Vandenberg Afb Airport (VBG) - FAA Information
Lompoc, CA
Location & QuickFacts
| FAA Information Effective: | 2008-06-05 |
| Airport Identifier: | VBG |
| Airport Status: | Operational |
| Longitude/Latitude: | 120-34-36.6000W/34-43-46.8000N
-120.576833/34.729667 (Estimated) |
| Elevation: | 369 ft / 112.47 m (Estimated) |
| Land: | 0 acres |
| From nearest city: | 7 nautical miles NW of Lompoc, CA |
| Location: | Santa Barbara County, CA |
| Magnetic Variation: | 14E (2005) |
Owner & Manager
| Ownership: | Air Force owned |
| Owner: | Usaf |
| Address: | Vandenberg Afb
Lompoc, CA 93437 |
| Manager: | Base Operations |
| Address: | Vandengerg Afb
Lompoc, CA 93437 |
| Phone number: | 805-866-3791 |
Airport Operations and Facilities
| Airport Use: | Private |
| Wind indicator: | Yes |
| Segmented Circle: | No |
| Control Tower: | Yes |
| Lighting Schedule: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE-HIRL RWY 12-30, ALS, SFL AND PAPI RWY 30 WHEN TWR CLSD-CTAF. |
| Beacon Color: | Clear-Green (lighted land airport) |
| Sectional chart: | Los Angeles |
| Region: | AWP - Western-Pacific |
| Boundary ARTCC: | ZLA - Los Angeles |
| Tie-in FSS: | HHR - Hawthorne
FSS-HAWTHORNE HHR-NOTAM KVBG |
| FSS on Airport: | No |
| FSS Toll Free: | 1-800-WX-BRIEF |
| NOTAMs Facility: | HHR (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
Airport Communications
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 115 B+ |
| Airframe Repair: | MAJOR |
| Power Plant Repair: | MAJOR |
| Bottled Oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk Oxygen: | NONE |
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Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimension: | 15000 x 200 ft / 4572.0 x 61.0 m |
| Surface: | CONC, |
| Pavement Class: | 42 /R/C/W/T |
| Weight Limit: | Single wheel: 65000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 200000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 370000 lbs.
Dual dual tandem wheel: 750000 lbs. |
| Edge Lights: | High |
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Runway 12 |
Runway 30 |
| Longitude: | 120-36-05.3200W | 120-34-01.6700W |
| Latitude: | 34-45-08.2300N | 34-43-20.5600N |
| Elevation: | 238.00 ft | 369.00 ft |
| Alignment: | 127 | 127 |
| ILS Type: | ILS
| ILS
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| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
| Crossing Height: | 70.00 ft | 72.00 ft |
| Displaced threshold: | 1000.00 ft | 0.00 ft |
| VASI: | 4-light PAPI on left side | 4-light PAPI on left side |
| Visual Glide Angle: | 3.00° | 3.00° |
| Approach lights: | ALSF2 | ALSF2
RY 30 APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM ARE NON-STANDARD ALSF2 CONFIGURATION. THRESHOLD LIGHTS ARE 17 FEET FROM THE USABLE PAVEMENT SURFACE. |
| Centerline Lights: | No | No |
| Touchdown Lights: | No | No |
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Radio Navigation Aids
| ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
| VBG | TACAN | Vandenberg | 059Y | | 15E | 0.3 nm |
| GLJ | VOR | Guadalupe | | 111.00 | 16E | 13.7 nm |
| GVO | VORTAC | Gaviota | 085X | 113.80 | 16E | 26.8 nm |
| MQO | VORTAC | Morro Bay | 071X | 112.40 | 16E | 32.7 nm |
| FLW | VORTAC | Fellows | 122X | 117.50 | 16E | 41.3 nm |
| RZS | VORTAC | San Marcus | 096X | 114.90 | 14E | 42.0 nm |
Remarks
- RSTD - ACTIVATION OF AN/APS 145 RADAR OR SIMILAR RADAR SYSTEMS IS PROH WHILE IN R2516, R2517, R2534A AND R2534B. CTC TWR ON GND PRIOR TO ENG START, ENG START OR AFLD OPR NOT AUTH TIL CTC WITH TWR IS MADE. NO INT DEP BTN OFFL SS-SR.
- CAUTION - UNCTL CIV ARPT TFC 7 NM SE. WHEN ARPT IS VMC ACFT WILL NOT EXCEED 1900' TIL CROS DEP END OF RWY TO AVOID OVERHEAD TFC PAT. HVY AND LARGE ACFT ARE REQ TO USE MIN TAXI PWR AND SHUT DOWN OR IDLE OUTBOARD ENG TO AVOID BLOWING FOREIGN OBJECT ONTO PAVEMENT.
- CAUTION - PRK RAMP IS NOT MRK FOR C-17 ACFT. USE FLW-ME VEH AND WG WALKER.
- TFC PAT - OVERHEAD 2400', RECTANGULAR 1900'. CSTMS/AG/IMG - CONUS OUTBD-THE UNIT OF ACFT/AIRCREW ASGN IS RESPONSIBLE.
- MISC - ALL ACFT REQ FULL STOP AT VBG OR SUPPORTING VBG VIP MOVEMENT, CTC PTD (OT COMD POST) 30 MIN PRIOR TO LDG. ALTN AFLD RQR. CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF 1600-0100Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT CLASS E. BASE OPS DSN 276-6941/42, C805-606-6941/42 FAX EXTN 6664. RVR NOT AVBL. RWY 12-30 GROOVED.
- REMARKS - FOR BASH INFO, SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.
- FUEL - FUEL SVC BY TRUCK ONLY. EXP SVC DELAYS. J8
- RSTD- PPR FOR ALL TRAN ACFT, DSN 276-6941/2, C805-606-6941/2.
- CAUTION DISPLACED THRESHOLD MARKINGS - OLD DISPLACED THRESHOLD MARKINGS BLEEDING THROUGH CONCRETE AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 30/12 NEAR INTERSECTION OF THE RUNWAY AND NORTH ALPHA TAXIWAY (DRM 7 FOR RWY 30 OR DRM 8 FOR RWY 12). THESE MARKINGS ARE NOT TO BE USED AS A NAVIGATION/LANDING AID.
- RWY-LGTS: RWY 12 - SF.
- SERVICE-LGT: RY 12 ILS AND PAPI GLIDESLOPE ANGLES ARE NOT COINCIDENTAL.
- RWY-LGTS: RWY 30 - SF.
- BEARING STRENGTH RWY 12/30: S81 T110 ST175 SBTT590 TT333 TDT800 DDT857 TRT510.
- JASU - 4(A/M32A-86) 2(AM32-95).
- FLUID - SP PRESAIR LPOX LOX LHNIT.
- OIL - O-148-156.
- TRAN ALERT -LTD FLEET SVC AVBL, CTC BASE OPS.
- AUTHORIZED FOR MILITARY USE ONLY. SAC/SPACE AND MISSILE TEST CENTER, AFSC.
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