FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MVY |
| Lat/Long: | 41-23-34.9000N / 070-36-51.6000W 41-23.581667N / 070-36.860000W 41.3930278 / -70.6143333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 67 ft. / 20.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of VINEYARD HAVEN, MA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 02568 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1974 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MVY (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1067 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 06/24; MALSR RY 24; MIRL RY 15/33; REIL RY 33 - CTAF. ACTVT REIL RY 06 (24 HRS) - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, PARKING FEE ALL ACFT . LNDG FEE ALL ACFT OVER 6000 LBS. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | 24-HR PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 508-693-7022. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 121.4 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 126.25(508-693-7685) |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 508-696-6988 |
| VINEYARD GROUND: | 121.8 [0600-2200 MAY 15 - OCT 31; 0700-1700 NOV 1 MAY14] |
| VINEYARD TOWER: | 121.4 [0600-2200 MAY 15 - OCT 31; 0700-1700 NOV 1 MAY14] |
| CAPE APPROACH: | 133.75 FOR ACFT 3000 FT TO FL140 134.65 |
| CAPE DEPARTURE: | 134.65 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 134.65 119.7 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 |
| WHEN MVY ATCT CLSD.: | 134.65 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.75/290.3 (BARNSTABLE RCAG) WHEN CAPE APCH CTL CLSD.
- APCH SERVICE PRVDD BY CAPE APCH FOR ACFT AT 3000 FT TO FL 140 ON FREQ 133.75.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MVY at field | | MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 15W |
| ACKr299/27.3 | | NANTUCKET VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 15W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NANTUCKET | | 306/20.9 | | 194 | | 15W | | TUK | - ..- -.- |
| PLYMOUTH | | 179/28.5 | | 257 | | 16W | | FFF | ..-. ..-. ..-. |
| NAUSET | | 253/33.3 | | 279 | | 16W | | CQX | -.-. --.- -..- |
| TAUNTON | | 164/34.2 | | 227 | | 16W | | TAN | - .- -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 5504 x 100 ft. / 1678 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 65.0 | | Double wheel: | 108.0 | | Double tandem: | 185.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 41-23.161397N | | 41-23.849410N |
| Longitude: | 070-37.203193W | | 070-36.419752W |
| Elevation: | 55.8 ft. | | 61.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 056 magnetic, 041 true | | 236 magnetic, 221 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| RVR equipment: | | | touchdown |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 700 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3297 x 75 ft. / 1005 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 31.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 61.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | EFFECTIVE GRADIENT 0.31% UP NW. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 41-23.885558N | | 41-23.532162N |
| Longitude: | 070-37.214738W | | 070-36.667490W |
| Elevation: | 66.9 ft. | | 56.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 146 magnetic, 131 true | | 326 magnetic, 311 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 52 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF DUKES COUNTY RRI BOX 850, 71 AIRPORT RAOD VINEYARD HAVEN, MA 02568 Phone 5086937022 |
| Manager: | SEAN FLYNN RRI, BOX 850, 71 AIRPORT ROAD VINEYARD HAVEN, MA 02568 Phone 508-693-7022 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 104 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 81 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 23 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 141/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 46% | air taxi | | 4% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER OCCASIONALLY GRAZING ON RWY SHOULDERS DURG HRS OF DARKNESS. |
| - | BE AWARE OF HI-SPEED MILITARY JET & HEAVY HELICOPTER TFC VCNTY OTIS AFB. |
| - | TAXIWAY E CLOSED TO ACFT WITH OVER 9 PASSENGERS. |
| - | AIRPORT HAS NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES. CONTACT OPS 508-693-7022. |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (351KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 **CHANGED** | |
download (322KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (320KB) |
| VOR RWY 06 **CHANGED** | |
download (250KB) |
| VOR RWY 24 **CHANGED** | |
download (284KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (56KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFMH - Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (16 nm N)
KHYA - Barnstable Municipal Airport-Boardman/Polando Field (22 nm NE)
KEWB - New Bedford Regional Airport (23 nm NW)
KACK - Nantucket Memorial Airport (26 nm E)
KUUU - Newport State Airport (31 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Adam Queen
Taken in August 2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Dec-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunset | | 16:12 | | 21:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:43 | | 21:43 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 13:50:36 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 02-Dec-2008 08:50:36 |
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| METAR |
| KMVY | 021253Z 26007KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T00781011
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KFMH 15nm N | 021255Z 22009KT 15SM FEW035 FEW140 06/01 A2998 RMK SLP154
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| TAF |
KFMH 15nm N | 021140Z 0212/0312 23012KT P6SM FEW040 BKN200 FM021400 23015G27KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM022300 26005KT P6SM BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
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