FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 24 MAY 2018
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 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 |
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| 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 | | 284/9.4 | | 332 | | 16E | | LBH | .-.. -... .... |
| 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: | F.T. WILLY WILLIAMSON
PO BOX 1995
VANCOUVER, WA 98660
Phone 360-487-8619 |
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 24 May 2018 at 0901Z to 21 June 2018 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 Adam S. Queen
Taken in July 2014
looking north.
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 26-May-2018
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| 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 |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-May-2018 01:21:08 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 26-May-2018 18:21:08 |
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| METAR |
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| KVUO | 270053Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM BKN070 18/09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01830089
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KPDX
3nm SE | 270053Z 28006KT 10SM FEW045 BKN065 19/07 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01890072
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KTTD
11nm SE | 270053Z 33003KT 10SM OVC065 18/08 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01830078
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KSPB
12nm NW | 270053Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM SCT045 BKN055 OVC070 19/09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01890089
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KHIO
13nm W | 270053Z 05004KT 10SM OVC060 19/09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP218 T01940089
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KPDX
3nm SE | 262052Z 2621/2718 26007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060 FM270000 33008KT P6SM BKN050 FM270800 33004KT P6SM SCT050 FM271200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
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KTTD
11nm SE | 261733Z 2618/2718 VRB03KT P6SM BKN025 OVC035 FM262000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 OVC035 FM262200 27004KT P6SM SCT035 OVC045 FM270000 27006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN050 FM270500 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 FM271000 VRB03KT P6SM OVC035
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KHIO
13nm W | 261733Z 2618/2718 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC040 FM262100 26005KT P6SM SCT035 OVC045 FM262300 33007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN050 FM270400 33005KT P6SM SCT050 FM271100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW015 SCT035
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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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