FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| DAYTON APPROACH: | 134.45 |
| DAYTON DEPARTURE: | 134.45 |
| WX AWOS-3 at I12 (18 nm E): | 120.425 (937-492-3683) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| 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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 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 17 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| A81 1 | ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27; REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| - | 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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| NDB OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| 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 06-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:44 | | 09:44 |
| Sunrise | | 06:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunset | | 21:09 | | 01:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:42 | | 01:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jul-2008 01:39:34 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jul-2008 21:39:34 |
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| METAR |
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KDAY
23nm SE | 070056Z 15004KT 9SM SCT043 SCT250 26/18 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02560178 $
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KFFO
33nm SE | 070055Z 00000KT 6SM HZ CLR 26/19 A2998 RMK AO2A SLP149
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KAOH
38nm NE | 070053Z AUTO 15003KT 9SM CLR 26/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02610206
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KMGY
39nm S | 070053Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM HZ FEW060 25/19 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02500189
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KMIE
40nm W | 070053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02670161
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KSGH
40nm SE | 070056Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM HZ FEW047 26/19 A3001 RMK AO2 T02550194 SLP154
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KMWO
41nm S | 070100Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM HZ CLR 24/22 A2999 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KDAY
23nm SE | 062322Z 070024 VRB03KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0001 SCT050 FM1400 21009KT P6SM SCT050
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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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