FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VSF |
| Lat/Long: | 43-20-37.4000N / 072-31-02.2000W 43-20.623333N / 072-31.036667W 43.3437222 / -72.5172778 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 578 ft. / 176.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of SPRINGFIELD, VT |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 0900-1700, OCT-MAY 0900-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA-1600 (1023); MULTI-ENGINE TPA-2100 (1523). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 | | 049/5.4 | | 265 | | 15W | | SXD | ... -..- -.. |
| CLAREMONT | | 273/6.6 | | 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: | 5501 x 100 ft. / 1677 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: | 43-20.335065N | | 43-21.079978N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.276235W | | 072-30.570868W |
| Elevation: | 570.9 ft. | | 554.2 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: | 27 ft. trees, 403 ft. from runway, 131 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear RY 05 HAS +35 FT TREES, 0-200 FT FM END OF RY 250 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 52 ft. trees, 952 ft. from runway, 243 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear RY 23 HAS 1-20 FT TREES, 0-200 FT FM END OF RY 175-250 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
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 |
| Gradient: | W |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 43-20.503808N | | 43-20.429695N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.580373W | | 072-30.911440W |
| Elevation: | 575.9 ft. | | 568.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.2% UP |
| 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 | | none |
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: | STATE OF VERMONT 15 AIRPORT ROAD NO. SPRINGFIELD, VT 05150 Phone 802-886-7500 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 36 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 127/week * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 20 November 2012 | |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (192KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 05 | |
download (227KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (178KB) |
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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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 09:23 |
| Sunrise | | 05:54 | | 09:54 |
| Sunset | | 19:56 | | 23:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:27 | | 00:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 16:22:08 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 12:22:08 |
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| METAR |
| KVSF | 131554Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM +RA BR BKN003 BKN033 OVC044 17/16 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP102 P0027 T01670161
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KLEB 20nm NE | 131553Z 00000KT 2SM -RA BR SCT003 BKN060 OVC090 18/17 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP088 P0011 T01830172
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KLEB 20nm NE | 131124Z 1312/1412 00000KT P6SM OVC050 FM131300 19003KT 5SM -SHRA OVC030 FM131600 17007KT 2SM SHRA BR OVC015 FM140700 25005KT P6SM BKN045
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KRUT 22nm NW | 131238Z 1313/1412 14005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC035 FM131400 16007KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC025 FM131900 18006KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM140000 15005KT P6SM OVC035 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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