FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JANUARY 2019
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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 98661 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 01/1939 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | VUO (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | NOV-MAR 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 |
WX ASOS: | 135.125 (360-696-1280) |
PORTLAND APPROACH: | 118.1 100-279 (HIGH) 124.35 |
PORTLAND DEPARTURE: | 124.35 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.0 |
WX ASOS at PDX (3 nm SE): | PHONE (503) 493-7687 |
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 |
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 |
BANKS | | 076/16.3 | | 356 | | 16E | | 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 fair 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 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 fair condition | | basic, in fair 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. | | 31 ft. tree, 280 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear +18' POLES MARKED & LGTD AT 50'; +16' DIKE AT 115', 6' FENCE AT 130'. |
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: | JOE WALKER PO BOX 1995 VANCOUVER, WA 98660 Phone 360-487-8619 CELL 360-904-9007 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 130 | Single engine airplanes: | | 121 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 144/day * | 65% | transient general aviation | 35% | local general aviation | <1% | military | <1% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2016 | |
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. |
- | ARRIVALS CTC PEARSON ADVISORY ON 119.0 PRIOR TO ENTERING SPECIAL FLIGHT RULES AREA FOR TFC AND WAKE TURBULENCE ADVISORIES. DEP CTC PEARSON ADVISORY ON 119.0 PRIOR TO DEP. |
- | AVOID OVERFLYING THE FORT VANCOUVER STOCKADE (NATIONAL PARK), LCT 360 FT NORTH OF THE WEST END OF RWY 8-26. |
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 from 31 January 2019 at 0901Z to 28 February 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Adam S. Queen
Taken in July 2014
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 17-Feb-2019
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 14:40 |
Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 15:10 |
Sunset | | 17:39 | | 01:39 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:09 | | 02:09 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-Feb-2019 19:06:13 |
Local (UTC-8) | 17-Feb-2019 11:06:13 |
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METAR |
KVUO | 171853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT018 OVC024 04/01 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP216 T00390011
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KPDX 3nm SE | 171853Z 00000KT 10SM SCT011 BKN022 04/01 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP218 T00440011
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KTTD 11nm SE | 171853Z 00000KT 10SM FEW041 06/01 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215 T00560011
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KSPB 12nm NW | 171853Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM BKN017 OVC021 06/01 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP216 T00560006
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KHIO 13nm W | 171855Z 00000KT 10SM OVC015 03/M01 A3017 RMK AO2 T00281006
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TAF |
KPDX 3nm SE | 171728Z 1718/1818 00000KT P6SM SCT010 OVC021 FM172100 35004KT P6SM SCT025 FM180600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 FM181200 15002KT P6SM BKN025
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KTTD 11nm SE | 171728Z 1718/1818 00000KT P6SM BKN007 OVC015 FM171900 35003KT P6SM SCT012 FM180600 08002KT P6SM BKN040
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KHIO 13nm W | 171728Z 1718/1818 VRB03KT 6SM BR BKN009 OVC012 FM171900 00000KT P6SM OVC014 FM172000 35004KT P6SM SCT010 FM180500 33002KT P6SM BKN035 FM180900 00000KT 2SM BR BKN005
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NOTAMs |
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