Ketcham Landing Area Airport Private

VT30 · Waitsfield, VT · 780 ft elevation · var 16W · Non-towered

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Airport information

FAA LID: VT30
Coordinates: 44.1626, -72.8343
Elevation: 780 ft MSL
Magnetic variation: 16W
Sectional chart: MONTREAL
Airport use: Private
Control tower: No
ARTCC: BOSTON (ZBW)
Flight service (FSS): BURLINGTON
Segmented circle: No
Wind indicator: yes
Activated: 1973/11
Distance from city: 2 S

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-21

Event	Local (EDT)	UTC
Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends	04:31 AM	08:31Z
Sunrise	05:08 AM	09:08Z
Sunset	08:38 PM	00:38Z
Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins	09:15 PM	01:15Z

Loggable night (§1.1)

09:15 PM → 04:31 AM

Night currency (§61.57)

09:38 PM → 04:08 AM

Plan a flight from VT30

Destination (ICAO)

TAS (kt)Burn (gph)Reserve (hr)Wind from (°)Wind (kt)

Traffic pattern

Landing runway

LEFT traffic

Landing: Rwy N
Pattern: left (turns left)
TPA: 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

Enter the left downwind for Rwy N at 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) on a 45°. TPA estimated at 1,000 ft AGL (not charted for this field).

Runway N/S

1,050 ft × 150 ft · Turf

Heading: n/a
Traffic pattern: Left

Heading: n/a
Traffic pattern: Left

Will it fit? Your aircraft's required runway length (from the POH) — checked against every runway here

ft · ≥1.5× comfortable, under 1.25× tight · saved across airports

Runway	Length	Your margin
N/S	1,050 ft

Nearby navigation aids

NavAid	Type	Freq	Radial / Dist magnetic
MPV · Montpelier	VOR-DME	110.80	r302° / 17.2 NM
BTV · Burlington	VORTAC	117.50	r148° / 20.6 NM
RUT · Rutland	VOR-DME	111.00	r022° / 38.5 NM
LEB · Lebanon	VOR-DME	113.70	r333° / 39.5 NM

VFR sectional

Open VT30 on the VFR sectional (SkyVector) ↗

No published instrument procedures or Chart Supplement for VT30. VFR sectional link above.

Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Ownership & management

Owner

WARREN M KETCHAM

RFD BOX23, WAITSFIELD, VT

802-496-3332

Manager

Remarks FAA

VFR ONLY.
FOR CD CTC BURLINGTON APCH AT 802-657-4413, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.

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Weather is live from the Aviation Weather Center; airport facility data is from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle). For planning and education only; always verify against official sources. Open VT30 in a full tool: METAR/TAF decoder, crosswind calculator, sun & night times, or the density altitude calculator. Planning from here? Find the nearest airport with fuel or an approach, or check whether an IFR alternate is required.

About VT30

Ketcham Landing Area Airport (VT30) is an airport in Waitsfield, VT, at 780 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 1,050 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for VT30, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.

Does VT30 have a control tower?

No. Ketcham Landing Area Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM on the Comms & NavAids tab.

What is the longest runway at VT30?

Ketcham Landing Area Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 1,050 ft. See the Runways tab for headings, surface, and lighting.

Where is VT30?

Ketcham Landing Area Airport is in Waitsfield, VT, at an elevation of 780 ft MSL. Coordinates: 44.1626, -72.8343.

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