FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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: | 25 ft. / 7.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 19E (1985) |
| 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 0830-1730, APR-OCT MON-FRI 0800-2000 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1025 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.125 (360-696-1280) |
| PORTLAND APPROACH: | 118.1(100-279) 124.35 |
| PORTLAND DEPARTURE: | 124.35 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 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) |
- ARRIVALS CONTACT PORTLAND ATCT ON 119.0 PRIOR TO ENTERING CLASS D AIRSPACE FOR TRAFFIC AND WAKE TURBULENCE ADVISORIES.
- DEPARTURES CONTACT PORTLAND ATCT ON 119.0 PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
- VFR ADVSY SVC FREQ 119.0.
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 | | 141/33.8 | | 256 | | 21E | | 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 08 THR RELOCATED 762 FT FOR NIGHT OPERATIONS; 2513 FT OF RY 08/26 LGTD AT NIGHT. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 45-37.265567N | | 45-37.188717N |
| Longitude: | 122-39.769400W | | 122-39.009200W |
| Elevation: | 25.1 ft. | | 18.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 098 true | | 259 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 good condition | | basic, in good 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: | yes | | 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. | | 36 ft. tree, 1056 ft. from runway, 23:1 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 360-619-1295 |
| Manager: | F.T. WILLY WILLIAMSON
PO BOX 1995
VANCOUVER, WA 98660
Phone 360-619-1295 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 175 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 170 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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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 31 March 2008 | |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| LDA-A | |
download (225KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (94KB) |
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
Taken early March 2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunrise | | 05:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunset | | 21:02 | | 04:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:39 | | 04:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 09:52:40 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 04-Jul-2009 02:52:40 |
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| METAR |
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| KVUO | 040853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01670100 53008
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KPDX
3nm SE | 040853Z 03004KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01940106 51007
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KTTD
11nm SE | 040853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 33026/0805 SLP141 T01670122 51010
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KSPB
12nm NW | 040853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01440094 53006
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KHIO
13nm W | 040853Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01440089 52005
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| TAF |
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KPDX
3nm SE | 040520Z 0406/0506 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM042100 33007KT P6SM SKC
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KTTD
11nm SE | 040520Z 0406/0506 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM042200 28006KT P6SM SKC
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KHIO
13nm W | 040520Z 0406/0506 31008KT P6SM SKC FM040800 00000KT P6SM SKC FM050000 31008KT P6SM SKC
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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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