Moody Air Force Base
VAD · KVAD · Valdosta, Georgia · Lowndes County · map
Moody Air Force Base is a private airport owned by Usaf, 9 miles northeast of Valdosta, Georgia, 233 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01R/19L, is 9,300 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A with additives).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KVAD · observed 5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC), 11 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet
- Temperature 74°F (23°C), dew point 71°F (22°C)
- Altimeter 29.93 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC), good until Wed 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 20, light rain showers, a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 20,000 feet IFR
- Changing between Tue 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC) to: wind from the east-northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 20, light rain showers, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 20,000 feet MVFR
- Changing between Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) to: wind from the northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 15, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet
- Changing between Wed 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC) to: wind from the northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 15, a broken layer at 2,000 feet MVFR
- Changing between Wed 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC) and 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) to: wind from the northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 15, a broken layer at 1,000 feet MVFR
- Changing between Wed 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC) to: wind from the northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 15, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KVAD 062155Z 06006KT 10SM OVC014 23/22 A2993 RMK AO2A DZB2055E00 SLP136 P0000 T02320218 $
TAF KVAD 061600Z 0616/0722 06010G20KT 9000 -SHRA BKN007 OVC200 QNH2991INS BECMG 0617/0618 06010G20KT 9000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC200 QNH2991INS BECMG 0623/0624 04010G15KT 9999 NSW SCT020 QNH2993INS BECMG 0706/0707 04010G15KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2990INS BECMG 0711/0712 04010G15KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2993INS BECMG 0715/0716 04010G15KT 9999 SCT020 QNH2989INS TX24/0620Z TN20/0712Z
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 VAD · ICAO KVAD
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf
- Elevation
- 233 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with approach control · 1300-0600z++ mon-thu, 1300-0000z++ friday, closed saturday, sunday and holidays, and acc family days.
- Attended
- Monday to Thursday, 1:00 pm to 0600z; Friday, 1:00 pm to 0000z
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A with additives
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- On the chart
- Jacksonville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01R/19L | 9,300 × 150 ft | Concrete | High-intensity lights |
| 01L/19R | 8,002 × 150 ft | Partially concrete | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 01R: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 19L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 01L: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS)
- Runway 19R: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 128.45 | Moody |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 142.6 | Moody |
| Clearance delivery | 120.625 | Moody |
| Ground | 138.95 | Moody |
| Approach Above 8000 feet | 125.475 | Moody |
| Departure · Approach and departure Below 8000 feet; East of vad 360-VAD 180 | 126.6 | Moody |
| Approach · Approach and departure Below 8000 feet; West of vad R-360 radial | 132.375 | Moody |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Moody |
| Alma and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.575 | Moody |
| Sof | 143.825 | Moody |
Aircraft registered in Valdosta from the FAA register
96 aircraft are registered to owners in Valdosta, Georgia: 66 piston singles, 9 business jets, 8 gliders, 7 piston twins, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes. 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 Georgia.
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
- Dusk to dawn. Afld lgting intermittent 1 hour after official sunset until afld closure due to nvg training on afld.
- Ovhd traffic pattern 2200 feet above sea level.
- Closed Saturday, Sunday, holidays, and acc family days.
- Autovon 460-1110
- Hook E5 (88 feet ovrn)
- Hook BAK-12B(B) 1500 feet).
- Hook (95 feet ovrn).
- Hook BAK-12B(B) (1100 feet).
- Hook E5 (95 feet ovrn).
- Hook E5 (90 feet ovrn)
- Runway 01L/19R E-5 approach/departure end disconnected from energy absorbers (chains). Contact tower 30 minimums prio FO runway 01L/19R E-5 configuration.
- Fluid: SP lpox lox.
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.