# Vicksburg Municipal Airport (VKS / KVKS)

**Vicksburg Municipal Airport** (IATA: VKS, ICAO: KVKS) is a small airport in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. It opened in Mar 1950. It has one runway, 5,000 ft (1,524 m) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VKS / KVKS
- FAA: VKS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States
- Opened: Mar 1950
- Elevation: 107 ft / 33 m
- Coordinates: 32.2393, -90.9284
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.vicksburg.org/departments/airport
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35315480
- Weather station: KVKS
- Ident: KVKS

## Timeline

- Mar 1950: Vicksburg Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 008° / 188° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | =6,591 of 29,858 | =2,430 in North America | =2,018 in US |
| Elevation | 107 ft / 33 m | =36,619 of 43,403 | =16,607 in North America | =13,903 in US |
| Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =2,491 in North America | =2,432 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | MEMPHIS CNTR | 132.500 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [60LA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7636.md) Hannah Plantation Airport · 7.5 mi / 12 km
- [US-8211](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8211.md) Sargent Point Landing Strip · 8.0 mi / 13 km
- [US-8210](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8210.md) Diamond Point Landing Strip · 9.0 mi / 15 km
- [KTVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktvr.md) Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport · 9.7 mi / 16 km
- [US-8212](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8212.md) John Thomas Lake Landing Strip · 9.7 mi / 16 km
- [US-7759](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7759.md) Kings Point Airport · 9.9 mi / 16 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/kvks/data