FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings 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 |
| 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: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | 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
| - | 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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (204KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (206KB) |
| 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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| 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 02-Dec-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunrise | | 07:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunset | | 17:12 | | 22:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:42 | | 22:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 08:42:24 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 02-Dec-2008 03:42:24 |
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| METAR |
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KDAY
23nm SE | 020756Z 26009KT 9SM -SN OVC019 M04/M07 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP173 P0000 T10441072
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KFFO
33nm SE | 020758Z 28010KT 9SM -SN OVC017 M03/M06 A3000 RMK AO2A SLP169
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KAOH
38nm NE | 020804Z AUTO 25016KT 9SM SCT020 OVC029 M04/M08 A2998 RMK AO2 SNB0756E03 P0000
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KMGY
39nm S | 020753Z AUTO 27010KT 9SM OVC017 M03/M07 A3000 RMK AO2 SNE47 SLP167 P0001 T10281067
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KMIE
40nm W | 020753Z AUTO 26010KT 4SM -SN OVC032 M06/M09 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP168 P0000 T10611089
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KSGH
40nm SE | 020815Z AUTO 28007KT 4SM -SN FEW001 OVC018 M03/M06 A3001 RMK AO2 P0000
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KMWO
41nm S | 020815Z AUTO 25011G17KT 10SM -SN OVC027 M01/M05 A3005 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KDAY
23nm SE | 020526Z 0206/0306 25012KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 0206/0210 -SHSN OVC018 FM021500 23014KT P6SM OVC035 FM022100 21012KT P6SM SCT035 FM030000 19010KT P6SM SCT120
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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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