Roy Otten Memorial Airfield
3VS · VRS · Versailles, MO · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 08:48 PM
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:47 AM | 10:47Z |
| Sunrise | 06:16 AM | 11:16Z |
| Sunset | 08:19 PM | 01:19Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:48 PM | 01:48Z |
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Winds aloft NOAA forecast · 3,000 to 53,000 ft
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Runways
RWY 25RIGHT trafficRP · charted
- Heading
- 249° mag · 253° true
- Dimensions
- 2,805 × 39 ft
- TPA
- 2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- CTAF
- 122.8
Enter the right downwind (heading 069°) on the 45° at 2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 25
- Threshold elev
- 1,003 ft
- Markings
- basic
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 77 ft, 1,145 ft from threshold, 225 ft L/R of centerline — 12:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,805 ft | |
| H1/ | 50 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
SHY 108.40 · SZL 109.80 · COU 110.20
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHY · Sunshine | VOR/DME | 108.40 · 21X | Low | r331° / 26.6 NM |
| SZL · Whiteman | TACAN | 109.80 · 35X | — | r119° / 36.7 NM |
| COU · Columbia | VOR/DME | 110.20 · 39X | Low | r233° / 38.5 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 3VS / VRS
- Coordinates
- 38.4278, -92.8752
- Elevation
- 1,027 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- Sectional chart
- KANSAS CITY
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- KANSAS CITY (ZKC)
- Flight service (FSS)
- COLUMBIA · 122.1R, 122.6 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- COU
- Attendance
- ALL 0800-1700
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1971/03
- Distance from city
- 2 W
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25 - CTAF, CLICK 3 TIMES. on 122.8 — Chart Supplement ↗
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- 100LL
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 10 notes
General
- CROP DUSTING ACFT AND HELICOPTERS; AND ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT.
- DEER & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- RY 07/25 LINE OF SIGHT OBSTRUCTED BY GRADE CHANGE IN RY.
- NTSD RY SAFETY AREA BYND EACH RY END; INCORRECT TERRAIN GRADES, LARGE DROP OFF AT RY 07 END, ROAD AT RY 25 END.
- FOR CD CTC WHITEMAN APCH AT 660-687-3132. WHEN WHITEMAN APCH IS CLSD, CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
Runways
- WIDTH VARIANCE 39-40 FT.
Lighting
- ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25 - CTAF, CLICK 3 TIMES.
Fuel
- FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF-SVC.
Obstructions
- 8 FT ROAD 105-200 FT FM RWY END 40-125L;
Contact
- AFTER HOURS NON-EMERGENCY: 573-378-0623
Nearby airports
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About 3VS
Roy Otten Memorial Airfield (3VS · VRS) is an airport in Versailles, MO, at 1,027 ft MSL. It has 2 runways, the longest 2,805 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 3VS, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 3VS have a control tower?
No. Roy Otten Memorial Airfield is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 3VS?
Roy Otten Memorial Airfield has 2 runways; the longest is 2,805 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 3VS?
Roy Otten Memorial Airfield is in Versailles, MO, at an elevation of 1,027 ft MSL. Coordinates: 38.4278, -92.8752.
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