Vance Air Force Base
END · KEND · Enid, Oklahoma · Garfield County · map
Vance Air Force Base is a private airport owned by the U.S. Air Force, 3 miles south of Enid, Oklahoma, 1,307 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 17C/35C, is 9,217 feet of concrete. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KEND · observed 2:55 pm CDT (19:55 UTC), 40 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 87°F (31°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.93 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC), good until Wed 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, clear skies
- Changing between Wed 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC) and 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, clear skies
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KEND 061955Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 31/13 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP124 T03070130 $
TAF KEND 061800Z 0618/0724 19007KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 0713/0714 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS TX30/0621Z TN16/0712Z
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA END · ICAO KEND
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- U.S. Air Force
- Elevation
- 1,307 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with radar approach control · 1300-0200z++wkd, 1900-2300z++ sunday; closed saturday and federal holidays. gnd control and clnc del service available 15 minimum prior to afld opening. other times by notam
- Attended
- Sunday, 7:00 pm to 2300z; Monday to Friday, 1:00 pm to 0200z++
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17C/35C | 9,217 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17R/35L | 9,217 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17L/35R | 5,024 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17C: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, SALSF
- Runway 35C: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, SALSF
- Runway 17R: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, SALS
- Runway 35L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, SALS
- Runway 17L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35R: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 115.4 | Vance |
| Ground | 121.675 | Vance |
| Tower | 124.05 | Vance |
| Approach · Approach and departure 337-037 to 19 DME, FL220 and below | 118.075 | Vance |
| Approach 169-007 within 18 DME, 9500 feet and below | 119.775 | Vance |
| Approach · Departure 169-007 10000 feet to FL240; 337-169 FL230 to FL240 | 120.525 | Vance |
| Approach · Approach and departure 037-169 6500 feet and below | 121.3 | Vance |
| Approach 7000 feet to FL220 | 125.45 | Vance |
| Approach · Approach and departure 209-337 to 18 DME, FL240 and below | 126.75 | Vance |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Vance |
| Ponca City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.8 | Vance |
Aircraft registered in Enid from the FAA register
127 aircraft are registered to owners in Enid, Oklahoma: 86 piston singles, 31 turboprops, 4 piston twins, 2 drones, 2 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Oklahoma.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Closed Saturday and fed holidays; OT by NOTAM.
- BAK-15 chag (154 feet ovrn).
- BAK-15 chag (152 feet ovrn).
- BAK-15 chag (154 feet ovrn).
- BAK-15 chag (152 feet ovrn).
- Non-standard salsf installed on precision runway.
- Non-standard salsf installed on precision runway.
- 4-LGT PAPI located both sides of runway 17C.
- 4-LGT PAPI located both sides of runway 17R.
- 4-LGT PAPI located both sides of runway 35C.
- 4-LGT PAPI located both sides of runway 35L.
- PAPI unusable beyond 9 degreess right and left of centerline.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.