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KVES Darke County Airport
Versailles, Ohio, USA

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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
DQNr332/12.9DAYTON VOR/DME114.5001W
RODr262/22.9ROSEWOOD VORTAC117.5005W
RIDr031/30.4RICHMOND VORTAC110.6003W
SGHr309/38.5SPRINGFIELD VOR/DME113.2004W
MIEr096/39.5MUNCIE VOR/DME114.4003W
AOHr224/(39.7)ALLEN COUNTY VOR108.4004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
VERSAILLESat field35604WVES ...- . ...
LAKEFIELD179/16.720504WCQA -.-. --.- .-
BELLEFONTAINE258/34.424205WEDJ . -.. .---
LIMA222/37.936204WLYL .-.. -.-- .-..
STANLEY180/39.741105WVFU ...- ..-. ..-
CLARK COUNTY304/39.934104WCCJ -.-. -.-. .---

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 40-12.255667N40-12.274717N
Longitude: 084-32.398883W084-31.430017W
Elevation: 1004.9 ft.1003.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 093 magnetic, 089 true273 magnetic, 269 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 11 ft. road, 372 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear14 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
    
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

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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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1012:10
Sunrise07:3912:39
Sunset18:0623:06
Evening civil twilight18:3423:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 09:41:08
Local (UTC-5)  10-Feb-2010 04:41:08
 
METAR
KDAY 
23nm SE 
100856Z 23014KT 3SM -SN BLSN BR BKN043 OVC060 M12/M16 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP064 P0000 60000 T11221156 58007
KFFO 
33nm SE 
100909Z 23012KT 4SM -SN BR OVC031 M12/M14 A2969 RMK AO2A SNE0857B0900 SLP068
KAOH 
38nm NE 
100914Z AUTO 23013KT 3SM -SN BR BKN042 OVC050 M12/M14 A2961 RMK AO2 P0000
KMGY 
39nm S 
100917Z AUTO 23013G18KT 1 3/4SM -SN BKN029 OVC044 M07/M14 A2968 RMK AO2 P0000
KMIE 
40nm W 
100923Z AUTO 26010KT 3SM -SN BR FEW014 BKN028 OVC033 M11/M12 A2968 RMK AO2 P0000
KSGH 
40nm SE 
100923Z AUTO 24013KT 4SM -SN BR FEW004 SCT025 OVC034 M13/M14 A2967 RMK AO2 P0000
KMWO 
41nm S 
100915Z AUTO 23011KT 4SM -SN SCT013 BKN020 OVC026 M10/M12 A2974 RMK AO2
TAF
KDAY 
23nm SE 
100802Z 1008/1106 23015G25KT 2SM -SHSN BLSN OVC045 TEMPO 1008/1009 4SM -SN BLSN OVC025 FM100900 25012G20KT 2SM -SN BLSN OVC025 TEMPO 1009/1012 OVC012 FM101200 28018G30KT 2SM -SHSN BLSN OVC012 FM101500 30021G33KT 3SM -SHSN BLSN OVC012 FM102200 30015G2
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Spillers Air Service 937-526-9126
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Aircraft maintenance

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100LL Jet A
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