | 34-07.862780N |
| Longitude: | 084-50.957112W | | 084-50.887690W |
| Elevation: | 758.2 ft. | | 730.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 003 true | | 187 magnetic, 183 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 740 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 52 ft. trees, 668 ft. from runway, 255 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear APPROACH SLOPE IS 25:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD, 43' TREES 1204 FEET OUT AND 410 FEET LEFT. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CARTSVL BARTOW ARPT AUTH PO BOX 323 CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120 Phone 770-382-1822 |
| Manager: | ROBERT HITE PO BOX 323 CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120 Phone 770-386-8299 FBO PHONE NUMBER 770-382-9800. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 146 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 81 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Jet airplanes: | | 22 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 17 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 138/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 10% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 08 June 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT/LSA ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT/LSA TFC PAT INSIDE NORMAL PAT WITH CENTRAL THIRD OF RY 01/19 DSGND ULTRALIGHT/LSA LNDG & TKOF AREA. ULTRALIGHT/LSA PAT ENTRY CROSSES FIELD APRXLY 2000 FT FROM EITHER APCH END AT 541 FT AGL. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU A80 CD & FLT SVCS. |
| - | GRASS STRIP 4.9 NM NW OF ARPT. |
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.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| AWSON TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (290KB) |
| BUNNI THREE | |
download (195KB) |
| DIFFI TWO | |
download (159KB) |
| JRAMS THREE (RNAV) | |
download (192KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (229KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (213KB) |
| LOC RWY 19 | |
download (219KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (169KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPUJ - Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport (13 nm S)
KRYY - Cobb County Airport-Mc Collum Field (14 nm SE)
4A4 - Polk County Airport- Cornelius Moore Field (16 nm SW)
KCZL - Tom B. David Field Airport (20 nm N)
KRMG - Richard B Russell Airport (21 nm NW)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 10:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 11:00 |
| Sunset | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:55 | | 00:55 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 05:54:11 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 01:54:11 |
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| METAR |
| KVPC | 130353Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 22/22 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02220217
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KPUJ 13nm S | 130455Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM SCT050 24/23 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
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KRYY 14nm SE | 130247Z 21004KT 10SM SCT150 23/21 A3004
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| TAF |
KRYY 14nm SE | 121731Z 1218/1318 29006KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 TEMPO 1218/1222 VRB10G20KT 3SM TSRA BR BKN035CB FM130300 26003KT P6SM BKN070 FM131000 27003KT 6SM BR BKN025 FM131200 28005KT P6SM BKN035 FM131600 28007KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
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