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.
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
- 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 |
Aircraft registered in Yakima from the FAA register
138 aircraft are registered to owners in Yakima, Washington: 117 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Washington.
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.