VBG - Vandenberg Space Force Base

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Location: Lompoc, CA

Elevation: 368ft

Sectional: Los Angeles

Fuel: A++ (prices)

Runway 12/30: 15,000ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

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METAR

2026-07-20 16:55:00 PDT

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	310° @ 8kt
Temperature:	71°F
Dewpoint:	60°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM
Clouds:	Few @ 300ft, Few @ 16,000ft, Few @ 25,000ft, Scattered @ 33,000ft

Raw: METAR KVBG 202355Z 31008KT 10SM FEW003 FEW160 FEW250 SCT330 22/16 A2992 RMK AO2A SLP134 T02220160 10239 20177 57016 LAST

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Authorized for military use only. sac/space and missile test center, afsc.
Rwy-lgts: rwy 12 - sf.
Rwy-lgts: rwy 30 - sf.
Bearing strength rwy 12/30: s81 t110 st175 sbtt590 tt333 tdt800 ddt857 trt510.
Jasu - 4(a/m32a-86) 2(am32-95).
Fluid - sp presair lpox lox lhnit.
Oil - o-148-156.
Rstd - activation of an/aps 145 radar or similar radar systems is proh while in r2516, r2517, r2534a and r2534b. ctc twr on gnd prior to eng start, eng start or afld opr not auth til ctc with twr is made. no int dep btn offl ss-sr.
Caution - unctl civ arpt tfc 7 nm se. when arpt is vmc acft will not exceed 1900' til cros dep end of rwy to avoid overhead tfc pat. hvy and large acft are req to use min taxi pwr and shut down or idle outboard eng to avoid blowing foreign object onto pavement.
Caution - prk ramp is not mrk for c-17 acft.
Remarks - for bash info, see flip ap/1 supplementary arpt rmk.
Tran alert: ltd fleet svc avbl, ctc am ops.
Misc: all acft req full stop at vbg or supporting vbg vip movement, ctc ptd (ot comd post) 30 min prior to ldg. altn afld rqr. am ops dsn 276-6941/42, c805-606-6941/42 fax extn 6664. rwy 12-30 grooved.
Misc: early/late acft arr/dep before/after publ or sked afld operating hrs shall exp holding with apch ctl or artcc til afld is open or ron if dep. acft shall ctc comd post at dsn 276-9961 prior to dep with updated arr time. ensure pilots ck notams prior to dep as notam will reflect afld hrs based on approved after hrs req. ctc comd post 30 min out or earlier.
Tran alert: potable water svc unavbl.
Caution: tacan gnd ck pts at int of twy a and twy d, and int twy a and rwy 30 run-up area unsvc.
Service-lgt: rwy 12 ils and papi gs not coincidental.
Tow cpblty avbl for c-130 and smlr acft.
Ltd tow cpblty; ctc airfield mgmt for specifics.
All other acft tow cpblty unavbl.
Caution: mkgs on prkg apron faded and non-retroreflective.
Rstd: alpha row eng run-up area unavbl.
Cstms/ag/img: customs unavbl.
Caution: altn haz cargo pad does not have tie downs.
Misc: any change to arr/dep time must be coord thru comd post, re-apvl is rqr if new eta/etd is outside of afld hrs of opr.
Caution: obst lgt on water twr lctd 1.3 sm sw of rwy 30 thld o/s.
Caution: acft tie-downs unavbl.
Misc: comsec mtrl must be stored at sld 30 comd post dsn 276-9961, c805-606-9961.
Caution: excessive rubber deposits on first 4000 ft of rwy 30; potential for rdcd brkg cpblty and/or drctl ctl exists, particularly dur wet rsc.
Caution - use extreme ctn for extensive uas ops in vcnty.
Rstd: ppr at least 24 hr in advn, but no earlier than 5 bus days in advn. send email to 30oss.osaa@us.af.mil for ppr req form. am ops dsn 276-6941 or c805-606-6941/6942 fax extn 6664. acft ops outside of publ afld oprg hrs must be apv at least 48 hrs in adv thru afld mgmt. grd support svc unavbl for arr/dep ops outside of publ or sked afld oprg hrs.
When atct clsd actvt als rwy 30; papi rwy 30; hirl rwy 12/30 - ctaf.
Fss-hawthorne hhr-notam kvbg
Tfc pat: overhead 2400, rectangular 1400 ft, lgt acft/copter 900 ft.
Clsd sat, sun and hol.
Dsn 276-6941
Svc by truck only; exp svc delays.
Rwy 30 apch lgt sys is nstd alsf2 confign. thld lgts are 16 ft from the usbl pavement sfc.
Bcn ots.
Misc: ad wind drctn indcr ots.
Rwy 12 ils and papi gs not coincidental.
Caution: inadqt wind indicators (windcones) for rwy 12/30.

Comments

Ceiling:	1,000ft
Wind:	330° @ 9kt
Weather:	Mist
Visbility:	3SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 1,000ft, Overcast @ 14,000ft

Ceiling:	700ft
Wind:	350° @ 6kt
Weather:	Mist
Visbility:	2SM
Clouds:	Overcast @ 700ft

Ceiling:	1,100ft
Wind:	330° @ 6kt
Weather:	Mist
Visbility:	2SM
Clouds:	Overcast @ 1,100ft

Ceiling:	800ft
Wind:	320° @ 6kt
Weather:	Mist
Visbility:	4SM
Clouds:	Overcast @ 800ft

VBG - Vandenberg Space Force Base

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