Vagabond Ahp Heliport
FCT · KFCT · Yakima, Washington · Yakima County · map
Vagabond Ahp Heliport is a private heliport owned by the US Army Aeronautical Svcs Agency, 5 miles northeast of Yakima, Washington, 1,378 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, 05/23, is 1,602 by 50 feet of asphalt.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
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The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FCT · ICAO KFCT
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · owned by the Army
- Owner
- US Army Aeronautical Svcs Agency
- Elevation
- 1,378 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 4:00 pm to 0800z++
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,602 × 50 ft | Asphalt | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 126.2 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Fct and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.15 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this heliport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field (7 nm southwest), Bowers Field (22 nm north), Pangborn Memorial (45 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field (7 nm southwest), Bowers Field (22 nm north), Sunnyside Municipal (29 nm southeast), Prosser Airport (39 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Washington · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Prior permission required single engine F/west aircraft, MULTI-ENGINE aircraft NA.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency.
- Be aware of powerlines east of runway.
- (A70) pol 8:00 am to 3:30 pm ++ other times 8 hour prior notice Saturday Sunday V355-8311 C509-577-3204.
- Aircraft parking limited and CAN'T be assured. Ron CAN'T be assured. All aircraft contact rattlesnake radio prior to entry R6714 A-D, F-H.
- Service - fuel F24 (military); 1600-0800Z++, dsn 638-3367, C509-577-3367, OT C509-317-1017
- Operations - 142.3 395.225 remoted to gray aaf, WA (kgrf) manned continuous. Closed holidays.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Yakima from the FAA register
135 aircraft are registered to owners in Yakima, Washington: 114 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 4 turboprops, 4 drones, 3 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Washington.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Yakima, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Mccormick Air Center LLC McCormick Air Center is a full-service FBO at Yakima Airport in Washington.
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Yakima 65 N Flying Club 1 aircraft · Yakima, 8 miles away Yakima Aero Club is a flying club based in Yakima, Washington that provides members with access to aircraft for personal flying.
- Yakima 872 Flying Club 1 aircraft · Yakima, 8 miles away Yakima Aero Club is a flying club based in Yakima, Washington that provides members with access to aircraft for personal flying.
- Yakima Aero Club 1 aircraft · Yakima, 8 miles away Yakima Aero Club is a flying club based in Yakima, Washington that provides members with access to aircraft for recreational flying.
Repair stations in Yakima:
- Cubcrafters Avionics LLC CubCrafters designs, manufactures, and sells backcountry aircraft based on the Piper Super Cub platform, including the Carbon Cub, XCub, and other models in various certification categories.
- Mccormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC McCormick Air Center is a full-service FBO and repair station at Yakima Air Terminal in Washington.
- Triumph Actuation Systems - Yakima, LLC
Companies in the same town as this heliport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Yakima 135 aircraft · 114 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 4 turboprops
- Cub Crafters INC 16 aircraft in town
- Aero Assurance Services LLC Trustee 10 aircraft in town
- Aero Assurance Services LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Cub Crafters Resale LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Mccormick Air Center LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Yakima 65 N Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Yakima 872 Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Yakima Aero Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Cubcrafters Avionics LLC · repair station
- Mccormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC · repair station
- Triumph Actuation Systems - Yakima, LLC · repair station
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 358 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 130 landing places
- Washington 10,570 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FCT.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.