FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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 | |
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 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunset | | 18:05 | | 22:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:34 | | 22:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 00:00:27 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 20:00:27 |
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| METAR |
| KVSF | 162254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01330100
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KLEB 20nm NE | 162253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01330100
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| TAF |
KLEB 20nm NE | 161907Z 1619/1718 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 FM162100 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM170200 00000KT 4SM BR VCSH SCT040 BKN080 FM170900 VRB03KT 1/2SM FG VCSH OVC004 FM171400 25006KT P6SM FEW030 BKN100
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KRUT 22nm NW | 161730Z 1618/1718 13010KT P6SM SCT030 OVC070 FM170500 15010KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN030 FM171400 25008KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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