Vicksburg Municipal Airport

KVKS · Mississippi, United States

About Vicksburg Municipal Airport

VICKSBURG MUNI
ICAO KVKS
FAA ID VKS
IATA VKS
Type Midsized airport
Open since March 1950
Coordinates (ARP) 32.23914, -90.92819   321421N 0905541W
Variation 1.0° W (2024)
Timezone Chicago (-5 h)
Local time May 9, 2024 12:16
Fuel types
100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue)
A1+ Jet A-1, Kerosene + FS-II, FP (-47°C)
Usage Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual) 1,525 (February 26, 2024)
Based aircraft 14
Airport status Operational
Source FAA (Effective date May 16, 2024)

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
1 008° 009° 5,000 ft 98 ft Asphalt 32.2323 -90.9293
19 188° 189° 32.246 -90.9271

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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Vicksburg Municipal Airport

Vicksburg Municipal Airport is a midsized airport in Mississippi, United States. The airport is located at latitude 32.23914 and longitude -90.92819. The airport has one runway: 1/19. The ICAO airport code of this field is KVKS. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is VKS. The airport's IATA code is VKS. Nearby other airfields are Hannah Plantation Airport, Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport, Red Beard Dusting Service Airport, BHLLC Airport and Valley Of The Moon Airport.

Vicksburg Municipal Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Memphis.

Vicksburg Municipal Airport is in the timezone of America/Chicago. Difference with UTC is -5 h. Today the sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 19:50. This applies to Vicksburg Municipal Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Hannah Plantation Airport US-5019 6.5 NM 337°
Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport KTVR 8.4 NM 323°
River Region Medical Center Heliport US-6285 9.7 NM 033°
Red Beard Dusting Service Airport US-5018 11 NM 290°
BHLLC Airport US-6290 11 NM 243°
Grand Gulf Heliport US-6253 15 NM 204°
Valley Of The Moon Airport US-6191 15 NM 163°
Scott Airport KM80 15 NM 313°
Joe Sanford Field US-6171 18 NM 088°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Vicksburg VKS NDB 0.4 NM 167°

More runway information

Condition

ID Surface condition Surface treatment PCN
Pavement Classification Number
Runway Lights Edge Intensity
1 Fair No special treatment Medium
19

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID Single wheel Double wheel Double tandem Dual double tandem
1 30,000 lbs 50,000 lbs 90,000 lbs
19

Declared distances

ID TORA
Takeoff Run Available
TODA
Takeoff Distance Available
ASDA
Accelerated Stop Distance Available
LDA
Landing Distance Available
Displaced Threshold
Length
1 299 ft
19 472 ft

Elevations

ID End Elevation Threshold Crossing Height Visual Glide Path Angle Touchdown Zone Elevation Displaced Threshold
Elevation
1 100 ft 39 ft 3.0° 32 ft 101 ft
19 107 ft 44 ft 3.0° 32 ft 106 ft

Obstruction data

ID Controlling Object
Description
Controlling Object
Marking
CFR Part 77 Controlling Object
Clearance slope
Controlling Object
Height (AGL)
Controlling Object
Distance Threshold
Controlling Object
Centerline offset
Controlling Object
Centerline
1 TREES C 21 105 ft 2,500 ft 0 ft
19 TREE C 23 38 ft 1,099 ft 656 ft Left

Lights and markings

ID Runway Markings
Type
Runway Markings
Condition
Approach Light System Runway End Identifier Lights Centerline Lights Touchdown Lights Visual Glide Slope Indicators
1 Nonprecision Instrument Good No P2R
19 Nonprecision Instrument Good No P2L

Other information

ID ILS type Pattern Runway Visual Range
Equipment
Runway Visibility Value
Equipment
1 Left hand
19 Left hand
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