FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MAY 2022
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 |
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 PAPI RWY 26; MIRL RWY 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 503-615-4314 |
- 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.
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY SEATTLE RADIO ON FREQ 122.35 (VANCOUVER RCO).
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 | .--. -. -.. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 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 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
Latitude: | 45-37.265567N | | 45-37.188717N |
Longitude: | 122-39.769400W | | 122-39.009200W |
Elevation: | 28.6 ft. | | 22.2 ft. |
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 good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.75 degrees glide path) VASI RWY 08 UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG L OR R OF RWY CNTRLN. | | 2-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |
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 | | 31 ft. tree, 280 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear +16 FT DIKE AT 115 FT, 6 FT FENCE AT 130 FT. |
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: | GUY LENNON PO BOX 1995 VANCOUVER, WA 98660 Phone 360-487-8619 CELL 360-904-9007 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 89 | Single engine airplanes: | | 83 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | Helicopters: | | 1 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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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 2019 | |
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. |
- | AVOID OVERFLYING THE FORT VANCOUVER STOCKADE (NATIONAL PARK), LCT 360 FT NORTH OF THE WEST END OF RWY 8-26. |
- | ARRIVALS CTC PEARSON ADZY ON 119.0 PRIOR TO ENTERING SPL FLT RULES AREA (SFRA) FOR TFC & WAKE TURB ADZYS, DEPS CTC PEARSON ADZY ON 119.0 PRIOR TO DEP. --MANDATORY VFR ADVZY SVC FREQ 119.0 --SPL FLT RULES AREA - FAR 93.163 --REFER TO CHART SUPPL SPL NOTICE FOR FULL PROC APCH AT 866-640-4124. |
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 19 May 2022 at 0901Z to 16 June 2022 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS)-B **NEW** | |
download (252KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (187KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (523KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPDX - Portland International Airport (3 nm SE)
KTTD - Portland-Troutdale Airport (12 nm E)
KSPB - Scappoose Airport (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 26-May-2022
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:53 | | 11:53 |
Sunrise | | 05:30 | | 12:30 |
Sunset | | 20:46 | | 03:46 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:22 | | 04:22 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 27-May-2022 02:01:40 |
Local (UTC-7) | 26-May-2022 19:01:40 |
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METAR |
KVUO | 270153Z AUTO 19006KT 4SM -TSRA FEW050 OVC065 19/13 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB10E20B37 TSB53 PRESRR SLP112 P0002 T01890128
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KPDX 3nm SE | 270156Z 21012G19KT 4SM VCTS RA FEW040 OVC060 19/14 A2986 RMK AO2 OCNL LTG DSNT NW CB DSNT NW P0000 T01890139
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KTTD 11nm SE | 270153Z 17006KT 10SM OVC085 21/14 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W RAB20E49 SLP107 P0000 T02060139
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KSPB 12nm NW | 270153Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM FEW033 SCT040 OVC080 18/16 A2982 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE RAB09E50 SLP099 P0003 T01830156
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KHIO 13nm W | 270153Z 15010KT 9SM -RA FEW050 BKN075 OVC095 17/14 A2984 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SLP104 P0002 T01670144
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TAF |
KPDX 3nm SE | 262057Z 2621/2718 29008KT P6SM FEW080 BKN120 OVC250 FM271000 20005KT P6SM -RA SCT015 BKN030 FM271200 22005KT P6SM -RA SCT035 OVC060
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KTTD 11nm SE | 261720Z 2618/2718 00000KT P6SM SCT120 FM262100 25005KT P6SM -RA OVC090 FM270900 21005KT P6SM -RA SCT025 OVC040
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KHIO 13nm W | 261720Z 2618/2718 VRB03KT P6SM OVC100 FM262100 VRB04KT P6SM -RA OVC080 FM271000 20005KT P6SM -RA BKN035 FM271200 22005KT P6SM -RA SCT035 OVC060
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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