Vicksburg Municipal Airport

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IATA: VKS

ICAO: KVKS

FAA: VKS

METAR: KVKS 230815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3012 RMK A01

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KVKS (0.2 NM at True Heading of 161)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1020.1
Temperature: 6 C (42.8 F)
Dewpoint: 6 C (42.8 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 32-14-20.9220N (32.239145)
Longitude: 
 090-55-41.5020W (-90.928195)
Elevation: 
 107.0 feet MSL (33 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 1 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 07 N.M. SW of Vicksburg, Mississippi
Found On: 
 Memphis Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
RON DAVIS
5855 HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH
VICKSBURG, MS 39180
601-218-5789		 CITY OF VICKSBURG
PO BOX 150
VICKSBURG, MS 39180
601-634-4525

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 03/1950
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-FRI/0600-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1107 feet (337 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 GWO
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  9
Multi Engine:  2
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 02/01/2023)

Total Operations:  1525
GA Local:  950 62.3%
GA Itinerant:  419 27.5%
Military Aircraft:  156 10.2%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
AWOS-3:  118.85 (601-801-5376)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.5/259.1 (GREENWOOD & JACKSON RCAGS).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 601
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
General Aviation Svcs of Mississippi
   Update FBO info		 Unicom 122.8 636-4925 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Greenwood(GWO)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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MIN - Minimums
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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 SC-4
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 SC-4
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SC-4
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SC-4
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near VKS

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
8.4 Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport
(KTVR TVR)		 323 324 100LL, Jet A
36.3 Hawkins Field Airport
(HKS KHKS HKS)		 80 82 100LL, Jet A+
39.5 Winnsboro Municipal Airport
(F89)		 262 263 100LL
42.0 Hardy-Anders Field/Natchez-Adams County Airport
(HEZ KHEZ HEZ)		 206 207 100LL, Jet A
43.5 Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
(JAN KJAN JAN)		 84 86 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
46.3 Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport
(1R7)		 145 146 100LL, Jet A+
50.2 Concordia Parish Airport
(0R4)		 216 217 100LL
58.5 Monroe Regional Airport
(MLU KMLU MLU)		 286 286 100LL, Jet A
67.8 Mc Comb/Pike County/John E Lewis Field Airport
(MCB KMCB MCB)		 159 160 100LL, Jet A-1+
74.1 Z M Jack Stell Field Airport
(CRT KCRT CRT)		 319 319 100LL, Jet A
75.8 Indianola Municipal Airport
(KIDL IDL)		 9 10 100LL
76.2 Paul Pittman Meml Airport
(T36)		 149 150 100LL
77.4 Carthage-Leake County Airport
(08M)		 65 67 100LL
86.4 Greenwood-Leflore Airport
(GWO KGWO GWO)		 29 31 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
86.7 Kosciusko-Attala County Airport
(OSX KOSX OSX)		 53 55 100LL, Jet A
90.1 Marksville Municipal Airport
(KMKV MKV)		 220 220 100LL
90.5 Pollock Municipal Airport
(L66)		 240 240 100LL
93.4 Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport
(PIB KPIB PIB)		 119 121 100, Jet A
93.6 Monticello Municipal/Ellis Field Airport
(KLLQ LLQ)		 333 334 100LL, Jet A
94.2 Pineville Municipal Airport
(2L0)		 235 235 100LL, MOGAS

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 N PARL TWY CLSD.
A110-4 TERM STUB TWY ONLY.
A110-6 FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
A16 OR 601-636-4925.
A17 AFT HRS CALL 601-218-5428. CALL OUT FEE RQRD.
A57-01 APCH RATIO 28:1 TO DTHR.
A57-19 APCH RATIO 41:1 TO DTHR.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL FUEL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
A71 AVBL 601-529-2909.
A72 AVBL 601-529-2909.
A75 HNGR FEE RQRD.
A81-APT ACTVT PAPI RWY 19; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 01 OPR CONSLY.
E111 EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 01/19
Longest Runway: 01/19 is 5000 ft (1524 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

VKS Airport Runway Details

Runway 01/19  5000 ft x 100 ft (1524 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 07/15/2020
Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  30.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  50.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  90.0

Runway 01

Runway 19
Elevation: 
 100.4 106.6
Latitude: 
 32-13-56.4017N 32-14-45.4422N
Longitude: 
 090-55-45.3320W 090-55-37.6597W
Runway True Alignment: 
 008 188
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 TREES TREE
Object Height: 
 105 38
Distance from End: 
 2500 1100
Object Centerline Offset: 
 0 ft. left and right of centerline 200 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 2-Light PAPI On Right Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 39 44
Threshold Elevation: 
 100.8 106.0
Displaced Threshold: 
 299 471
Threshold Latitude: 
 32-13-59.3368N 32-14-40.8269N

Threshold Longitude: 

 090-55-44.8729W 090-55-38.3819W

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 High Pressure / Low Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, MOGAS
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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