Stanly County Airport

Stanly County Airport
Stanly County Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: KVUJ – FAA LID: VUJ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Stanly County
Location		Albemarle, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL		609 ft / 185.6 m
Coordinates		35°25′00″N 080°09′03″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
4R/22L	5,500	1,676	Asphalt
4L/22R	3,500	1,067	Asphalt

Stanly County Airport (ICAO: KVUJ, FAA LID: VUJ) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district (CBD) of Albemarle, a city in Stanly County, North Carolina, USA. This general aviation airport covers 300 acres (121 ha) and has two runways.

Air National Guard Station

Stanly County Airport serves as a regional training site for the North Carolina Air National Guard. The 235th Air Traffic Control Squadron operates the control tower at the airport. Also located at the airport's Air National Guard Station are the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, 156th Weather Flight and the 263d Combat Communications Squadron. Runway 4R/22L is frequently used as an assault strip by the C-130s of the 145th Airlift Wing.

References

• Albemarle - Stanly County Airport (official site)
• FAA Airport Master Record for VUJ (Form 5010 PDF)

External links

• Stanly County Airport PDF (292 KiB) at North Carolina DOT
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KVUJ
  • ASN accident history for VUJ
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures