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KVDI · Vidalia Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KVDI FAA VDI Elev 275 ft Lat 32° 11.56' N Lon 82° 22.27' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.06%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 063° 6,002 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.06%
25 243° 6,002 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.06%
14 132° 5,002 ft 75 ft Concrete No 0.01%
32 312° 5,002 ft 75 ft Concrete No 0.01%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.925
  • CNTR JACKSONVILLE CNTR 132.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KVDI on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 22 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Airport attended 1300–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2300Z‡.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·GEORGIA 257 VIDALIA RGNL (VDI)(KVDI) 3 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N32º11.56´ W82º22.27´ 274 B NOTAM FILE VDI RWY 07–25: H6002X100 (CONC) S–30, D–48, 2D–85 HIRL RWY 07: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 48´.
  • ·RWY 14–32: H5002X75 (CONC) S–30, D–48, 2D–85 RWY 14: Trees.
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT HIRL Rwy 07–25 preset med ints dusk–0400Z‡.
  • ·ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 25; REIL Rwy 07—CTAF.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 07 and Rwy 25 opr consly.
  • ·Fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 912-537-3979
  • ·AWOS–3 119.925 (912) 538–0219.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.575 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
  • ·DUBLIN (VL) (L) VORTAC 113.1 DBN Chan 78 N32º33.81´ W82º49.80´ 138º 32.2 NM to fld. 306/5W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 013º–038º byd 40 NM 040º–080º 102º–113º byd 40 NM 117º–129º byd 40 NM 153º–163º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 153º–163º byd 80 NM 175º–189º byd 40 NM 274º–280º byd 40 NM 281º–291º 292º–308º byd 40 NM 309º–319º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 309º–319º byd 80 NM 320º–332º byd 40 NM 343º–000º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 343º–000º byd 52 NM ONYUN NDB (MHW) 372 UQN N32º13.42´ W82º17.85´ 250º 4.2 NM to fld. 161/6W.
  • ·VIENNA N32º12.81´ W83º29.84´ NOTAM FILE MCN.
  • ·(VL) (L) VORTAC 116.5 VNA Chan 112 035º 5.2 NM to Hawkinsville–Pulaski Co. 300/1E.
  • ·DME unusable: 014º–024º VOR unusable: 254º–264º byd 16 NM RCO 122.1R 122.4 116.5T (MACON RADIO) W H 'BUD' BARRON (See DUBLIN on page 218) WARM SPRINGS ROOSEVELT MEML (5A9) 3 N UTC–5(–4DT) N32º56.31´ W84º41.79´ 882 B NOTAM FILE MCN RWY 18–36: H5004X75 (ASPH) S–28 MIRL 0.6% up S RWY 18: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 36: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 18 and 36 opr consly.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 706-402-5007
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.35 (706) 655–2005.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Atlanta Apch at 678-364-6132, when Apch clsd ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·ATLANTA H–9B, 12F, L–24H IAP ATLANTA L–18J ATLANTA H–9A, L–18I SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Vidalia-Lyons AAFTurner AAF AuxAF No. 8

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 19,100 ops in 2019

2024 total

19,100

10-yr total

184,600

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 92% · Mil 8%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-04-23 New Standard D-25 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1988-12-05 Cessna 182P · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1987-04-09 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in GA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,408 A&P Mechanics 13,587 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 9 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 38 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 31 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 127 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 141 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 65 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 15 EAA EAA Chapters 25

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Adam Stuart Reid Eastman GA 41 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Hinesville GA 44 nm
Ronald Adam Holloway Cochran GA 51 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Savannah GA 61 nm
John Doy Jeffers Perry GA 71 nm
Cynthia Hollman Beaufort SC 85 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 85 nm
Matthew Cory Archer Beaufort SC 85 nm
Jeanette Renee Hibpshman Aiken SC 87 nm
Christopher Robert Peterson Walterboro SC 96 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Ronald Wayne Williams Jr Vidalia GA 2 nm
Kevin Scot Britton Vidalia GA 2 nm
Gregory Scott Sanders Vidalia GA 2 nm
Donald Hayne Brant Iii Vidalia GA 2 nm
William Lawrence Calhoun Tarrytown GA 12 nm
Ryan Craig Burkhalter Collins GA 13 nm
Kevin Riley Griner Metter GA 20 nm
John Stewart Scruggs Lumber City GA 22 nm
John Travis Woodcock Hazlehurst GA 23 nm
Gavin Michael Creamer Hazlehurst GA 23 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Ray Milo Smith Jr Vidalia GA 2 nm
Gregory Scott Sanders Vidalia GA 2 nm
William Thomas Morley Vidalia GA 2 nm
William Rabon Folsom Vidalia GA 2 nm
Jerry Sylvester Holt Lyons GA 3 nm
William Howard Wright Lyons GA 3 nm
Frederick Jackson Rountree Lyons GA 3 nm
George Nicholas Franklin Lyons GA 3 nm
Daniel Franklin Fountain Mount Vernon GA 12 nm
Johnnie Verlon Wilkinson Uvalda GA 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC
St. Simons Island, GA
 80 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Fernandina Beach, FL
 106 nm
Fernandina Beach Aircraft Maintenance
Fernandina Beach, FL
 106 nm
Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc
Griffin, GA
 115 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 116 nm
Bragg Avionics
Jacksonville, FL
 120 nm
Corporate Aircraft Maintenance
Jacksonville, FL
 120 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
 126 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 126 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 126 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.