FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VUO |
| Lat/Long: | 45-37-13.6290N / 122-39-23.3580W
45-37.227150N / 122-39.389300W
45.6204525 / -122.6564883
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 25 ft. / 7.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 19E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of VANCOUVER, WA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 98661 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1939 |
| Sectional chart: | SEATTLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VUO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-MAR MON-FRI 0830-1730, APR-OCT MON-FRI 0800-2000 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1025 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.125 (360-696-1280) |
| PORTLAND APPROACH: | 118.1(100-279) 124.35 |
| PORTLAND DEPARTURE: | 124.35 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.65 |
| WX ASOS at PDX (3 nm SE): | PHONE 503-284-6771 |
| WX ASOS at TTD (12 nm E): | 135.625 (503-492-2887) |
| WX ASOS at SPB (12 nm NW): | 135.875 (503-543-6401) |
- ARRIVALS CONTACT PORTLAND ATCT ON 119.0 PRIOR TO ENTERING CLASS D AIRSPACE FOR TRAFFIC AND WAKE TURBULENCE ADVISORIES.
- DEPARTURES CONTACT PORTLAND ATCT ON 119.0 PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
- VFR ADVSY SVC FREQ 119.0.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PDXr287/2.6 | | PORTLAND VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 20E |
| BTGr179/8.1 | | BATTLE GROUND VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 21E |
| UBGr019/21.0 | | NEWBERG VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 21E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LAKER | | 280/9.4 | | 332 | | 20E | | LBH | .-.. -... .... |
| BANKS | | 071/16.3 | | 356 | | 21E | | PND | .--. -. -.. |
| KELSO | | 141/33.8 | | 256 | | 21E | | LSO | .-.. ... --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS BY CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3275 x 60 ft. / 998 x 18 m
RWY 08/26 860 FT STOPWAY ON WEST END. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
RY 08 THR RELOCATED 762 FT FOR NIGHT OPERATIONS; 2513 FT OF RY 08/26 LGTD AT NIGHT. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 45-37.265567N | | 45-37.188717N |
| Longitude: | 122-39.769400W | | 122-39.009200W |
| Elevation: | 25.1 ft. | | 18.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 098 true | | 259 magnetic, 278 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 762 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:3275 TODA:3275 ASDA:3065 LDA:3065 | | TORA:3275 TODA:3275 ASDA:3275 LDA:2513 |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.75 degrees glide path)
VASI RY 08 UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG L & R OF RY CENTERLINE. | | 2-light PAPI on right |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 218 ft. brdg, 2647 ft. from runway, 482 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
+8' POLE AT 100', 170' R. | | 36 ft. tree, 1056 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear
+18' POLES MARKED & LGTD AT 50'; +16' DIKE AT 115'. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned
CITY OF VANCOUVER AND NPS. |
| Owner: | CITY OF VANCOUVER
PO BOX 1995
VANCOUVER, WA 98660
Phone 360-619-1295 |
| Manager: | F.T. WILLY WILLIAMSON
PO BOX 1995
VANCOUVER, WA 98660
Phone 360-619-1295 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 175 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 170 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 146/day * | | 64% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WHEN OPERG OVER THE RY CNTRLN OR RY CNTRLN EXTDD - MAINTAIN AT OR BLO 700 FT MSL DUE TO TFC & WAKE TURBULENCE FROM OVERFLYING ACFT TO/FROM PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL ARPT (PDX) RY 10L/28R. PDX RY 10L/28R EXTDD CNTRLN CROSSES PEARSON RY 08 THLD. |
| - | GEESE ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| LDA-A | |
download (225KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (94KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPDX - Portland International Airport (3 nm SE)
KTTD - Portland-Troutdale Airport (12 nm E)
KSPB - Scappoose Industrial Airpark (12 nm NW)
KHIO - Portland-Hillsboro Airport (13 nm W)
KUAO - Aurora State Airport (23 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken early March 2008
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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 29-Nov-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 14:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 15:30 |
| Sunset | | 16:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 21:43:46 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 29-Nov-2009 13:43:46 |
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| METAR |
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| KVUO | 292053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN021 11/05 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP286 T01060050 58016
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KPDX
3nm SE | 292053Z 36003KT 10SM BKN018 10/05 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP287 T01000050 58016
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KTTD
11nm SE | 292053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP281 T01000056 58019
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KSPB
12nm NW | 292053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW020 10/06 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP285 T01000061 58015
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KHIO
13nm W | 292053Z 00000KT 10SM SCT020 10/05 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP286 T01000050 58016
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| TAF |
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KPDX
3nm SE | 291737Z 2918/3018 VRB02KT P6SM BKN025 OVC035 FM292200 33004KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM300300 00000KT P6SM SCT035
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KTTD
11nm SE | 291737Z 2918/3018 VRB02KT P6SM BKN025 OVC035 FM292200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM300200 09006KT P6SM SCT035
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KHIO
13nm W | 291737Z 2918/3018 00000KT P6SM BKN025 BKN035 FM292200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM300200 00000KT P6SM SCT035
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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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