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KVPC Cartersville Airport
Cartersville, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: 0800-2100
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: DUSK-DAWN
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)

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
PDKr300/31.1PEACHTREE VOR/DME116.6002W
ATLr325/36.1ATLANTA VORTAC116.9000W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CARTERSVILLE187/4.630804WEVZ . ...- --..
CALHOUN169/17.132302WOUK --- ..- -.-
FLOYD126/18.938802WOYD --- -.-- -..
CHERO251/19.541504WDJD -.. .--- -..
PICKENS COUNTY228/27.828504WJZP .--- --.. .--.
CARROLLTON025/36.327802WGPQ --. .--. --.-

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
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 46 ft. trees, 660 ft. from runway, 300 ft. both sides of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
APPPROACH SLOPE IS 28:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD, 43' TREES 1204 FEET OUT AND 410 FEET LEFT.
25 ft. trees, 750 ft. from runway, 370 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 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: 77
Multi engine airplanes: 28
Jet airplanes: 21
Helicopters: 2
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 23 April 2009

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
AWSON ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (341KB)
BUNNI TWO   download (218KB)
MIKEE FOUR   download (186KB)
TRBOW EIGHT   download (295KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (249KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19   download (220KB)
LOC RWY 19   download (252KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (201KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (19KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPUJ - Paulding County Regional 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 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3911:39
Sunrise07:0612:06
Sunset17:4122:41
Evening civil twilight18:0723:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 02:39:58
Local (UTC-5)  07-Nov-2009 21:39:58
 
METAR
KVPC 080153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP241 T00780056
KRYY 
14nm SE 
080150Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 09/07 A3026
TAF
KRYY 
14nm SE 
072328Z 0800/0824 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0810/0812 6SM BR FM081400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM081700 13005KT P6SM SCT250 AMD NOT SKED 0804/0812
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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 
$4.69 
Jet A 
$3.52 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Cartersville Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Cartersville Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KVPC have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN CARTERSVILLE 4.3 65-70
 

Other hotels near Cartersville Airport

Miles Price ($)
BUDGET HOST INN CARTERSVILLE 3.4 44-80
KNIGHTS INN CARTERSVILLE GA 4.8 54-65
HILTON GARDEN INN CARTERSVILLE 4.9 161-209
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES CARTERSVILLE 5.5 109-110

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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2 in White
7 in Acworth
24 in Kennesaw
4 in Adairsville
3 in Hiram
4 in Woodstock
 

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