KVBG · Vandenberg Space Force Base

LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

369

Elevation ft

Runway

15,000

Longest ft · 12/30

34.74N

120.58W

Vandenberg Space Force Base serves Lompoc, California at 369 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 15,000 by 200 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
12/30	15,000 × 200 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 369 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	369 ft	2,510 ft	2,149 ft	3,223 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,569 ft	2,744 ft	2,276 ft	3,413 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,769 ft	2,978 ft	2,402 ft	3,603 ft
35°C afternoon	2,858 ft	2,995 ft	2,412 ft	3,617 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 15,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,617 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KVBG is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field	12 nm NE	8,004 ft
KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport	30 nm N	6,101 ft
KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport	41 nm SE	6,037 ft
KPRB Paso Robles Municipal Airport	56 nm N	6,008 ft
1CA1 Belridge Strip	61 nm NE	5,600 ft

04Fuel and services at KVBG

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KVBG. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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