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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 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 09-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 14:31 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 15:03 |
| Sunset | | 16:46 | | 00:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:18 | | 01:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 12:36:21 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 09-Nov-2009 04:36:21 |
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| METAR |
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| KVUO | 091153Z AUTO 13007G15KT 10SM BKN080 09/06 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 70010 T00890056 10094 20089 58020
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KPDX
3nm SE | 091153Z 12016KT 10SM SCT080 BKN160 08/05 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 70008 T00830050 10089 20078 58020 $
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KTTD
11nm SE | 091153Z AUTO 09017G23KT 10SM BKN085 08/05 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 09026/1115 SLP126 70016 T00780050 10083 20078 58021 TSNO $
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KSPB
12nm NW | 091153Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM OVC075 07/05 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 70011 T00670050 10083 20056 58020
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KHIO
13nm W | 091153Z AUTO 29003KT 6SM BR FEW003 SCT080 BKN100 04/03 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 70009 T00390033 10083 20028 55011 TSNO
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KPDX
3nm SE | 091131Z 0912/1012 12014KT P6SM FEW070 SCT150 FM091400 12012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 OVC060 TEMPO 0914/0916 -RA BKN025 FM091600 13010KT 5SM RA BR BKN025 OVC035 FM091900 18012G22KT 3SM RA BR BKN015 OVC025 FM100000 22011KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 OVC045
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KTTD
11nm SE | 091131Z 0912/1012 09020G27KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM091400 09012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 OVC060 TEMPO 0914/0916 -RA BKN025 FM091600 09010KT 5SM RA BR BKN025 OVC035 FM092000 19008KT 3SM RA BR BKN015 OVC025 FM100000 21011KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 OVC045
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KHIO
13nm W | 091131Z 0912/1012 00000KT P6SM FEW070 SCT150 TEMPO 0912/0913 3SM BR FM091400 12012KT P6SM -RA SCT025 BKN040 OVC060 TEMPO 0914/0916 BKN025 FM091600 16010KT 5SM RA BR BKN025 OVC035 FM091900 18011KT 4SM RA BR BKN015 OVC025 FM100100 22009KT P6SM -SHRA SC
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| NOTAMs |
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