FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VPC |
| Lat/Long: | 34-07-23.3309N / 084-50-55.3441W
34-07.388848N / 084-50.922402W
34.1231475 / -84.8487067
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 759 ft. / 231.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of CARTERSVILLE, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 30120 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1969 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VPC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0715-DARK |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1041 FT AGL, TPA FOR JET & TURBOPROP ACFT 1541 FT AGL, TPA FOR ULTRALIGHT ACFT 541 FT AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 01/19, PAPI RYS 01 & 19 AND REIL RY 19 OPER DUSK-2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX ASOS: | 120.525 (770-606-0375) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 121.0 [0645-2300] |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 121.0 [0645-2300] |
| WX AWOS-3 at RYY (14 nm SE): | PHONE 770-425-3406 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RMGr099/13.6 | | ROME VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 01E |
| PDKr300/31.1 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 02W |
| ATLr325/36.1 | | ATLANTA VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 00W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CARTERSVILLE | | 187/4.6 | | 308 | | 04W | | EVZ | . ...- --.. |
| CALHOUN | | 169/17.1 | | 323 | | 02W | | OUK | --- ..- -.- |
| FLOYD | | 126/18.9 | | 388 | | 02W | | OYD | --- -.-- -.. |
| CHERO | | 251/19.5 | | 415 | | 04W | | DJD | -.. .--- -.. |
| PICKENS COUNTY | | 228/27.8 | | 285 | | 04W | | JZP | .--- --.. .--. |
| CARROLLTON | | 025/36.3 | | 278 | | 02W | | GPQ | --. .--. --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5760 x 100 ft. / 1756 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 34-06.914917N | | 34-07.862780N |
| Longitude: | 084-50.957112W | | 084-50.887690W |
| Elevation: | 758.2 ft. | | 730.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 003 true | | 187 magnetic, 183 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 740 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
| Obstructions: | 46 ft. trees, 660 ft. from runway, 300 ft. both sides of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 34:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 44 ft. trees, 1080 ft. from runway, 370 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CARTSVL BARTOW ARPT AUTH
PO BOX 323
CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
Phone 770-382-1822 |
| Manager: | DON MCMILLAN
PO BOX 323
CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
Phone 770-382-1822
FBO PHONE NUMBER 770-382-9800. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 146 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 78 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Jet airplanes: | | 21 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 17 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 190/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 7% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 13 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT TFC PAT INSIDE NORMAL PAT WITH CENTRAL THIRD OF RY 01/19 DSGND ULTRALIGHT LNDG & TKOF AREA. ULTRALIGHT PAT ENTRY CROSSES FIELD APRXLY 2000 FT FROM EITHER APCH END AT 541 FT AGL. |
| - | PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO USE RY 19 WHEN TAILWIND COMPONENT IS 5 KNOTS OR LESS. WHEN CLIMB PERFORMANCE DICTATES USE OF RY 01, ADVISE ON UNICOM/CTAF THAT TAKEOFF WILL BE AGAINST TRAFFIC. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU A80 CD & FLT SVCS. |
| - | BE ADVISED - GRASS STRIP 4.9 NW OF 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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| AWSON ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (336KB) |
| BUNNI TWO | |
download (212KB) |
| MIKEE FOUR | |
download (184KB) |
| TRBOW EIGHT | |
download (289KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (248KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (224KB) |
| LOC RWY 19 | |
download (252KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRYY - Cobb County Airport-Mc Collum Field (14 nm SE)
4A4 - Polk County Airport- Cornelius Moore Field (16 nm SW)
KCZL - Tom B. David Field Airport (20 nm N)
KRMG - Richard B Russell Airport (21 nm NW)
KMGE - Dobbins Air Reserve Base (Atlanta Naval Air Station) (21 nm SE)
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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 02-Dec-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 12:02 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunset | | 17:29 | | 22:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:56 | | 22:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 15:17:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 02-Dec-2008 10:17:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KVPC | 021453Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM BKN023 BKN028 BKN033 03/M01 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP254 T00331011 51015
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KRYY
14nm SE | 021446Z 28008KT 10SM FEW060 03/M03 A3027
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| TAF |
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KRYY
14nm SE | 021120Z 0212/0312 28005KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 0212/0214 SCT035 BKN050 FM021400 28006KT P6SM SCT045 TEMPO 0214/0215 BKN045 FM021800 27007KT P6SM SKC FM030000 00000KT P6SM SKC
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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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