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Rolla National Airport

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215: 48: 222: 758: 762: 905: 666: 556:, Illinois. The station was inactivated in late 1968. Both building and radar tower (but now without radome) are still extant. The radome was removed in November 2011. 793: 714: 418: 162: 807: 821: 511: 691: 620: 771: 476: 900: 371: 342: 81: 214: 790: 890: 441: 595:
For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2010, the airport had 10,570 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day: 95%
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established site "P-70C (later Z-70C)" at the airport. It was an Air Defense Radar Gap-Filler Annex, equipped with a
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light observation aircraft from the airfield in the spring of 1943 in support of Army training at
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The airfield was vacated by the Air Force in March 1946; however, it was re-activated by the
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The facility was struck by an EF2 tornado on April 15, 2023; multiple hangars were damaged.
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National Weather Service in Springfield, Missouri (April 16, 2023).
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NWS Damage Survey for 04/15/2023 Tornado Near Vichy MO Area
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National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Missouri
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surface measuring 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).
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World War II Airfield Database: Vichy Army Airfield
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It is owned by the 27:Airport in Maries County, Missouri 25: 808:Aerial image as of February 1995 761: This article incorporates 756: 220: 213: 46: 858:NOAA/NWS weather observations: 822:FAA Terminal Procedures for VIH 343:Federal Aviation Administration 236:Location of airport in Missouri 110: 39:(formerly Vichy Army Airfield) 1: 824:, effective September 5, 2024 649:FAA Airport Form 5010 for VIH 442:United States Army Air Forces 838:airport information for KVIH 827:Resources for this airport: 580:of 1,148 feet (350 m) above 832:airport information for VIH 490:Naval Air Station St. Louis 221: 922: 508:medium-range search radar 444:in 1942 as a sub-base for 150:1,148 ft / 350 m 465:76th Reconnaissance Group 411:central business district 339: 315: 265: 262: 257: 253: 208: 54: 45: 844:accident history for VIH 787:at City of Rolla website 452:. It was designated as 417:. It is included in the 901:Maries County, Missouri 564:Facilities and aircraft 458:I Troop Carrier Command 387:Maries County, Missouri 138:Maries County, Missouri 763:public domain material 611:and 15% multi-engine. 506:Bendix AN/FPS-18 Radar 446:Sedalia Army Air Field 397:) and located 11  352:Rolla National Airport 34:Rolla National Airport 694:. Great Circle Mapper 528:38.13556°N 91.77333°W 421:for 2011–2015, which 198:www.RollaCity.org/... 178:38.12750°N 91.76944°W 891:Airports in Missouri 791:Rolla National (VIH) 550:798th Radar Squadron 497:In August 1959, the 874:Terminal Procedures 854:live flight tracker 850:airport information 533:38.13556; -91.77333 523: /  502:Air Defense Command 460:for training. 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Vichy Army Airfield

IATA
ICAO
FAA
LID
Rolla
Vichy, Missouri
Maries County, Missouri
AMSL
Coordinates
38°07′39″N 091°46′10″W / 38.12750°N 91.76944°W / 38.12750; -91.76944
www.RollaCity.org/...
VIH is located in Missouri
Runways
Direction
Federal Aviation Administration
IATA
ICAO
FAA
LID
airport
Maries County, Missouri
City of Rolla
Phelps County
nautical miles
mi
km
central business district
Vichy, Missouri

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