FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | lighted |
| 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 |
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| IHDr272/13.8 | | INDIAN HEAD VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 06W |
| MGWr026/25.9 | | MORGANTOWN VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 05W |
| AGCr146/26.0 | | ALLEGHENY VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 09W |
| GRVr311/34.1 | | GRANTSVILLE VOR/DME | | 112.30 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMOR | | 049/6.1 | | 299 | | 08W | | VV | ...- ...- |
| MC KEESPORT | | 174/24.4 | | 287 | | 07W | | MKP | -- -.- .--. |
| BENJE | | 222/30.6 | | 382 | | 07W | | BHU | -... .... ..- |
| STOYSTOWN | | 265/34.9 | | 209 | | 08W | | SYS | ... -.-- ... |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 05 MARKING FADED. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 39-57.452633N | | 39-57.884867N |
| Longitude: | 079-39.687417W | | 079-39.205617W |
| Elevation: | 1222.9 ft. | | 1265.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 041 true | | 229 magnetic, 221 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | basic, in fair 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 | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | 3 ft. brush, 219 ft. from runway, 83 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
RY 05 HAS +6 FT BRUSH, 189 FT FM THLD, 83 FT RT. | | 12 ft. brush, 350 ft. from runway, 227 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
RY 23 HAS +19 FT TREES, 83 FT FM THLD, 232 FT RT. |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2404 x 100 ft. / 733 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 14/32 MKGS FADED.
RWY 32 MARKINGS FADED |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 39-57.508333N | | 39-57.250167N |
| Longitude: | 079-39.597167W | | 079-39.207000W |
| Elevation: | 1227.6 ft. | | 1236.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 131 true | | 319 magnetic, 311 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. trees, 331 ft. from runway, 116 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 21 ft. trees, 323 ft. from runway, 121 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 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: | SAM CORTIS
988 SKY DRIVE
LEMONT FURNACE, PA 15456
Phone 724-628-2276 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 53 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 41 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 51/day * | | 61% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 9% | military | | 9% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 August 2007 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| LOC RWY 05 | |
download (213KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
7SP - Seven Springs Airport (16 nm E)
KFWQ - Rostraver Airport (17 nm NW)
KLBE - Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (22 nm NE)
KMGW - Morgantown Municipal Airport-Walter L. Bill Hart Field (22 nm SW)
KAGC - Allegheny County Airport (27 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by John Diehl
Photo taken 23-Sep-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 13-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:35 | | 09:35 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 00:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:55 | | 00:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 21:06:25 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-May-2008 17:06:25 |
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| METAR |
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KP53
17nm NW | 132056Z AUTO 19020G35KT 18/03 A2979 RMK AO2 PK WND 18035/2052 SLP091 T01780033 58031 PWINO TSNO
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KLBE
22nm NE | 132047Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 19/06 A3012
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KMGW
22nm SW | 132053Z 35004KT 10SM CLR 20/04 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP203 T02000044 58010
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KAGC
26nm NW | 132053Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 20/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP199 T02000044 58012 TSNO
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K2G4
27nm SE | 132040Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 16/04 A3014 RMK AO1
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KAFJ
30nm W | 132055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/06 A3015 RMK AO1
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KLBE
22nm NE | 131730Z 131818 VRB04KT P6SM SCT030 FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM1400 20010KT P6SM BKN250
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KMGW
22nm SW | 131730Z 131818 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM1400 19008KT P6SM BKN250
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KAGC
26nm NW | 131730Z 131818 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM1400 18009KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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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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