VAD - Moody Afb

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Location: Valdosta, GA

Elevation: 233ft

Sectional: Jacksonville

Activation date: Oct 1943

Fuel: 100, A++ (prices)

Runway 18L/36R: 9,300ft

Runway 01R/19L: 9,300ft

Runway 18R/36L: 8,002ft

Runway 01L/19R: 8,002ft

Access: Private to everyone

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2026-08-05 20:55:00 EDT

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	150° @ 3kt
Temperature:	81°F
Dewpoint:	74°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM

Raw: METAR KVAD 060055Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02750237 $

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Fuel: a++, 100.
Fluid: sp lpox lox.
Jasu: (a/m32a-86)(ma-1a)(mc-1)(m32a-60)(m32a-60a).
Oil: o-133-148 soap.
Tran alert: tran maint svc opr 1200-2400z++ mon-thu;1200-2300z++ fri; clsd sat-sun, hol and acc family days. exp 3 hr svc/refuel delays, ltd maint. no fleet.
Lgt: all rwy thr lgt, mid 70 ft removed. afld lgt intmt 1 hr after off ss til afld clsd due nvd trng on fld. rwy 01r/19l papi and ils gs not coincidental.
Caution: tran dep with rapid climb use extreme caution, maintain at or blw 1300 ft msl until dep end. overhead tfc pat 1800 ft in cont use. simultaneous opr in use to rwy 19 or 01 when r3008 in use.130 ft agl unlgtd ant 3.5 nm due s of rwy 01r.
Ns abtmt: quiet hr 0330-1130z++.
Misc: comsec stor will be provided at 23 wg comd post dsn 460-9308/9859, c229-257-9308/9859.
Misc: rwy 01r/19l have nstd rwy mrk, with assault strip shown.
Radar: no-notam mp: 1000-1200z mon-fri, 1100-1700z sat.
Rstd: ppr issued up to 5 days prior to arr, min 24 hr pn. ppr good for +/-1 hr of ppr time. coord of ppr outside of block time by fone is rqr or ppr nr will be considered cnl.
Rstd: tran acft, exc flt ck, lifeguard or emerg arr, due to hi volume of lcl air tfc are not auth to conduct practice apch dur dalgt hr, mon-fri. tran ifr acft arr/dep can exp delays when r3008 act, ctc 23 wg sked at dsn 460-7831/7839, c229-257-7831/7839 for deconfliction. ppr all tran acft.
Rstd: tran acft ltd to 1 lcl flt. for ppr ctc am ops dsn 460-3305/3306, c229-257-3305/3306, ctc am ops standby c229-560-4191 dur non-operating hr. tran vip acft ctc ptd 30 min prior eta.
Rstd: assault zone rstd for 347 rqw c-130 acft only. c5, c17 acft rstrd to lo apch or full stop ldg only. ltd tran prk.
Tfc pat: usaf, ang and afrc ftr acft exp reduced rwy separation, similar type acft and day - 3000 ft, dissimilar type acft/ngt - 6000 ft. tran acft must notify twr on initial ctc if reduced rwy separation is not desired.
Helipad rstd to 347 rqw hh-60 acft only.
Bird haz: birds prominent year round. bird watch cond (bwc) chg frequently. afld opns or supervisor of flying (sof) sets bwc. aircrews can monitor atis, ctc sof or afld opns for current bwc. no comments on atis when bwc is low. expect delays and full stop ldgs when bws severe.
Bird haz; heavy concentrations of cattle egrets likely jul-aug. phase ii bird period for migratory period fm 1 oct to 28 feb. peak bird act occurs within one hour of sr & ss. hvy concentration of cattle egret birds invof afld jun-aug, bird watch cond chg freq.
A-gear: rwy 01r/19l nml bak-12b configuration: apch end down, dep end raised. e-5 apch end disconnected from energy absorbers (chains). e-5 dep end disconnected from energy absorbers (chain). e-5 dep end raised. ctc twr for other configurations, bak-12a apch end avbl 30 min pn.
A-gear: rwy 01l/19r e-5 apch/dep end disconnected fr energy absorbers (chains). ctc twr 30 mins prior for rwy 01l/19r e-5 configuration. jasu-(a/m32a-86)(ma-1a)(mc-1)(m32a-60(m32a-60a).
Misc: rwy 01l/19r - first 1000 ft conrete, middle 6000 ft has 75 ft concrete wide center with outer sides being a 37.5 ft wide asphalt surface.
Misc: wx briefing for tran aircrews byd nml opr hr avbl via 9 ows at shaw afb dsn 965-0939 comm 803-895-0939.
Rstrd: vfr helipad ltd to 347 rqg hh60 acft only. 180 degree turns proh f/w acft larger ftr on twy 'l'.
Misc: wx opr 0300-0200z mon-sat; clsd sun and hol, dsn 460-3457, c229-257-3457. wx briefing for tran aircrews byd nml opr hr avbl via 26 ows at barksdale, dsn 331-2651, c318-529-2651.
Misc: afld wx is mnt by an/fmq-19 asos and augmented by human observer only when procedures dictate during indicated hrs of opr. wx obsn not rstrd during automated obs; vis rstrd due to bldgs 'sw' thru 'nw' on afld next to bldg 622 during asos backup; no vis marker byd 9 miles.
Rstrd: txwy 'k' rstrd to use by c-130/hh-60 airframes only.
Tran alert will not support lcl round robin or out and back for tran acft.
Ils/radar-ils: hgt grp 4 ( 18 sep 2009, a300, b-1, b-747/767/777, dc/kc-10, c-5,e-4 &vc-25) wheel crossing height (wch) 17 ft all rwy 19 ils procs.
Caution: unctl acft ops by lcl assigned acft possible dur hr of twr closure, check notams for act.
Communications: mto dur afld opr hr.
Rstrd: kc-10s not authorized to conduct 180 degree turns on any rwy sfc.
Ldg zone mrk applied to rwy 01r/19l and 01l/19r. ldg zone ltd to 23 wg c130 acft only
Mandatory sign for 01l/19r on twy e, f, g west, and a east lctd right hand side. rwy hold signs not collocated with the vfr hold posn mrk at the flw rwy/twy int: rwy 01l/19r and twy b west. rwy 01l/19r and twy a west , rwy 01r/19l and twy b east, rwy 01l/19r and twy b east, rwy 01r/19l and twy a east, and rwy 01l/19r; and twy a east.
Comm: for cd call c229-257-2207. when app clsd ctc jacksonville center c904-845-1592.
Cstms/ag/img: cstms performed for mil pers and assets only.
Arff capabilities: green/cat 4-7, yellow/cat 8, black/cat 9-10.
Unlgtd 150 ft agl prcht drying twr lctd at 30.978664, -83.199468.
Unlgtd/no obstn lgts on 140 ft scty lgt pole lctd at 30.969821 / 83.201428.
Unlgtd 90 ft agl grove of trees lctd on the sw corner of the airfield environment, lctd from 780 ft to 1370 ft from the cntr of rwy 01l underrun.
Unlgtd/no obstn lgts 140 ft. scty lgt pole lctd at 30.970973 / 83.199823.
Dusk-dawn. afld lgting intermittent 1 hr after official ss until afld closure due to nvg training on afld.
Ovhd tfc pat 2200 ft msl.
Clsd sat, sun, hol, and acc family days.
Autovon 460-1110
Hook bak-12b(b) (1100 ft).
Hook e5 (95 ft ovrn).
Hook e5 (90 ft ovrn)
Hook e5 (88 ft ovrn)
Hook bak-12b(b) 1500 ft).
Hook (95 ft ovrn).
Rwy 18r/36l e-5 apch/dep end disconnected from energy absorbers (chains). ctc twr 30 mins prio fo rwy 18r/36l e-5 configuration.
Rstd: fwd deck ldg posn (fdlp) rstd to 23wg acft only, unless ppr coord thru 23 oss/osaa.
Tran alert: tran amc acft rpt delays to deployment ctl cntr (dcc) at c229-257-5225 or sby fone c229-561-4907.
Communications: ptd uhf freq 227.2 ots.
Hook e5 (88 ft ovrn)
Hook bak-12b(b) 1500 ft).
Hook (95 ft ovrn).
Hook bak-12b(b) (1100 ft).
Hook e5 (95 ft ovrn).
Hook e5 (90 ft ovrn)
Rwy 01l/19r e-5 apch/dep end disconnected from energy absorbers (chains). ctc twr 30 mins prio fo rwy 01l/19r e-5 configuration.

Comments

Ceiling:	5,000ft
Wind:	Variable, gusts 25kt
Weather:	Thunderstorm rain
Visbility:	1SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 5,000ft

Ceiling:	25,000ft
Wind:	120° @ 6kt
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Few @ 7,000ft, Scattered @ 15,000ft, Broken @ 25,000ft

VAD - Moody Afb

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