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KVPC Cartersville Airport
Cartersville, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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
RMGr099/13.6ROME VORTAC115.4001E
PDKr303/31.1PEACHTREE VOR/DME116.6005W
ATLr330/36.1ATLANTA VORTAC116.9005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CARTERSVILLE187/4.630804WEVZ . ...- --..
CALHOUN169/17.132302WOUK --- ..- -.-
FLOYD126/18.938802WOYD --- -.-- -..
CHERO252/19.541505WDJD -.. .--- -..
PICKENS COUNTY228/27.828504WJZP .--- --.. .--.
CARROLLTON027/36.327804WGPQ --. .--. --.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
Parking: 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: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 34-06.914917N34-07.862780N
Longitude: 084-50.957112W084-50.887690W
Elevation: 758.2 ft.730.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 007 magnetic, 003 true187 magnetic, 183 true
Displaced threshold: 740 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 55 ft. trees, 686 ft. from runway, 255 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
APPROACH SLOPE IS 25:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD, 43' TREES 1204 FEET OUT AND 410 FEET LEFT.
17 ft. trees, 465 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear

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: 145
Single engine airplanes: 80
Multi engine airplanes: 25
Jet airplanes: 22
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 17
    
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 2011

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.
BE ADVISED - GRASS STRIP 4.9 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
AWSON TWO **CHANGED**   2 pages: [1] [2] (290KB)
BUNNI THREE   download (195KB)
DIFFI TWO   download (159KB)
JRAMS THREE (RNAV) **NEW**   download (192KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 **CHANGED**   download (229KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 **CHANGED**   download (213KB)
LOC RWY 19   download (219KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (169KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (19KB)

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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Area around KVPC (Cartersville Airport)
 
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From to KVPC

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0910:09
Sunrise06:3710:37
Sunset20:3500:35
Evening civil twilight21:0301:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 09:18:11
Local (UTC-4)  18-May-2013 05:18:11
 
METAR
KVPC 180903Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM FEW013 BKN070 OVC080 19/18 A3003 RMK AO2
KPUJ 
13nm S 
180855Z AUTO 16004KT 7SM VCTS SCT007 BKN060 OVC090 19/19 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W
KRYY 
14nm SE 
180247Z 00000KT 10SM OVC065 19/17 A3008
TAF
KRYY 
14nm SE 
180557Z 1806/1906 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA BKN070 OVC100 FM180900 22003KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT012 BKN040 FM181600 23007KT 6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN100 PROB30 1816/1822 5SM -TSRA BKN040CB AMD NOT SKED TIL 181200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Phoenix Air 770-382-9800
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $6.26 $5.35 
 Updated 14-May-2013
 
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FS=Full service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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THE DELUXE INN 4.3 58-139
 

Other hotels near Cartersville Airport

Miles Price ($)
KNIGHTS INN CARTERSVILLE GA 4.8 45-52
HILTON GARDEN INN CARTERSVILLE 4.9 118-169
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES CARTERSVILLE 5.5 99-104

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Cartersville Airport

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1 in White
7 in Acworth
22 in Kennesaw
4 in Adairsville
3 in Hiram
4 in Woodstock
 

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