FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
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: | 28.6 ft. / 8.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 16E (2015) |
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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | VUO (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | NOV-MAR 0800-1700, APR-OCT 0800-1800 |
Pattern altitude: | 1028.6 ft. MSL |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 119.0 |
WX ASOS: | 135.125 (360-696-1280) |
PORTLAND APPROACH: | 118.1 ;100-279, HIGH 124.35 |
PORTLAND DEPARTURE: | 124.35 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.0 |
WX ASOS at PDX (3 nm SE): | PHONE (503) 493-7687 |
WX ASOS at TTD (12 nm E): | 135.625 (503-492-2887) |
WX ASOS at SPB (12 nm NW): | 135.875 (503-543-6401) |
WX ASOS at HIO (13 nm W): | PHONE 503-615-4314 |
- ARRIVALS CONTACT PEARSON ADVISORY ON 119.0 PRIOR TO ENTERING CLASS D AIRSPACE FOR TRAFFIC AND WAKE TURBULENCE ADVISORIES, DEPARTURES CONTACT PEARSON ADVISORY ON 119.0 PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
- CLASS D VFR ADVSY SVC FREQ 119.0.
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY SEATTLE RADIO ON FREQ 122.35 (VANCOUVER RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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 |
BANKS | | 076/16.3 | | 356 | | 16E | | PND | .--. -. -.. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 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 26 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: | 28.6 ft. | | 22.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 098 true | | 262 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 RWY 08 UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG L OR R OF RWY CNTRLN. | | 2-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | 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 | | 31 ft. tree, 280 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear +16 FT DIKE AT 115 FT, 6 FT FENCE AT 130 FT. |
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 360-487-8619 |
Manager: | GUY LENNON PO BOX 1995 VANCOUVER, WA 98660 Phone 360-487-8619 CELL 360-904-9007 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 89 | Single engine airplanes: | | 83 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | Helicopters: | | 1 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 144/day * | 65% | transient general aviation | 35% | local general aviation | <1% | military | <1% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019 | |
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. |
- | AVOID OVERFLYING THE FORT VANCOUVER STOCKADE (NATIONAL PARK), LCT 360 FT NORTH OF THE WEST END OF RWY 8-26. |
- | ARRIVALS CTC PEARSON ADZY ON 119.0 PRIOR TO ENTERING SPL FLT RULES AREA (SFRA) FOR TFC & WAKE TURB ADZYS, DEPS CTC PEARSON ADZY ON 119.0 PRIOR TO DEP. --MANDATORY VFR ADVZY SVC FREQ 119.0 --SPL FLT RULES AREA - FAR 93.163 --REFER TO CHART SUPPL SPL NOTICE FOR FULL PROC APCH AT 866-640-4124. |
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 from 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (187KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (523KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPDX - Portland International Airport (3 nm SE)
KTTD - Portland-Troutdale Airport (12 nm E)
KSPB - Scappoose Airport (12 nm NW)
KHIO - Portland-Hillsboro Airport (13 nm W)
KUAO - Aurora State Airport (23 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Adam S. Queen
Taken in July 2014
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 27-Jan-2023
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 15:06 |
Sunrise | | 07:39 | | 15:39 |
Sunset | | 17:08 | | 01:08 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:41 | | 01:41 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 27-Jan-2023 16:51:11 |
Local (UTC-8) | 27-Jan-2023 08:51:11 |
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METAR |
KVUO | 271624Z AUTO 18004KT 7SM BKN009 OVC027 07/06 A3029 RMK AO2 T00670056
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KPDX 3nm SE | 271631Z 22008KT 6SM -DZ BR SCT007 BKN025 OVC031 07/04 A3029 RMK AO2 RAB19E27DZB31 P0001 T00670044
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KTTD 11nm SE | 271615Z VRB05KT 3SM BR OVC008 07/04 A3028 RMK AO2 T00670044
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KSPB 12nm NW | 271553Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM FEW019 BKN031 OVC045 07/05 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP247 T00670050
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KHIO 13nm W | 271619Z 14004KT 2SM -RA BR BKN006 OVC026 06/05 A3028 RMK AO2 RAB08 P0001 T00610050
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TAF |
KPDX 3nm SE | 271120Z 2712/2812 21006KT P6SM -RA OVC010 FM271800 22005KT P6SM -RA OVC013 PROB30 2721/2724 4SM -SHRA BR OVC010 FM280000 00000KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 2806/2807 4SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM280700 00000KT P6SM OVC019 PROB30 2807/2812 4SM -SHRA BR OVC010
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KTTD 11nm SE | 271120Z 2712/2812 22007KT P6SM -RA OVC008 FM271900 23007KT P6SM -RA OVC011 FM272100 24005KT P6SM OVC012 PROB30 2721/2724 4SM -SHRA BR OVC010 FM280100 VRB04KT P6SM OVC020
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KHIO 13nm W | 271614Z 2716/2812 16005KT P6SM -RA BKN006 OVC010 FM271800 26005KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM280100 28005KT P6SM OVC020
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NOTAMs |
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