Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned VGC by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]
Facilities and aircraftEdit
Hamilton Municipal Airport covers an area of 180 acres (73 ha) at an elevation of 1,137 feet (347 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with a grooved asphalt surface measuring 5,314 by 75 feet (1,620 x 23 m) and a full-length taxiway. The airport is illuminated for night flying by pilot-controlled lighting (PCL), activated on the 122.7 MHz frequency (medium-intensity edge lighting and runway end indicator lights). Precision approach path indicators are available for visual approaches in both directions. Automated weather advisories, from an AWOS-3 device, are continuously broadcast on 119.42 MHz.[1]
Fuel (100LL Avgas and Jet A) is available during the airport's opening hours of 0900-1700 local, seven days a week.
For the 12-month period ending May 23, 2019, the airport had 17,310 aircraft operations, an average of 47 per day: 99.9% general aviation and 0.1% military. At that time there were 46 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine, 4% multi-engine, and 4% gliders.[1]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for VGC PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 29, 2010.
^"Hamilton Municipal Airport (FAA: VGC, ICAO: KVGC)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
Web site of the Village of Hamilton Airport Commission
FAA Terminal Procedures for VGC, effective August 10, 2023
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for VGC
AirNav airport information for VGC
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
SkyVector aeronautical chart for VGC
August 28, 2023
hamilton, municipal, airport, york, hamilton, municipal, airport, icao, kvgc, formerly, opened, 1963, village, owned, public, airport, located, nautical, mile, northeast, central, business, district, hamilton, village, town, hamilton, madison, county, york, un. Hamilton Municipal Airport ICAO KVGC FAA LID VGC formerly H30 opened in 1963 is a village owned public use airport located one nautical mile 1 85 km northeast of the central business district of Hamilton a village in the Town of Hamilton Madison County New York United States 1 Hamilton Municipal AirportIATA noneICAO KVGCFAA LID VGCSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerVillage of HamiltonServesHamilton New YorkElevation AMSL1 137 ft 347 mCoordinates42 50 36 N 075 33 40 W 42 84333 N 75 56111 W 42 84333 75 56111MapVGCLocation of airport in New YorkRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m17 35 5 314 1 620 AsphaltStatistics 2019 Aircraft operations17 310Based aircraft46Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Although many U S airports use the same three letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA this facility is assigned VGC by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA 2 Facilities and aircraft EditHamilton Municipal Airport covers an area of 180 acres 73 ha at an elevation of 1 137 feet 347 m above mean sea level It has one runway designated 17 35 with a grooved asphalt surface measuring 5 314 by 75 feet 1 620 x 23 m and a full length taxiway The airport is illuminated for night flying by pilot controlled lighting PCL activated on the 122 7 MHz frequency medium intensity edge lighting and runway end indicator lights Precision approach path indicators are available for visual approaches in both directions Automated weather advisories from an AWOS 3 device are continuously broadcast on 119 42 MHz 1 Fuel 100LL Avgas and Jet A is available during the airport s opening hours of 0900 1700 local seven days a week For the 12 month period ending May 23 2019 the airport had 17 310 aircraft operations an average of 47 per day 99 9 general aviation and 0 1 military At that time there were 46 aircraft based at this airport 92 single engine 4 multi engine and 4 gliders 1 References Edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for VGC PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective July 29 2010 Hamilton Municipal Airport FAA VGC ICAO KVGC Great Circle Mapper Retrieved August 15 2010 External links Edit 1 at NYSDOT Airport Directory Aerial image as of April 1994 from USGS The National Map Web site of the Village of Hamilton Airport Commission FAA Terminal Procedures for VGC effective August 10 2023 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for VGC AirNav airport information for VGC FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for VGC Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hamilton Municipal Airport New York amp oldid 1133827142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
