# Moody Air Force Base (VAD / KVAD)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvad

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VAD / KVAD
- FAA: VAD
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Air Combat Command
- Owner: United States Air Force
- Serves: Valdosta, Georgia, United States
- Opened: 15 Sep 1941
- Elevation: 233 ft / 71 m
- Coordinates: 30.9678, -83.1930
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 9,300 ft / 2,835 m
- Instrument procedures: 16 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://www.moody.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody_Air_Force_Base (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625576
- Weather station: KVAD · WMO 74781
- Ident: KVAD

## Timeline

- 2 Jun 1941: Renamed Valdosta Field.
- 28 Jul 1941: Start of construction.
- 15 Sep 1941: Moody Air Force Base opens.
- 6 Dec 1941: Renamed Moody Field.
- Jun 1942: End of construction.
- 18 Sep 1947: United States Air Force becomes the owner.
- 18 Sep 1947: Renamed Moody Air Force Base.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01R/19L | 9,300 ft / 2,835 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 360° / 180° | yes |
| 01L/19R | 8,002 ft / 2,439 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Paved | 360° / 180° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00435AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 9,300 ft / 2,835 m | =1,572 of 29,858 | =335 in North America | =248 in US |
| Elevation | 233 ft / 71 m | #33,086 of 43,403 | #15,143 in North America | #12,747 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | VALDOSTA APP | 119.525 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.350 |
| DEP | VALDOSTA DEP | 126.600 |
| GND | GND | 120.625 |
| INFO | SOF | 143.825 |
| MISC | AFSOC COMD POST | 22.822 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 26.345 |
| PTD | PTD | 139.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 128.450 |

## Nearby airports

- [VLD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvld.md) Valdosta Regional Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [ABY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaby.md) Southwest Georgia Regional Airport · 71 mi / 114 km
- [TLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktlh.md) Tallahassee International Airport · 79 mi / 128 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvad/data