VAD

Moody Air Force Base

ICAO KVAD30.9678°N 83.1930°W233 ft / 71 mMedium airport
On the map
Elephant Walk (170522-F-NI493-711)
Staff Sergeant Ryan Callaghan, U.S. Air Force · Public domain · Commons

Moody Air Force Base (IATA: VAD, ICAO: KVAD) is a medium airport in Valdosta, Georgia, United States. It opened on 15 Sep 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,300 ft (2,835 m). It is operated by Air Combat Command.

Timeline

7 events · 1941–1947
02 JUN 1941
RenamedRenamed Valdosta Field.
28 JUL 1941
MilestoneStart of construction.
15 SEP 1941
OpenedMoody Air Force Base opens.
06 DEC 1941
RenamedRenamed Moody Field.
JUN 1942
MilestoneEnd of construction.
18 SEP 1947
MilestoneUnited States Air Force becomes the owner.
18 SEP 1947
RenamedRenamed Moody Air Force Base.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
01R/19L360° / 180° · LIT
LENGTH9,300 ft2,835 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete
01L/19R360° / 180° · LIT
LENGTH8,002 ft2,439 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEPaved

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway9,300 ft2,835 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,571of 29,823 · =335 North America · =248 USElevation233 ft71 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft#33,035of 43,341 · #15,136 North America · #12,741 USAgeOpened 19412026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,548of 15,079 · =737 North America · =705 USRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =435 North America · =391 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

9 channels
APPVALDOSTA APP119.525
ATISATIS27.350
DEPVALDOSTA DEP126.600
GNDGND120.625
INFOSOF143.825
MISCAFSOC COMD POST22.822
PMSVPMSV METRO26.345
PTDPTD139.300
TWRTWR128.450