FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VWU |
| Lat/Long: | 48-09-03.6000N / 094-30-58.9000W
48-09.060000N / 094-30.981667W
48.1510000 / -94.5163611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1181 ft. / 360 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of WASKISH, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 56685 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1953 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VWU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.17 (218-647-8415) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BDEr170/34.5 | | BAUDETTE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 04E |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 3700 x 150 ft. / 1128 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition
SOME SOFT SPOTS AND WEAK TURF. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 02/20 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 48-08.786167N | | 48-09.332667N |
| Longitude: | 094-31.181833W | | 094-30.781167W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 46 ft. trees, 585 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
RWY 2, TREES +44, 550FM, 100R, 12:1, LOWER BY 17' OR DISPLACE BY 330'. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN BOARD OF WASKISH
53939 SANDY RIDGE ROAD NE
WASKISH, MN 56685
Phone 218-647-8568 |
| Manager: | DAVID LEONHARDT
HC78 BOX 51
WASKISH, MN 56685
Phone 218-647-8565 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 31/week * | | 62% | local general aviation | | 38% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 July 2008 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KVWU.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBDE - Baudette International Airport (35 nm N)
KFOZ - Bigfork Municipal Airport (41 nm SE)
KBJI - Bemidji Regional Airport (42 nm SW)
KINL - Falls International Airport (51 nm NE)
KRRT - Warroad International Memorial Airport (58 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 26-Jun-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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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 21-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 13:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:35 | | 13:35 |
| Sunset | | 16:33 | | 22:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:08 | | 23:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Nov-2009 03:13:39 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 21:13:39 |
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| METAR |
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| KVWU | 220251Z AUTO 15011G21KT 10SM CLR 06/00 A2975 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KBJI
42nm SW | 220230Z 2203/2224 17012G17KT P6SM BKN250 FM220800 18010KT P6SM SCT035 FM221700 25007KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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