Identifier
VNY
Van Nuys Airport Map Print (VNY)
VNY
KVNY
Van Nuys, California
$55
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Colorway
White
Black
Navy
Sand
Blueprint
Night Ops
Hi-Viz
Finish
Fine Art Print pairs 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper with pigment giclée printing for rich color and a smooth matte finish. Supplied unframed. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat.
Framed Fine Art Print presents the same cotton paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame, with a white beveled mat and optical-grade clear acrylic. The mat is included, and hanging wire is already installed.
Glossy Metal Print brings vivid color to coated aluminum through dye sublimation. The glossy surface resists scratches and water; the included hidden mount positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall.
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- Museum-quality, 330 gsm cotton paper with pigment inks for rich color and fine detail. Ready for your own frame.
- Van Nuys's runways and taxiways, composed as art for anyone who has spent time at the field.
- Seven colorways to suit the room. A considered gift for pilots, crew, and frequent flyers.
Description
A runway diagram map print of Van Nuys Airport (VNY), made from the airport's own layout for the place it holds in your life. Choose your colorway and your format: a fine art giclée print on cotton paper, a framed fine art print, a glossy metal print or a digital download.
Your fine art print is made to order with pigment inks on heavyweight, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, a 330 gsm sheet with a high color gamut and deep black density. The acid-free, archival-grade paper has a smooth matte surface. Supplied unframed, ready for your own frame.
Shipping and Returns
Physical prints are made to order in 2 to 3 business days; shipping time is added on top and varies by your location and the method you choose. Standard shipping is free across the US. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat, though paper may retain a slight curl; orders with framed or metal pieces ship in separate boxes. Digital downloads are delivered by email, so there is nothing to ship.
The Digital Download is a JPEG at 300 dpi, sized for 24 by 30 inches. The digital add-on matches the selected physical print size at 300 dpi. Download links arrive by email and stay active for 30 days; save the file within that time and keep it for personal, non-commercial use. No physical item is shipped.
Physical products have a 30-day money-back guarantee. Contact us within 30 days of delivery to request a refund; we may require a return before issuing it.
Digital downloads are non-refundable once delivered, except where required by law or where AirportPrints determines that a delivery failure or technical issue was caused by AirportPrints.
Materials
Fine Art Print: pigment giclée printing on heavyweight 330 gsm (17 mil), 100% cotton Hot Press paper, on regularly calibrated giclée printers. The paper is acid-free and archival-grade, with a smooth matte surface and the high color gamut and black density that let a dark ground and fine linework keep their depth. Supplied unframed, with no added white margin, ready for your own frame.
Framed Fine Art Print: the same cotton fine art paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame. A white, acid-free, 4-ply mat with a 45-degree bevel and optical-grade, shatter-resistant clear acrylic (safer to ship than glass) are included. The print is mounted to foam core for a flat presentation, with a kraft paper dust cover and installed hanging wire on the back.
Glossy Metal Print: the image is transferred by dye sublimation into polymer-coated aluminum with a glossy white base. The 1.14 mm panel has a scratch- and water-resistant surface, with a hidden inset mount that positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall. Display indoors, away from direct sunlight.
Digital Download: a high-resolution JPEG for personal, non-commercial use. No physical paper, frame, or metal panel is included.
Dimensions
Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches.
Framed Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches, measured across the mat and acrylic area inside the frame. The mat sits within that area, so the visible image is about 6 x 8, 12 x 16, or 18 x 24 inches. The outside frame is larger than the listed size.
Glossy Metal Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches. During sublimation, 1/8 to 1/4 inch of the artwork may be cropped, so the printed edge can differ slightly from the preview.
Digital Download: a 7200 x 9000 pixel JPEG at 300 dpi for 24 x 30 inch printing. A digital add-on instead matches the selected physical size: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, or 24 x 30 inches at 300 dpi.
Made like something you keep.
The field itself
This is Van Nuys's own layout, the way its runways run and the taxiways thread between them, composed into a print you will want to look at every day. Not a stock template with a new name on it.
Museum-quality cotton paper
Heavyweight 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, acid-free and archival-grade. Its high color gamut and black density give the runways real depth, and pigment inks keep the fine detail crisp on a smooth matte surface.
Solid wood framing or glossy metal
Frame it in 1.25 inch solid wood, black, white or natural oak, with the white beveled mat, optical-grade clear acrylic and hanging wire included. Or choose glossy metal: dye sublimation into aluminum, floated about 3/4 inch off the wall on a hidden mount.
Van Nuys
VNY · Van Nuys, California
34.2098° N · 118.4900° W
Field elevation 802 ft
Field elevation 802 ft
ICAO code
KVNY
Field elevation
802ft
Runways
2
Magnetic variation
12°E
Runways
16R/34L8,001 × 150 ft
16L/34R4,013 × 75 ft
Composed from published airport information and available field depictions as original wall art. Learn how AirportPrints maps take shape.
Van Nuys Airport Runway Diagram Print
Van Nuys Airport works two parallel runways, and this print plots both to scale from the published runway data. Runway 16R/34L is the long one at 8,001 feet by 150 feet. Runway 16L/34R lies alongside it at 4,013 feet by 75 feet, half the length and half the width. Both are asphalt. Two parallels with nothing crossing them make for an unusually disciplined diagram: a pair of lines on the same heading, one twice the other, on a field of 725 acres. Elevation is 802 feet, and the magnetic variation reads 12E.
The field opened on December 17, 1928, the 25th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight, as Metropolitan Airport: 80 acres run by a corporation of local citizens, with trees and farmland on every side. Hollywood found it early, and the closing airport scene of Casablanca was shot here in 1942. That same year the government bought the place and turned it into Van Nuys Army Air Field, taking another 163 acres to stretch the runways, and P-38 Lightnings of the 428th Fighter Squadron were flying from it by 1943.
Los Angeles bought the airport from the War Assets Administration in 1949 for one dollar, on the condition that the California Air National Guard could stay, and the 400-acre field was renamed San Fernando Valley Airport. The Guard kept F-86 Sabres here through the 1950s. The present name came in 1957, and the present geometry two years after that: finishing the Sherman Way underpass in 1959 allowed runway 16R/34L to be extended to the 8,001 feet it still measures. By the end of that decade, in 1959, the field ranked 25th busiest in the nation by operations, with no airline service at all. The Guard finally moved out in 1990.
As of 2026 what works the field is everything except scheduled airlines: business jets, news and medical and tour helicopters, the Los Angeles Fire Department air operations unit, and a maintenance base for city police and water and power helicopters. Volume tells the rest of the story, 232,000 aircraft operations in 2020, which keeps Van Nuys among the busiest general aviation airports in the world. Runway 16R is well enough known to have a documentary named after it, One Six Right, released in 2005. On the wall it comes down to two parallel lines at published length and width, the designators, and the valley ground around them, composed from published airport information and available field depictions and set on a ground tone you choose. It is a spare, graphic layout that reads instantly from across a room, and it lands for anyone who keeps an airplane in the San Fernando Valley or has ever parked here and taken the bus to LAX.
Van Nuys (VNY) print, common questions
How many runways does Van Nuys Airport have?
Two, and they are parallel. Runway 16R/34L measures 8,001 feet by 150 feet and 16L/34R measures 4,013 feet by 75 feet. Both are asphalt, and both are drawn to scale in the print.
How long is the longest runway at VNY?
8,001 feet. That is runway 16R/34L. It reached that length in 1959, once the Sherman Way underpass was finished and the runway could be extended over it.
What is the field elevation at VNY?
802 feet above sea level, noted small in the corner of the diagram alongside the 12E magnetic variation.
Has the airport always been called Van Nuys?
No. It opened in 1928 as Metropolitan Airport, became Van Nuys Army Air Field in 1942, was renamed San Fernando Valley Airport after the war, and took the name Van Nuys Airport in 1957.
What is One Six Right?
A 2005 documentary about the history of Van Nuys Airport, named for 16R, the field's most favored runway and the long strip that anchors this print.
How does the VNY print relate to the airport's layout?
Published airport information and available field depictions guide the VNY composition, including the runway designators and relative geometry. It is original wall art, so fine details may be simplified or omitted.
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