North America · United States

Handling at Van Nuys (KVNY)

We handle overflight permits, slots, flight plans, fuel, customs and the turnaround at Van Nuys. One coordinator owns the stop at Van Nuys, from the first filing to wheels up.

AERODROME

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ICAO: KVNY
IATA: VNY
Elevation: 802 ft
Position: 34.210, -118.490

RUNWAYS

16R/34L2,439 m / 8,001 ftAsphalt
16L/34R1,223 m / 4,013 ftAsphalt

Reference only, not for flight planning. Lengths are full declared runway length rather than declared distances, and this page is not amended on the AIRAC cycle. Check the current AIP and NOTAMs, or ask the desk and we will check them for you.

The field

What KVNY is actually like

Van Nuys handles more general aviation movements than almost any airport on earth, and it is the main business aviation field for the San Fernando Valley and the west side of Los Angeles. It is entirely general aviation, with several major fixed base operators on the field.

Operating brief

What we handle before you file

Permits

Domestic movements need no permit. International arrivals need eAPIS and a customs plan, and Van Nuys is not the simplest Los Angeles field for a first point of entry.

Slots and parking

No slots. The constraint is the noise abatement programme, which includes a voluntary curfew and departure procedures that are taken seriously by the airport and the surrounding community alike.

Customs and border

Customs is available but arranged rather than assumed. For a first arrival into the United States, clearing at a larger field and repositioning is frequently the cleaner plan.

When it gets tight

Awards season from January into March, and the run of industry events through the year. Los Angeles ground transport is more often the limiting factor than the apron.

On the ground

Off the aircraft and into the car

Several major FBOs and a ramp that runs at volume all day. Los Angeles traffic makes every drive time a guess rather than a number, so plan against the worst case and be pleasantly surprised. Burbank is closer to the studios if that is where the trip is going.

Alternates

Where we go when KVNY will not take the trip

Every one of these is a field we would put to you with the reason attached, not a list of nearby runways.

KBUR
Hollywood Burbank
Scheduled traffic alongside business aviation, closer to the studios, with a full customs facility.
KLGB
Long Beach
South of the city, capable and rarely constrained.
KSMO
Santa Monica
Closest to the coast but on a shortened runway and scheduled for closure, so confirm before planning around it.

What we handle here