# Vandenberg Space Force Base (VBG / KVBG)

**Vandenberg Space Force Base** (IATA: VBG, ICAO: KVBG) is a medium airport in Lompoc, California, United States. It opened on 5 Oct 1941. It has one runway, 15,000 ft (4,572 m) long, concrete. It is operated by United States Space Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VBG / KVBG
- FAA: VBG
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Space Force
- Serves: Lompoc, California, United States
- Opened: 5 Oct 1941
- Elevation: 368 ft / 112 m
- Coordinates: 34.7373, -120.5840
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 15,000 ft / 4,572 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches, 2 departures
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base (45 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q461492
- Weather station: KVBG · WMO 72393
- Ident: KVBG

## Timeline

- Mar 1941: Acquisition.
- Sep 1941: Construction.
- 5 Oct 1941: Vandenberg Space Force Base opens.
- 5 Oct 1941: Activation.
- Jun 1946: Deactivation.
- Aug 1950: Activation.
- 31 Mar 1953: Deactivation.
- Apr 1957: Renovation.
- 21 Jun 1957: Transfer.
- 4 Oct 1958: Name change.
- 14 May 2021: Transfer.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 15,000 ft / 4,572 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 137° / 317° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00770AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 15,000 ft / 4,572 m | =18 of 29,858 | =5 in North America | =4 in US |
| Elevation | 368 ft / 112 m | =29,727 of 43,403 | =13,904 in North America | =11,697 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SANTA BARB APP/DEP | 124.150 |
| ACP | COMD POST | 31.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 133.125 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 124.950 |
| GCCD | GND/CLNC DEL | 121.750 |
| MISC | RANGE CON | 121.400 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.240 |
| PTD | PTD | 126.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.950 |

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## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #19

## 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/kvbg/data