FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VUO |
| Lat/Long: | 45-37-13.6290N / 122-39-23.3580W
45-37.227150N / 122-39.389300W
45.6204525 / -122.6564883
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 28.6 ft. / 8.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (2015) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of VANCOUVER, WA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 98661 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1939 |
| Sectional chart: | SEATTLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VUO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-MAR MON-FRI 0800-1700, APR-OCT 0800-1800 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1028.6 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26-CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.0 |
| UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.125 (360-696-1280) |
| PORTLAND APPROACH: | 118.1(100-279) 124.35 |
| PORTLAND DEPARTURE: | 124.35 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.0 121.65 |
| WX ASOS at PDX (3 nm SE): | PHONE 503-284-6771 |
| WX ASOS at TTD (12 nm E): | 135.625 (503-492-2887) |
| WX ASOS at SPB (12 nm NW): | 135.875 (503-543-6401) |
| WX ASOS at HIO (13 nm W): | PHONE 503-640-2984 |
- ARRIVALS CONTACT PEARSON ADVISORY ON 119.0 PRIOR TO ENTERING CLASS D AIRSPACE FOR TRAFFIC AND WAKE TURBULENCE ADVISORIES, DEPARTURES CONTACT PEARSON ADVISORY ON 119.0 PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
- CLASS D VFR ADVSY SVC FREQ 119.0.
- VANCOUVER RCO 122.35 (SEATTLE RADIO)
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PDXr287/2.6 | | PORTLAND VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 20E |
| BTGr179/8.1 | | BATTLE GROUND VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 21E |
| UBGr019/21.0 | | NEWBERG VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 21E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LAKER | | 280/9.4 | | 332 | | 20E | | LBH | .-.. -... .... |
| BANKS | | 071/16.3 | | 356 | | 21E | | PND | .--. -. -.. |
| KELSO | | 145/33.8 | | 256 | | 17E | | LSO | .-.. ... --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS BY CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3275 x 60 ft. / 998 x 18 m
RWY 08/26 860 FT STOPWAY ON WEST END. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
RY 26 THR RELOCATED 762 FT FOR NIGHT OPERATIONS; 2513 FT OF RY 08/26 LGTD AT NIGHT. |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 45-37.265567N | | 45-37.188717N |
| Longitude: | 122-39.769400W | | 122-39.009200W |
| Elevation: | 28.6 ft. | | 22.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 098 true | | 262 magnetic, 278 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 762 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:3275 TODA:3275 ASDA:3065 LDA:3065 | | TORA:3275 TODA:3275 ASDA:3275 LDA:2513 |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.75 degrees glide path)
VASI RY 08 UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG L & R OF RY CENTERLINE. | | 2-light PAPI on right |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 218 ft. brdg, 2647 ft. from runway, 482 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
+8' POLE AT 100', 170' R. | | 33 ft. tree, 480 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear
+18' POLES MARKED & LGTD AT 50'; +16' DIKE AT 115'. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned
CITY OF VANCOUVER AND NPS. |
| Owner: | CITY OF VANCOUVER
PO BOX 1995
VANCOUVER, WA 98660
Phone 360-487-8619 |
| Manager: | F.T. WILLY WILLIAMSON
PO BOX 1995
VANCOUVER, WA 98660
Phone 360-487-8619 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 110 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 106 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 146/day * | | 64% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 11 June 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WHEN OPERG OVER THE RY CNTRLN OR RY CNTRLN EXTDD - MAINTAIN AT OR BLO 700 FT MSL DUE TO TFC & WAKE TURBULENCE FROM OVERFLYING ACFT TO/FROM PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL ARPT (PDX) RY 10L/28R. PDX RY 10L/28R EXTDD CNTRLN CROSSES PEARSON RY 08 THLD. |
| - | GEESE ON AND INVOF 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| LDA-A | |
download (244KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (35KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (223KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPDX - Portland International Airport (3 nm SE)
KTTD - Portland-Troutdale Airport (12 nm E)
KSPB - Scappoose Industrial Airpark (12 nm NW)
KHIO - Portland-Hillsboro Airport (13 nm W)
KUAO - Aurora State Airport (23 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Robert Wolf
Photo taken 01-Feb-2013
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Pearson Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 14:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 14:30 |
| Sunset | | 18:23 | | 01:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:53 | | 01:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 00:33:27 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Oct-2013 17:33:27 |
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| METAR |
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| KVUO | 162253Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01830056
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KPDX
3nm SE | 162253Z 29005KT 10SM SCT260 18/06 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01780056
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KTTD
11nm SE | 162253Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01780067
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KSPB
12nm NW | 162253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP197 T01780094
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KHIO
13nm W | 162253Z 34003KT 10SM CLR 19/05 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01890050
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KPDX
3nm SE | 161721Z 1618/1718 34006KT P6SM SKC FM171100 32004KT 6SM BR SKC
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KTTD
11nm SE | 161721Z 1618/1718 09004KT P6SM SKC FM171100 00000KT 6SM BR SKC
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KHIO
13nm W | 161721Z 1618/1718 31005KT P6SM SKC FM171100 00000KT 5SM BR FEW004
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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