FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VSF |
| Lat/Long: | 43-20-37.4000N / 072-31-02.2000W 43-20.623333N / 072-31.036667W 43.3437222 / -72.5172778 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 578 ft. / 176.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of SPRINGFIELD, VT |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 05150 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VSF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | JUN-SEP 0900-1700, OCT-MAY 0900-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA-1600 (1023); MULTI-ENGINE TPA-2100 (1523). |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.425 (802-886-6006) |
| WX ASOS at LEB (19 nm NE): | 118.65 (603-298-8780) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY BURLINGTON RADIO ON FREQ 122.5 (SPRINGFIELD RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 134.7/381.4 (LEBANON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RUTr135/21.8 | | RUTLAND VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 15W |
| LEBr228/24.0 | | LEBANON VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 15W |
| EENr357/34.4 | | KEENE VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 14W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SPRINGFIELD | | 049/5.4 | | 265 | | 15W | | SXD | ... -..- -.. |
| CLAREMONT | | 272/6.6 | | 233 | | 16W | | CNH | -.-. -. .... |
| WHITE RIVER | | 206/13.2 | | 379 | | 16W | | IVV | .. ...- ...- |
| HANOVER | | 229/26.1 | | 276 | | 15W | | LAH | .-.. .- .... |
| SMUTO | | 154/29.0 | | 221 | | 15W | | DYO | -.. -.-- --- |
| MOUNT SNOW | | 046/29.2 | | 224 | | 15W | | VWD | ...- .-- -.. |
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 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5501 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 32.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | EFFECTIVE GRADIENT 0.31% UP SW. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 43-20.335065N | | 43-21.079978N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.276235W | | 072-30.570868W |
| Elevation: | 570.9 ft. | | 554.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% DOWN | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 035 true | | 230 magnetic, 215 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 180 ft. left of centerline RY 05 HAS +35 FT TREES, 0-200 FT FM END OF RY 250 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 48 ft. trees, 970 ft. from runway, 249 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear RY 23 HAS 1-20 FT TREES, 0-200 FT FM END OF RY 175-250 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | W |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 43-20.503808N | | 43-20.429695N |
| Longitude: | 072-31.580373W | | 072-30.911440W |
| Elevation: | 575.9 ft. | | 568.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.2% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 114 magnetic, 099 true | | 294 magnetic, 279 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 549 ft. from runway, 177 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF VERMONT; GUY ROUELLE 133 STATE ST MONTPELIER, VT 05602 Phone 802-828-1083 |
| Manager: | CRAIG CHAMBERLAIN 15 AIRPORT ROAD NO. SPRINGFIELD, VT 05150 Phone 802-886-8594 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 46 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 76/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 10 August 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| E143 | LOC ONLY |
| - | CFR NOT AVBL ON ARPT. |
| - | RY CONDS MAY NOT BE MONITORED OR REPORTED WHEN THE ARPT IS UNATNDD. |
| - | GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | APRON & TWYS A & B PAVEMENT CAPACITY IS S-46 & D-62. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREA WEST OF ARPT. |
| - | RY 23 IS PREFERRED FOR DAY, VFR, NO WIND CONDITIONS. |
| - | MAINTAIN RECOMMENDED PATTERN ALTITUDE ON DOWNWIND LEG FOR RY 05. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (230KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (278KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (92KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCNH - Claremont Municipal Airport (7 nm E)
KLEB - Lebanon Municipal Airport (19 nm NE)
KRUT - Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (22 nm NW)
KEEN - Dillant-Hopkins Airport (29 nm S)
4V8 - Mount Snow Airport (29 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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As seen circa 2008
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunset | | 17:15 | | 22:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:45 | | 22:45 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 08:01:11 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 03:01:11 |
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| METAR |
| KVSF | 120654Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM CLR M11/M19 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP069 T11111194
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KLEB 20nm NE | 120753Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM CLR M12/M18 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP069 T11171183
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| TAF |
KLEB 20nm NE | 120523Z 1206/1306 31012G22KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1206/1208 BKN020 FM121500 31014G24KT P6SM SCT030 BKN070 FM130200 30008KT P6SM BKN040
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KRUT 22nm NW | 120536Z 1206/1306 33005KT P6SM SKC FM121400 34012KT P6SM BKN030 FM130200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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