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KVBG Vandenberg Air Force Base
Lompoc, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: VBG
Lat/Long: 34-43-46.8000N / 120-34-36.6000W
34-43.780000N / 120-34.610000W
34.7296667 / -120.5768333
(estimated)
Elevation: 369 ft. / 112 m (estimated)
Variation: 14E (2005)
From city: 7 miles NW of LOMPOC, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 93437

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Sectional chart: LOS ANGELES
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: HAWTHORNE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FSS-HAWTHORNE HHR-NOTAM KVBG
NOTAMs facility: HHR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 1600-0100Z++
CLSD SAT, SUN AND HOL.
Pattern altitude: TFC PAT: LGT ACFT 1,400 FT MSL, HELICOPTER 900 FT MSL.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE-HIRL RWY 12-30, ALS, SFL AND PAPI RWY 30 WHEN TWR CLSD-CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 124.95
WX ASOS: PHONE 805-605-8926
VANDENBERG GROUND: 121.75 275.8 [0800-1700 EXCPT SAT-SUN & HOLIDAYS]
VANDENBERG TOWER: 124.95 326.2 [0800-1700 EXCPT SAT-SUN & HOLIDAYS]
SANTA BARBARA APPROACH: 124.15
SANTA BARBARA DEPARTURE: 124.15
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.75 275.8
COMD POST: 311.0 321.0
D-ATIS: 133.125 257.975
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
PMSV METRO: 342.4
PTD: 126.2 372.2
RANGE CON: 121.4 256.0 266.0
WX AWOS-3 at LPC (7 nm SE): 133.875 (805-735-3075)
WX ASOS at SMX (12 nm NE): PHONE 805-928-0384
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 119.05/269.5 (SAN LUIS OBISPO RCAG) WHEN SANTA BARBARA APCH CTL CLOSED.
  • TWR (E) 124.95 326.2 REMARKS: SVC NOT PROVIDED TO LOMPOC.
  • (ATIS PHONE NR) C805-605-2847.
  • (ATIS DESCRIPTION) DIGITAL-ATIS, DATA LINK ENABLED.
  • AFTER HR WX BRIEFINGS/UPDATES AVBL FR THE 25 OWS AT DSN 228-6958/6599/6588 OR TOLL FREE C877-451-8367 EXT 1.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GLJr176/(13.6)GUADALUPE VOR111.0016E
GVOr280/26.8GAVIOTA VORTAC113.8016E
MQOr148/32.6MORRO BAY VORTAC112.4016E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 115 JET-B+
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 15000 x 200 ft. / 4572 x 61 m
Surface: concrete
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 42 /R/C/W/T
Single wheel: 65.0
Double wheel: 200.0
Double tandem: 370.0
Dual double tandem: 750.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 34-45.137167N34-43.342667N
Longitude: 120-36.088667W120-34.027833W
Elevation: 238.5 ft.368.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.9%0.9%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 122 magnetic, 136 true302 magnetic, 316 true
Displaced threshold: 1000 ft.no
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III)ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III)
RY 30 APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM ARE NON-STANDARD ALSF2 CONFIGURATION. THRESHOLD LIGHTS ARE 17 FEET FROM THE USABLE PAVEMENT SURFACE.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILSILS

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: USAF
VANDENBERG AFB
LOMPOC, CA 93437
Manager: BASE OPERATIONS
VANDENGERG AFB
LOMPOC, CA 93437
Phone 805-866-3791

Additional Remarks

RSTD - ACTIVATION OF AN/APS 145 RADAR OR SIMILAR RADAR SYSTEMS IS PROH WHILE IN R2516, R2517, R2534A AND R2534B. CTC TWR ON GND PRIOR TO ENG START, ENG START OR AFLD OPR NOT AUTH TIL CTC WITH TWR IS MADE. NO INT DEP BTN OFFL SS-SR.
CAUTION - UNCTL CIV ARPT TFC 7 NM SE. WHEN ARPT IS VMC ACFT WILL NOT EXCEED 1900' TIL CROS DEP END OF RWY TO AVOID OVERHEAD TFC PAT. HVY AND LARGE ACFT ARE REQ TO USE MIN TAXI PWR AND SHUT DOWN OR IDLE OUTBOARD ENG TO AVOID BLOWING FOREIGN OBJECT ONTO PAVEMENT.
CAUTION - PRK RAMP IS NOT MRK FOR C-17 ACFT. USE FLW-ME VEH AND WG WALKER.
TFC PAT - OVERHEAD 2400', RECTANGULAR 1900'. CSTMS/AG/IMG - CONUS OUTBD-THE UNIT OF ACFT/AIRCREW ASGN IS RESPONSIBLE.
MISC - ALL ACFT REQ FULL STOP AT VBG OR SUPPORTING VBG VIP MOVEMENT, CTC PTD (OT COMD POST) 30 MIN PRIOR TO LDG. ALTN AFLD RQR. CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF 1600-0100Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT CLASS E. BASE OPS DSN 276-6941/42, C805-606-6941/42 FAX EXTN 6664. RVR NOT AVBL. RWY 12-30 GROOVED.
REMARKS - FOR BASH INFO, SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.
FUEL - FUEL SVC BY TRUCK ONLY. EXP SVC DELAYS. J8
RSTD- PPR FOR ALL TRAN ACFT, DSN 276-6941/2, C805-606-6941/2.
CAUTION DISPLACED THRESHOLD MARKINGS - OLD DISPLACED THRESHOLD MARKINGS BLEEDING THROUGH CONCRETE AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 30/12 NEAR INTERSECTION OF THE RUNWAY AND NORTH ALPHA TAXIWAY (DRM 7 FOR RWY 30 OR DRM 8 FOR RWY 12). THESE MARKINGS ARE NOT TO BE USED AS A NAVIGATION/LANDING AID.
RWY-LGTS: RWY 12 - SF.
SERVICE-LGT: RY 12 ILS AND PAPI GLIDESLOPE ANGLES ARE NOT COINCIDENTAL.
RWY-LGTS: RWY 30 - SF.
BEARING STRENGTH RWY 12/30: S81 T110 ST175 SBTT590 TT333 TDT800 DDT857 TRT510.
JASU - 4(A/M32A-86) 2(AM32-95).
FLUID - SP PRESAIR LPOX LOX LHNIT.
OIL - O-148-156.
TRAN ALERT -LTD FLEET SVC AVBL, CTC BASE OPS.

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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
HI-ILS RWY 12   download (234KB)
HI-ILS RWY 30   download (237KB)
ILS RWY 12   download (223KB)
ILS RWY 30   download (244KB)
HI-TACAN RWY 12   download (196KB)
HI-TACAN RWY 30   download (217KB)
TACAN RWY 12   download (202KB)
TACAN RWY 30   download (218KB)
 
Departure Procedures
GAVIOTA ONE   download (112KB)
VANDENBERG ONE   download (100KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (55KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLPC - Lompoc Airport (7 nm SE)
KSMX - Santa Maria Public Airport/Capt G Allan Hancock Field (12 nm NE)
KIZA - Santa Ynez Airport (26 nm E)
KSBP - San Luis County Regional Airport (31 nm N)
KSBA - Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (41 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1713:17
Sunrise06:4213:42
Sunset19:1702:17
Evening civil twilight19:4302:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Sep-2008 17:43:10
Local (UTC-7)  08-Sep-2008 10:43:10
 
METAR
KVBG 
6nm S 
081658Z 33003KT 2 1/2SM BR FEW001 OVC003 14/13 A2985 RMK AO2 $
KLPC 
7nm SE 
080255Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM OVC008 16/14 A2975 RMK AO1 54000 PNO
KSMX 
12nm NE 
081651Z 21004KT 4SM BR OVC005 16/13 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP106 T01560133
TAF
KVBG 
6nm S 
081414 32006KT 0800 FG VV001 QNH2980INS BECMG 1516 32006KT 1600 BR SCT000 OVC001 QNH2981INS BR SCT000 BECMG 1617 31006KT 3200 BR SCT000 OVC002 QNH2982INS BR SCT000 BECMG 1718 30009KT 8000 BR FEW000 OVC003 QNH2982INS BR FEW000 BECMG 1819 30012KT 9999
KSMX 
12nm NE 
081125Z 081212 00000KT 1SM BR OVC001 FM1500 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN005 FM1900 32008KT P6SM FEW140 FM0300 VRB03KT 3SM BR BKN005
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