FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 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 07-Nov-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 14:29 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 15:00 |
| Sunset | | 16:49 | | 00:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 01:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Nov-2009 22:27:03 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 07-Nov-2009 14:27:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KVUO | 072153Z AUTO VRB06KT 9SM -RA OVC041 09/06 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP137 P0008 T00940061
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KPDX
3nm SE | 072153Z 19016G21KT 7SM -RA OVC043 09/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 P0018 T00890061 $
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KTTD
11nm SE | 072153Z 19006KT 6SM -RA BR BKN035 OVC045 08/08 A2996 RMK AO2 TSE2054 SLP146 P0027 T00780078
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KSPB
12nm NW | 072153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW095 08/06 A2993 RMK AO2 RAB11E30 SLP135 P0000 T00830056
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KHIO
13nm W | 072153Z 18011G19KT 10SM -RA FEW046 OVC060 08/07 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP137 P0005 T00780067
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| TAF |
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KPDX
3nm SE | 071958Z 0720/0818 24008G18KT 6SM -RA SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 0720/0723 3SM TSRAGS SCT015 BKN025CB FM072300 18010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 FM081200 16010KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025
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KTTD
11nm SE | 071739Z 0718/0818 16008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 0720/0724 4SM TSRAGS BKN025CB FM080100 19006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 FM081200 16008KT 5SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025
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KHIO
13nm W | 071955Z 0720/0818 24008G18KT 5SM RA BR BKN025 OVC040 TEMPO 0720/0722 1 1/2SM +TSRAGS BKN015CB FM072200 24008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 FM080100 19007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 FM081100 VRB05KT 5SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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