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Vandenberg Air Force Base airport at Lompoc (USA)
Vandenberg Air Force Base airport is located near Lompoc, with Vandenberg Air Force Base at 4mi↑, Vandenberg Village at 7mi↑, Mission Hills at 9mi↑, Lompoc at 10mi↑, Orcutt at 12mi↑, Village Mobile Home Park at 13mi↑, Guadalupe at 16mi↑, Santa Maria at 17mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in USA and Southernmost airports in USA
→ See also airports in USA
aerial view of Vandenberg Air Force Base airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : KVBG
- IATA code : VBG
- Local code : -
Elevation : 112 m = 367ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in USA
Runways
- runway 12/30 : 4572m = 15000ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in USA
Coming to Vandenberg Air Force Base airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- Lompoc-Surf, CA train station at 4mi
- Guadalupe, CA train station at 16mi
- Grover Beach, CA train station at 27mi
By plane :
- Vandenberg Air Force Base airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Lompoc airport at 8mi : book on Trip.com
- Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field airport at 13mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Vandenberg Air Force Base airport KVBG VBG
METAR for Vandenberg Air Force Base airport KVBG VBG
KVBG 151955Z AUTO 34011KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01430056 TSNO $
Decoded METAR for Vandenberg Air Force Base airport KVBG VBG
METAR issued by KVBG on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 19:55 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 19 days and 464 hours and -27317 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 14°C = 57°F, dew point is 6°C = 43°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 59%.
QNH is 1022hPa = 30.17inHg
Wind 20km/h = 11kt, direction is 340°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=220 T01430056 T snow O $
TAF for Vandenberg Air Force Base airport KVBG VBG
KVBG 142230Z 1422/1604 24010G15KT 9999 SCT006 OVC011 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1422/1503 4800 BR VCSH OVC005 BECMG 1503/1504 32015G22KT 9999 NSW FEW015 SCT025 BKN250 510006 QNH3000INS BECMG 1509/1510 34009KT 9999 FEW015 SCT250 QNH3007INS BECMG 1515/1516 34009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3012INS BECMG 1603/1604 34012KT 9999 FEW010 SCT250 QNH3014INS TX15/1521Z TN07/1515Z
Decoded TAF for Vandenberg Air Force Base airport KVBG VBG
TAF issued by KVBG on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 22:30 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 20 days and 6 hours and 8 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, March 14, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Friday, March 14, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
1422/1604 24010G15KT 9999 SCT006 OVC011 QNH2994INS
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 600ft = 180m overcast at 1100ft = 340m
temporarily from Friday, March 14, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Friday, March 14, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1422/1503 4800 BR VCSH OVC005
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
mist
in vicinity shower
overcast at 500ft = 150m
becoming from Saturday, March 15, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 15, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1503/1504 32015G22KT 9999 NSW FEW015 SCT025 BKN250 510006 QNH3000INS
no significant weather
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 22kt = 41km/h, direction is 320°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 1500ft = 460m scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m broken at 25000ft = 7620m
becoming from Saturday, March 15, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 15, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1509/1510 34009KT 9999 FEW015 SCT250 QNH3007INS
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 340°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 1500ft = 460m scattered clouds at 25000ft = 7620m
becoming from Saturday, March 15, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 15, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1515/1516 34009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3012INS
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 340°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 25000ft = 7620m
becoming from Sunday, March 16, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Sunday, March 16, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1603/1604 34012KT 9999 FEW010 SCT250 QNH3014INS TX15/1521Z TN07/1515Z
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 340°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 1000ft = 300m scattered clouds at 25000ft = 7620m
NOTAM for Vandenberg Air Force Base airport
Around Vandenberg Air Force Base airport at Lompoc (USA)
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- Vieux Boucau at 5802mi↑
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- for Vandenberg Air Force Base airport at 0mi↑
- for Lompoc airport at 8mi↑
- for Platform Irene airport at 12mi↑
nearest airports to Vandenberg Air Force Base airport at Lompoc (USA)
- Lompoc airport (KLPC LPC ) at 8mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Platform Irene heliport ( US-2760) at 12mi↑
- Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field airport (KSMX SMX ) at 13mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Former Santa Maria Municipal / Hancock Field airport ( US-5525) at 17mi↑defunct airport
- Marian Regional Medical Center heliport ( 1CL8) at 18mi↑
- Platform Hidalgo heliport ( CL67) at 18mi↑
- Platform Harvest heliport ( CL68) at 19mi↑
- Platform Hermosa heliport ( CA00) at 20mi↑
- Nipomo airport ( US-2338) at 22mi↑defunct airport
- Cuaslui Creek airport ( US-6970) at 23mi↑
- Oceano County airport ( L52) at 25mi↑
- Mariposa Oil Facility heliport ( US-2748) at 28mi↑
→ See also Former airports in USA
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap