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KVBG — Vandenberg Space Force Base
Lompoc, CA · field elevation 368 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KVBG current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KVBG 252255Z 33010KT 10SM FEW008 FEW050 FEW250 23/18 A2992 RMK AO2A CU E SLP133 T02330179
- Wind
- from 330° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 18 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.92 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,441 ft · pressure altitude 368 ft
- Observed
- 68 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 10 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 12 | 10 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest 9 nm. Last image 8 min ago.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KVBG 252215Z 2522/2704 32012KT 9999 FEW007 FEW300 QNH2992INS WND 35007KT AFT 03 BECMG 2605/2606 35006KT 6000 BR SCT006 SCT300 QNH2994INS BECMG 2607/2608 VRB06KT 3200 BR OVC004 QNH2996INS BECMG 2615/2616 35006KT 4800 BR BKN008 QNH2997INS BECMG 2617/2618 33009KT 9999 NSW FEW010 BKN250 QNH2999INS WND 32012G18KT AFT 21 BECMG 2702/2703 33012KT 9999 BKN010 BKN250 QNH2996INS TX24/2621Z TN11/2612Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2600 NEXT 2814
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.73734, -120.58431
- Elevation
- 368 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1353Z / 0153Z
- Tower hours
- 0800-1700 EXCPT SAT-SUN & HOLIDAYS
- Magnetic variation
- 12°E (2020)
- Fuel
- A++
- Sectional
- Los Angeles
- County
- Santa Barbara, CA
Airport diagram
Everything else KVBG publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 15,000 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 133.125
- Tower 0800-1700 EXCPT SAT-SUN & HOLIDAYS
- 124.95
- Ground
- 121.75
- Clearance
- 121.75
- CTAF
- 124.95
- Approach
- 124.15
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — ILS
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KVBG airport diagram or an approach plate
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.