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Vidalia Regional Airport
IATA: VDI – ICAO: KVDI – FAA LID: VDI
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Vidalia
Serves Vidalia, Georgia
Location Vidalia, Georgia
Elevation AMSL 275 ft / 84 m
Coordinates 32°11′34″N 082°22′16″W / 32.19278°N 82.37111°W / 32.19278; -82.37111
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,003 1,830 Concrete
13/31 5,000 1,524 Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 17,000
Based aircraft 21
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Vidalia Regional Airport (IATA: VDI, ICAO: KVDI, FAA LID: VDI) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of the city Vidalia, in Toombs County, Georgia, United States.

Facilities and aircraft

Vidalia Regional Airport covers an area of 1,245 acres (504 ha) at an elevation of 275 feet (84 m) above mean sea level. It has two concrete paved runways: 6/24 measuring 6,003 by 100 feet (1,830 x 30 m) and 13/31 measuring 5,000 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending April 2, 2007, the airport had 17,000 aircraft operations, an average of 46 per day: 94% general aviation and 6% military. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 10% multi-engine and 5% helicopter.

History

The airfield was opened to the public on 12 August 1940. In May 1943, during World War II, the airport was requisitioned by the United States Army Air Force, and was known as Vidalia-Lyons Army Airfield. Also known as Turner AAF Auxiliary Airfield No. 8, the airfield supported the elementary & advanced training in two-engine aircraft being conducted at Turner AAF.

The airfield inactivated on 28 December 1944, and was declared surplus in 1946.



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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2007-07-05

Airport Identifier:

VDI

Airport Status:

Operational

Longitude/Latitude:

082-22-16.1840W/32-11-33.8160N
-82.371162/32.192727 (Estimated)

Elevation:

275 ft / 83.82 m (Surveyed)

Land:

1245 acres

From nearest city:

3 nautical miles SE of Vidalia, GA

Location:

Toombs County, GA

Magnetic Variation:

04W (1990)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Publicly owned

Owner:

City Of Vidalia

Address:

City Hall Po Box 280
Vidalia, GA 30474

Phone number:

912-537-7661

Manager:

William D. Torrance, Cty Mgr

Address:

City Hall Po Box 280
Vidalia, GA 30474

Phone number:

912-537-7661
AIRPORT PHONE 912-537-3979.

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

Yes

Control Tower:

No

Lighting Schedule:

DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 06/24 PRESET MED INTS DUSK-2300. AFTER 2300+ CTAF. ACTVT MALSR RWY 24, PAPI RYS 06 & 24 - CTAF.

Beacon Color:

Clear-Green (lighted land airport)

Landing fee charge:

No

Sectional chart:

Atlanta

Region:

ASO - Southern

Boundary ARTCC:

ZJX - Jacksonville

Responsible ARTCC:

ZJX - Jacksonville

Tie-in FSS:

MCN - Macon

FSS on Airport:

No

FSS Toll Free:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

NOTAMs Facility:

VDI (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Federal Agreements:

NGP

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.800

Unicom:

122.800 

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100LLA1+
SELF-SERVE 100LL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. PPR FOR JET A1+ AFTER HRS CALL 912-537-3979 OR 912-538-0871.

Airframe Repair:

MAJOR

Power Plant Repair:

MAJOR

Bottled Oxygen:

NONE

Bulk Oxygen:

NONE

Runway Information

Runway 06/24

Dimension:

6003 x 100 ft / 1829.7 x 30.5 m

Surface:

CONC, Good Condition

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 30000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 48000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 85000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High

 

Runway 06

Runway 24

Longitude:

082-22-45.3220W

082-21-43.2020W

Latitude:

32-11-15.4160N

32-11-42.5740N

Elevation:

272.00 ft

269.00 ft

Alignment:

63

127

ILS Type:

 

ILS

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

40.00 ft

40.00 ft

VASI:

4-light PAPI on left side

4-light PAPI on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

3.00°

Approach lights:

 

MALSR

Runway End Identifier:

Yes

Yes

Obstruction:

40 ft trees, 200.0 ft from runway, 250 ft left of centerline

, 50:1 slope to clear

Decleard distances:

Take off run available 5000.00 ft
Take off distance available 5000.00 ft
Actual stop distance available 5000.00 ft
Landing distance available 5000.00 ft

 

 

Runway 13/31

Dimension:

5000 x 150 ft / 1524.0 x 45.7 m

Surface:

CONC, Fair Condition

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 30000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 48000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 85000 lbs.

 

Runway 13

Runway 31

Longitude:

082-22-40.2500W

082-21-56.7300W

Latitude:

32-11-56.0400N

32-11-23.1600N

Elevation:

272.00 ft

272.00 ft

Alignment:

127

127

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Basic, Poor Condition
RY 13 MARKINGS BADLY FADED.

Basic, Poor Condition
RY 31 MARKINGS BADLY FADED.

Obstruction:

28 ft trees, 816.0 ft from runway, 300 ft left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear

39 ft trees, 980.0 ft from runway, 300 ft right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

 

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

UQN

NDB

Onyun

 

372.00

04W

4.1 nm

RVJ

NDB

Prison

 

424.00

03W

13.8 nm

MHP

NDB

Metter

 

432.00

03W

18.2 nm

AZE

NDB

Hazlehurst

 

414.00

03W

23.5 nm

CWV

NDB

Claxton

 

395.50

04W

25.0 nm

MQW

NDB

Mc Rae

 

280.00

03W

26.7 nm

EEX

NDB

Emanuel County

 

309.00

04W

28.8 nm

BHC

NDB

Baxley

 

376.00

04W

28.9 nm

DB

NDB

Creke

 

251.00

04W

36.9 nm

BZ

NDB

Bullo

 

407.00

05W

38.3 nm

EZM

NDB

Eastman

 

366.00

04W

40.0 nm

JES

NDB

Slover

 

340.00

04W

45.7 nm

LNH

NDB

Millen

 

205.00

05W

46.9 nm

JYL

NDB

Sylvania

 

245.00

04W

48.0 nm

MOQ

NDB

Mc Intosh

 

263.00

04W

49.0 nm

DBN

VORTAC

Dublin

078X

113.10

01W

32.2 nm

AMG

VORTAC

Alma

098X

115.10

00E

40.1 nm

Remarks

  • GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS.

 Based Aircraft

Aircraft based on field:

21

Single Engine Airplanes:

18

Multi Engine Airplanes:

2

Helicopters:

1

Operational Statistics

    Time Period: 2006-04-03 - 2007-04-02

Aircraft Operations:

47/Day

General Aviation Local:

64.7%

General Aviation Itinerant:

29.4%

Military:

5.9%

  

Vidalia Regional Airport 

Address: Toombs County, GA

Tel: 912-537-7661


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General Info
Country United States
State GEORGIA
FAA ID VDI
Latitude 32-11-33.200N
Longitude 082-22-19.000W
Elevation 274 feet
Near City VIDALIA



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