Stanly County Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Stanly County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Albemarle, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 609 ft / 186 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°25′00″N 080°09′03″W / 35.41667°N 80.15083°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | StanlyCountyAirport.com | ||||||||||||||
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  VUJ Location of airport in North Carolina | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Stanly County Airport (ICAO: KVUJ, FAA LID: VUJ) is a county-owned, joint civil-military, public-use airport in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. It is located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) northeast of the central business district of Albemarle, North Carolina.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned VUJ by the FAA[1] but has no assignment from the IATA.[3] The airport's ICAO identifier is KVUJ.[4]
Stanly County Air National Guard Station[edit]
Stanly County Airport serves as a regional training site for the North Carolina Air National Guard. The 235th Air Traffic Control Squadron (235 ATCS) operates the control tower at the airport. Also located at the airport's Air National Guard Station are the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron (118 ASOS), 156th Weather Flight (156 WF) and the 263d Combat Communications Squadron (263 CCS). Runway 4R/22L was frequently used as an assault strip by the C-130s of the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing (145 AW) based in Charlotte; that unit is now transitioning to the C-17 Globemaster III.[5]
Facilities and aircraft[edit]
Stanly County Airport covers an area of 800 acres (324 ha) at an elevation of 609 feet (186 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces:4R/22L is 5,499 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m) and 4L/22R is 3,501 by 75 feet (1,067 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 29, 2023, the airport had 28,068 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 63% general aviation and 38% military. At that time there were 43 aircraft based at this airport: 37 single-engine and 6 multi-engine.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for VUJ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.
- ^ "Stanly County Airport (ICAO: KVUJ, FAA: VUJ, IATA: none)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ "Stanly County – VUJ (KVUJ)". FAA. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ "Charlotte's 145th Airlift Wing Transitioning to C-17s".
External links[edit]
- Official website
- "Stanly County Airport - VUJ" (PDF). at North Carolina DOT airport guide
- Aerial image as of March 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective April 18, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for VUJ, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for VUJ
- AirNav airport information for KVUJ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures