VBG
Vandenberg Space Force Base Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2026-10-01 0901Z
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Location Information for KVBG
Coordinates: N34°44.24' / W120°35.06'
Located 07 miles NW of Lompoc, California. View all Airports in California.
Surveyed Elevation is 368 feet MSL.
TFC PAT: OVERHEAD 2400, RECTANGULAR 1400 FT, LGT ACFT/COPTER 900 FT.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
Status:Operational
Control Tower:Yes
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:White-Green
(Lighted Land Airport)
BCN OTS.
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
A.R.T.C.C.:LOS ANGELES
F.S.S.:HAWTHORNE
NOTAMs Facility:HHR (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:LOS ANGELES
AirspaceAnalysis:NOT ANALYZED
AUTHORIZED FOR MILITARY USE ONLY. SAC/SPACE AND MISSILE TEST CENTER, AFSC.
Attendance:ALL/ALL/1600-0100Z++
CLSD SAT, SUN AND HOL.
Airport Communications
D-ATIS:133.125 (DSN 275-2847) 257.975 (DSN 275-2847)
VANDENBERG TOWER:124.95 326.2
VANDENBERG GROUND:121.75 275.8
SANTA BARBARA APPROACH:124.15 327.8
SANTA BARBARA DEPARTURE:124.15 327.8
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:121.75 275.8
COMD POST:126.2 311.0 321.0
PMSV METRO:342.4
EMERG:121.5 243.0
PTD:126.2 372.2
CTAF:124.950
RANGE CTL:121.4 256.0 266.0
ASOS at TQS (6.3 S):111.1
ASOS at VGN (6.8 N):111.1
AWOS-3PT at LPC (7.4 SE):133.875 805-735-3075
Remarks:
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC (ZLA) ON FREQS 119.05/269.5 (SAN LUIS OBISPO RCAG) WHEN SANTA BARBARA APCH CTL (SBA) CLSD.
  • TWR (E) 124.95 326.2 REMARKS: SVC NOT PRVDD TO LOMPOC.
  • (ATIS PHONE NR) C805-605-2847.
  • OPERATED BY SERCO.
  • WX SVC AVBL 0400-0400Z++ MON-SAT AT DSN 276-8022, C805-606-8022. AN/FMQ-23 AUTOMATED OBS SYS IN USE, AUGMENTED BY HUMAN WHEN NEC. DRG WX FLT CLOSURE OR EVAC, CTC COMD POST FOR WX FLT STBY PHONE NR.
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOT VBG VANDENBERG 112.25 335°0.3
VOR GLJ GUADALUPE 113.05 177°13.2
VOT GVO GAVIOTA 113.80 280°27.4
VOT MQO MORRO BAY 112.40 148°32.0
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
Runway 12/30
Dimensions:15000 x 200 feet / 4572 x 61 meters
Surface:Concrete in Good Condition
Weight Limits:PCN/53 /R/B/W/T
Edge Lighting:High Intensity
Runway 12Runway 30
Coordinates:N34°45.14' / W120°36.09'N34°43.34' / W120°34.03'
Elevation: 238.0 368.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 137° True 317° True
Markings:Precision Instrument in good condition.Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
RWY 12 ILS AND PAPI GS NOT COINCIDENTAL.
P4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
Approach Lights:ALSF2 Standard 2,400 Foot High-intensity Approach Lighting System with sequenced flashers, CATEGORY II or III Configuration.
RWY 12 APCH LGT SYS IS NSTD ALSF2 CONFIGN.
ALSF2 Standard 2,400 Foot High-intensity Approach Lighting System with sequenced flashers, CATEGORY II or III Configuration.
RWY 30 APCH LGT SYS IS NSTD ALSF2 CONFIGN. THLD LGTS ARE 16 FT FROM THE USBL PAVEMENT SFC.
Services Available
Fuel:A++
Transient Storage:NONE
Airframe Repair:MAJOR
Engine Repair:MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Owned by the Air Force
Owner:USAF
VANDENBERG AFB
LOMPOC, CA 93437
Manager:BASE OPERATIONS
VANDENGERG AFB
LOMPOC, CA 93437
805-606-6941
Other Remarks
  • 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.
  • RWY-LGTS: RWY 12 - SF.
  • 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.
  • RWY-LGTS: RWY 30 - SF.
  • LTD TOW CPBLTY; CTC AIRFIELD MGMT FOR SPECIFICS.
  • 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 - 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.
  • JASU - 4(A/M32A-86) 2(AM32-95).
  • MISC: AD WIND DRCTN INDCR OTS.
  • CAUTION: INADQT WIND INDICATORS (WINDCONES) FOR RWY 12/30.
  • FLUID - SP PRESAIR LPOX LOX LHNIT.
  • OIL - O-148-156.
  • + SVC BY TRUCK ONLY; EXP SVC DELAYS.
  • 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.
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