FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VSF |
| Lat/Long: | 43-20-37.0640N / 072-31-02.3250W 43-20.617733N / 072-31.038750W 43.3436289 / -72.5173125 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 577 ft. / 175.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of SPRINGFIELD, VT |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 05150 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VSF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | JUN-SEP 0800-1900, OCT-MAY 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA-1600 (1023); MULTI-ENGINE TPA-2100 (1523). |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.425 (802-886-6006) |
| WX ASOS at LEB (19 nm NE): | 118.65 (603-298-8780) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY BURLINGTON RADIO ON FREQ 122.5 (SPRINGFIELD RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 134.7/381.4 (LEBANON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RUTr135/21.8 | | RUTLAND VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 15W |
| LEBr228/24.0 | | LEBANON VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 15W |
| EENr357/34.4 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SPRINGFIELD | | 049/5.3 | | 265 | | 15W | | SXD | ... -..- -.. |
| CLAREMONT | | 272/6.6 | | 233 | | 16W | | CNH | -.-. -. .... |
| WHITE RIVER | | 206/13.2 | | 379 | | 16W | | IVV | .. ...- ...- |
| HANOVER | | 229/26.1 | | 276 | | 15W | | LAH | .-.. .- .... |
| SMUTO | | 154/29.0 | | 221 | | 15W | | DYO | -.. -.-- --- |
| MOUNT SNOW | | 046/29.2 | | 224 | | 15W | | VWD | ...- .-- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5498 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 32.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | EFFECTIVE GRADIENT 0.31% UP SW. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 43-20.335067N | | 43-21.079550N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.276033W | | 072-30.571117W |
| Elevation: | 571.0 ft. | | 554.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% DOWN | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 035 true | | 230 magnetic, 215 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 407 ft. from runway, 183 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 44 ft. trees, 969 ft. from runway, 249 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 43-20.504167N | | 43-20.429167N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.580500W | | 072-30.911500W |
| Elevation: | 576.0 ft. | | 568.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 114 magnetic, 099 true | | 294 magnetic, 279 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 549 ft. from runway, 177 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 11 ft. tree, 302 ft. from runway, 144 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT; GUY ROUELLE 133 STATE ST MONTPELIER, VT 05602 Phone 802-828-1083 |
| Manager: | CRAIG CHAMBERLAIN 15 AIRPORT ROAD NO. SPRINGFIELD, VT 05150 Phone 802-886-8594 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 46 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 76/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 January 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| E143 | LOC ONLY |
| - | CFR NOT AVBL ON ARPT. |
| - | RY CONDS MAY NOT BE MONITORED OR REPORTED WHEN THE ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | APRON & TWYS A & B PAVEMENT CAPACITY IS S-46 & D-62. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREA WEST OF ARPT. |
| - | RY 23 IS PREFERRED FOR DAY, VFR, NO WIND CONDITIONS. |
| - | MAINTAIN RECOMMENDED PATTERN ALTITUDE ON DOWNWIND LEG FOR RY 05. |
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 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (234KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 05 | |
download (292KB) |
| LOC-A | |
download (211KB) |
| NDB-B | |
download (187KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCNH - Claremont Municipal Airport (7 nm E)
KLEB - Lebanon Municipal Airport (19 nm NE)
KRUT - Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (22 nm NW)
KEEN - Dillant-Hopkins Airport (29 nm S)
4V8 - Mount Snow Airport (29 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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As seen circa 2008
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunset | | 16:19 | | 21:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:50 | | 21:50 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 05:57:45 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Nov-2009 00:57:45 |
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| METAR |
| KVSF | 230454Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC015 M01/M02 A3051 RMK AO2 SLP337 T10061017 401111017
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KLEB 20nm NE | 230553Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC014 03/00 A3050 RMK AO2 SLP331 T00280000 10028 21011 51011
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| TAF |
KLEB 20nm NE | 230341Z 2304/2324 00000KT 6SM BR BKN012 TEMPO 2304/2308 3SM BR BKN008 FM230800 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC001 FM231400 VRB02KT P6SM BKN020 FM231600 04003KT P6SM SCT250
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KRUT 22nm NW | 222331Z 2300/2324 12004KT P6SM SKC FM230600 13004KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 2307/2311 4SM BR SCT008 BKN025 FM231800 13007KT P6SM BKN035 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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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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