FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VKS |
| Lat/Long: | 32-14-21.5390N / 090-55-42.3790W
32-14.358983N / 090-55.706317W
32.2393164 / -90.9284386
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 106 ft. / 32 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03E (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles SW of VICKSBURG, MS |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 39180 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | MEMPHIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GREENWOOD FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GWO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TERM STUB TWY ONLY. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at TVR (8 nm NW): | 118.525 (318-574-4866) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.5/259.1 (GREENWOOD & JACKSON RCAGS).
Nearby radio navigation aids
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 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0, LMTD TO S-30 GWT. | | Double wheel: | 50.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 32-13.940317N | | 32-14.757850N |
| Longitude: | 090-55.755750W | | 090-55.628917W |
| Elevation: | 96.0 ft. | | 105.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 005 magnetic, 008 true | | 185 magnetic, 188 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | 480 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 105 ft. trees, 2500 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear
RY 01 APCH RATIO 28:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 27 ft. trees, 750 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
RY 19 APCH RATIO 38:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF VICKSBURG
PO BOX 150
VICKSBURG, MS 39180
Phone 601-634-4525 |
| Manager: | CURT FOLLMER
5855 HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH
VICKSBURG, MS 39180
Phone 601-636-4925 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 20 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 126/week * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 5% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 21 April 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NORTH PARALLEL TWY PERMANENTLY CLOSED. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (251KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTVR - Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport (8 nm NW)
KJVW - John Bell Williams Airport (27 nm E)
KHKS - Hawkins Field Airport (36 nm E)
KHEZ - Hardy-Anders Field Natchez-Adams County Airport (42 nm SW)
KJAN - Jackson-Evers International Airport (43 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 23-Jul-2010
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunset | | 17:45 | | 23:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:10 | | 00:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 23:21:37 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 11-Feb-2012 17:21:37 |
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| METAR |
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KTVR
9nm NW | 112253Z AUTO 01015G21KT 10SM CLR 01/M08 A3049 RMK AO2 PK WND 03029/2201 SLP334 T00111078 FZRANO
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| TAF |
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KJAN
43nm E | 111727Z 1118/1218 35017G26KT P6SM SKC FM120000 36006KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM121400 02009KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250
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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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