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KVVS Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport
Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: VVS
Lat/Long: 39-57-33.0010N / 079-39-25.6980W
39-57.550017N / 079-39.428300W
39.9591669 / -79.6571383
(estimated)
Elevation: 1267 ft. / 386.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 08W (1990)
From city: 4 miles SW of CONNELLSVILLE, PA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 15431

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AOO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800 - 1900
Pattern altitude: 2067 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 05/23 & 14/32 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee: yes, LDG FEE FOR ALL ACFT OVER 6000 LBS GWT; WAIVED FOR FUEL PURCHASE.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at FWQ (17 nm NW): 118.475 (724-379-5815)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 124.4/327.1 (ALTOONA RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
IHDr272/13.8INDIAN HEAD VORTAC108.2006W
MGWr026/25.9MORGANTOWN VORTAC111.6005W
AGCr146/26.0ALLEGHENY VOR/DME110.0009W
GRVr311/34.1GRANTSVILLE VOR/DME112.3006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMOR049/6.129908WVV ...- ...-
MC KEESPORT174/24.428707WMKP -- -.- .--.
WASHINGTON COUNTY124/25.725508WPNU .--. -. ..-
BENJE222/30.638207WBHU -... .... ..-
STOYSTOWN265/34.920908WSYS ... -.-- ...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 3458 x 100 ft. / 1054 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 23 MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 39-57.452633N39-57.884867N
Longitude: 079-39.687417W079-39.205617W
Elevation: 1222.9 ft.1265.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 049 magnetic, 041 true229 magnetic, 221 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
RY 05 REIL OTS INDEFLY.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: none
RY 05 HAS +4 FT BRUSH, 123 FT FM THLD, 119 FT RT.
14 ft. brush, 338 ft. from runway, 132 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
RY 23 HAS +23 FT TREES, 84 FT FM THLD, 235 FT RT.

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 2404 x 100 ft. / 733 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 32 MARKINGS FADED
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 39-57.508333N39-57.250167N
Longitude: 079-39.597167W079-39.207000W
Elevation: 1227.6 ft.1236.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 139 magnetic, 131 true319 magnetic, 311 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 12 ft. brush, 331 ft. from runway, 117 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear25 ft. trees, 320 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
988 SKY DRIVE
LEMONT FURNACE, PA 15456
Phone 724-628-2276
Manager: 988 SKY DRIVE
LEMONT FURNACE, PA 15456
Phone 724-628-2276

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 49
Single engine airplanes: 37
Multi engine airplanes: 7
Helicopters: 2
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 53/day *
59% local general aviation
21% transient general aviation
11% military
9% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 30 August 2008

Additional Remarks

RWY 05 HAS A 110 FT RELOCATED THLD; RWY 23 HAS A 265 FT RELOCATED THLD; FOR TAXI ONLY.
RWY 14 HAS A 315 FT RELOCATED THLD; RWY 32 HAS A 260 FT RELOCATED THLD; FOR TAXI ONLY.

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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
LOC RWY 05   download (213KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (41KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

7SP - Seven Springs Airport (16 nm E)
KFWQ - Rostraver Airport (17 nm NW)
KWAY - Greene County Airport (22 nm W)
KLBE - Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (22 nm NE)
KMGW - Morgantown Municipal Airport-Walter L. Bill Hart Field (22 nm SW)
 
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Aerial photo of KVVS (Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport)
Photo by John Diehl
Photo taken 23-Sep-2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5211:52
Sunrise07:2012:20
Sunset17:4622:46
Evening civil twilight18:1423:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 23:15:35
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 18:15:35
 
METAR
KP53 
17nm NW 
092256Z AUTO 02022G27KT M03/M06 A3001 RMK AO2 PK WND 01027/2255 SLP173 T10331061 PWINO FZRANO TSNO
KLBE 
22nm NE 
092247Z 10009KT 1 3/4SM -SN OVC019 00/M02 A2969
KMGW 
22nm SW 
092253Z 16007KT 7SM -RA BKN028 OVC035 03/01 A2968 RMK AO2 UPB14E18 SLP061 PATCHY VLY FOG MTN RIDGES NE-SE OBSCURRED FOG P0003 T00280006
KAGC 
26nm NW 
092253Z 12006KT 1/2SM -SN FZFG OVC002 M01/M01 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP062 P0000 T10061011
K2G4 
27nm SE 
092255Z AUTO 14012KT 1SM BR OVC005 M06/M06 A2964 RMK AO1
TAF
KLBE 
22nm NE 
091737Z 0918/1018 14010KT 5SM -SN OVC020 TEMPO 0918/0921 2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM092100 09012KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC007 FM100400 14012KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC004 FM101000 21012KT 2SM -SN BR OVC007 FM101500 28014G22KT 4SM -SHSN BR OVC012
KMGW 
22nm SW 
091737Z 0918/1018 10007KT P6SM OVC020 TEMPO 0918/0920 3SM -RASN OVC015 FM092000 09008KT 1 1/2SM -RASN OVC007 FM100000 14008KT 1/2SM SN OVC004 FM100300 21012KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC007 FM101400 28014G22KT 3SM -SHSN BR OVC012
KAGC 
26nm NW 
091737Z 0918/1018 09008KT 5SM -SN BR OVC020 TEMPO 0918/0920 1 1/2SM -SN OVC015 FM092000 09008KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC007 FM100400 14008KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC004 FM101000 21012KT 2SM -SN BR OVC007 FM101500 28014G22KT 4SM -SHSN BR OVC012
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Fayette County Aviation 724-626-1610
724-628-2276
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Flight training, Aircraft rental, Courtesy transportation, Public telephone, Restrooms

More info about Fayette County Aviation
Texaco
100LL Jet A
FS $4.20 $3.60 
 Updated 28-Jan-2010
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SUPER 8 UNIONTOWN PA 5.8 76-92
HOLIDAY INN UNIONTOWN 5.8 126-189

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