FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VES |
| Lat/Long: | 40-12-15.9000N / 084-31-54.9000W 40-12.265000N / 084-31.915000W 40.2044167 / -84.5319167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1007 ft. / 306.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of VERSAILLES, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 45380 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1964 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | DAYTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DAY (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 09/27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 123.75 (937-526-3154) |
| DAYTON APPROACH: | 134.45(181-359) |
| DAYTON DEPARTURE: | 134.45(181-359) |
| CLASS C IC: | 134.45(181-359) |
| WX AWOS-3 at I12 (18 nm E): | 120.425 (937-492-3683) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DQNr332/12.9 | | DAYTON VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 01W |
| RODr262/22.9 | | ROSEWOOD VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 05W |
| RIDr031/30.4 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 03W |
| SGHr309/38.5 | | SPRINGFIELD VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 04W |
| MIEr096/39.5 | | MUNCIE VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 03W |
| AOHr224/(39.7) | | ALLEN COUNTY VOR | | 108.40 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4512 x 75 ft. / 1375 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 40-12.255667N | | 40-12.274717N |
| Longitude: | 084-32.398883W | | 084-31.430017W |
| Elevation: | 1004.9 ft. | | 1003.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 093 magnetic, 089 true | | 273 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. road, 372 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear | | 14 ft. acft, 201 ft. from runway, 132 ft. right of centerline +6-14 FT ACFT PARKED ON RAMP 0-300 FT FM RY END 150 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DARKE CO COMMISSIONERS DARKE CO COURTHOUSE GREENVILLE, OH 45331 |
| Manager: | DAVID SPILLERS 9724 ST RT. 121 VERSAILLES, OH 45380 Phone 937-526-9126 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 18% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CTN: DEER OCCASIONALLY ON RWY. |
| - | FBO CLOSED ON MAJOR HOLIDAYS. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (32KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
I17 - Piqua Airport - Hartzell Field (11 nm E)
KCQA - Lakefield Airport (17 nm N)
I12 - Sidney Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
I22 - Randolph County Airport (18 nm W)
3I7 - Phillipsburg Airport (18 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 07:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 18:06 | | 23:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:34 | | 23:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 06:49:17 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 01:49:17 |
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| METAR |
KDAY 23nm SE | 100556Z 23018G23KT 3SM -SN BLSN BR BKN045 OVC060 M12/M16 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP074 4/012 P0000 60000 T11221156 11033 21122 50002
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KFFO 33nm SE | 100613Z 24018G24KT 4SM BLSN HZ FEW012 OVC031 M12/M14 A2971 RMK AO2A CIG 022 RWY05L SLP075
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KAOH 38nm NE | 100640Z AUTO 23014KT 2SM -SN BR BKN037 OVC050 M12/M14 A2962 RMK AO2 P0000
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KMGY 39nm S | 100626Z AUTO 24014KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN039 OVC050 M07/M14 A2972 RMK AO2 P0000
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KMIE 40nm W | 100637Z AUTO 24013G20KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN021 OVC037 M12/M14 A2967 RMK AO2 P0000
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KSGH 40nm SE | 100634Z AUTO 24015KT 3SM -SN BR SCT001 BKN012 OVC032 M12/M14 A2970 RMK AO2 BKN V SCT P0000
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KMWO 41nm S | 100635Z AUTO 24011G15KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN008 OVC016 M10/M12 A2977 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDAY 23nm SE | 100540Z 1006/1106 23015G25KT 2SM -SHSN BLSN OVC045 TEMPO 1006/1008 4SM -SN BLSN OVC025 FM100800 25012G20KT 2SM -SN BLSN OVC025 TEMPO 1008/1012 OVC012 FM101200 28018G30KT 2SM -SHSN BLSN OVC012 FM101500 30021G33KT 3SM -SHSN BLSN OVC012 FM102200 30015G2
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| NOTAMs |
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