Vandenberg Space Force Base
VBG · KVBG · Lompoc, California · Santa Barbara County · map
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a private airport owned by Usaf, 7 miles northwest of Lompoc, California, 368 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 15,000 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (Jet A with additives).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KVBG · observed 12:55 pm PDT (19:55 UTC), 42 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (350°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 100 feet, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter 29.90 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 9:30 am PDT (16:30 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC)
- From Tue 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): wind light and variable, a few clouds at 200 feet
- Changing between Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC) to: wind from the northwest at 9 knots, a few clouds at 400 feet
- Changing between Tue 6:00 pm PDT (01:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, mist, a broken layer at 500 feet IFR
- Changing between Tue 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC) and 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, mist, overcast at 300 feet LIFR
- Changing between Tue 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, fog, sky obscured at 100 feet LIFR
- Changing between Wed 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC) and 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC) to: wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, mist, overcast at 300 feet LIFR
- Changing between Wed 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC) and 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC) to: wind from the northwest at 12 knots, scattered clouds at 500 feet
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KVBG 061955Z 35007KT 10SM FEW001 FEW060 25/18 A2990 RMK AO2A SLP126 T02500177
TAF AMD KVBG 061630Z 0616/0720 VRB06KT 9999 FEW002 QNH2992INS BECMG 0618/0619 32009KT 9999 FEW004 QNH2988INS BECMG 0701/0702 VRB06KT 8000 BR BKN005 QNH2990INS BECMG 0703/0704 VRB06KT 4800 BR OVC003 QNH2992INS BECMG 0705/0706 VRB06KT 0400 FG VV001 QNH2994INS BECMG 0715/0716 33009KT 4800 BR OVC003 QNH2992INS BECMG 0717/0718 32012KT 9999 NSW SCT005 QNH2990INS TX26/0621Z TN13/0713Z
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 VBG · ICAO KVBG
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf
- Elevation
- 368 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 8:00 am to 5:00 pm excpt sat-sun and holidays
- Attended
- every day, 4:00 pm to 0100z++
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- Jet A with additives
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 15,000 × 200 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 30: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.95 | Vandenberg |
| Digital ATIS | 133.125 | Vandenberg |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.75 | Vandenberg |
| Approach and departure | 124.15 | Vandenberg |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Vandenberg |
| San Luis Obispo Center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.05 | Vandenberg |
| Range and ctl | 121.4 | Vandenberg |
| Comd and post · Pre-taxi clearance | 126.2 | Vandenberg |
Aircraft registered in Lompoc from the FAA register
56 aircraft are registered to owners in Lompoc, California: 52 piston singles, 2 gliders, 1 helicopter, 1 business jet. 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 California.
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
- Authorized for military use only. Sac/space and missile test center, afsc.
- Beacon out of service.
- When the control tower closed activate als runway 30; PAPI runway 30; high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- FSS-HAWTHORNE HHR-NOTAM kvbg
- Traffic pattern: overhead 2400, rectangular 1400 feet, light aircraft/copter 900 feet.
- Closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays.
- Service by truck only; exp service delays.
- Runway 12 approach light sys is non-standard ALSF2 confign.
- Runway 30 approach light sys is non-standard ALSF2 confign. Thld lights are 16 feet from the usable pavement surface.
- Runway 12 ILS and PAPI glideslope not coincidental.
- RWY-LGTS: runway 12 - SF.
- RWY-LGTS: runway 30 - SF.
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.