FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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 | |
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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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunrise | | 07:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunset | | 19:04 | | 23:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:29 | | 23:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 13:37:08 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 09:37:08 |
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| METAR |
| KVPC | 160953Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM SCT041 13/12 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01280122
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KPUJ 13nm S | 161055Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC035 15/15 A3006 RMK AO2
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KRYY 14nm SE | 160247Z 13004KT 10SM OVC029 17/13 A3010
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| TAF |
KRYY 14nm SE | 160520Z 1606/1706 09002KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 1610/1613 BKN030 FM161500 15003KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 FM161800 20004KT P6SM BKN040 FM162300 19002KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060 PROB30 1702/1706 5SM -SHRA BR BKN030 AMD NOT SKED TIL 161200
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