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KAVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: AVP
Lat/Long: 41-20-18.5000N / 075-43-24.2000W
41-20.308333N / 075-43.403333W
41.3384722 / -75.7233889
(estimated)
Elevation: 962 ft. / 293.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11W (1980)
From city: 5 miles SW of central business district of the associated city
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 18641

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1947
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: NEW YORK CENTER
FSS: WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AVP (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee: yes
Fire and rescue: ARFF index B
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 111.6
WX ASOS: PHONE 570-655-0748
WILKES-BARRE GROUND: 121.9
WILKES-BARRE TOWER: 120.1 257.8
WILKES-BARRE APPROACH: 124.5(280-100) 126.3(101-279) 256.7
WILKES-BARRE DEPARTURE: 124.5(280-100) 126.3(101-279) 256.7
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
STAGE-III: 256.7
STAGE-III RDR: 124.5(280-100) 126.3(101-279)
WX ASOS at MPO (20 nm SE): 120.275 (570-839-1584)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LVZr349/4.2WILKES-BARRE VORTAC111.6010W
LHYr243/13.6LAKE HENRY VORTAC110.8010W
HZLr049/(28.4)HAZLETON VOR109.4009W
FJCr352/38.7ALLENTOWN VORTAC117.5010W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CRYSTAL LAKE043/9.141011WCYE -.-. -.-- .
HUMBOLT040/24.436610WHXM .... -..- --
CARBON015/31.633912WLQX .-.. --.- -..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW
Bulk oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 7501 x 150 ft. / 2286 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 45 /F/A/X/T
Single wheel: 133.0
Double wheel: 173.0
Double tandem: 300.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
Operational restrictions: PRECIPITOUS DROP-OFF EACH RY END.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 41-19.721887N41-20.761218N
Longitude: 075-43.891805W075-43.006520W
Elevation: 961.6 ft.911.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.7%0.7%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 043 magnetic, 032 true223 magnetic, 212 true
Declared distances: TORA:7501 TODA:7501 ASDA:7501 LDA:7501TORA:7501 TODA:7501 ASDA:7501 LDA:7501
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdown, rollouttouchdown, rollout
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DMEILS/DME
Obstructions: none119 ft. tower, marked and lighted, 5156 ft. from runway, 541 ft. right of centerline, 41:1 slope to clear

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 4300 x 150 ft. / 1311 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 58.0
Double wheel: 80.0
Double tandem: 125.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 41-20.436055N41-20.414768N
Longitude: 075-43.794333W075-42.855235W
Elevation: 921.9 ft.934.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: rightright
Runway heading: 102 magnetic, 091 true282 magnetic, 271 true
Declared distances: TORA:4300 TODA:4300 ASDA:4300 LDA:4300TORA:4300 TODA:4300 ASDA:4300 LDA:4300
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: LUZERNE AND LACKAWANNA CO
100 TERMINAL DRIVE
AVOCA, PA 18641
Phone 570-602-2030
Manager: BARRY J. CENTINI
100 TERMINAL DRIVE
AVOCA, PA 18641
Phone 570-602-2000

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 42
Single engine airplanes: 26
Multi engine airplanes: 12
Jet airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 106/day *
38% air taxi
31% transient general aviation
25% local general aviation
4% commercial
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012

Additional Remarks

E60-22 ENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 162 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD 35 FT OFF DER 22.
E60-04 ENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 324 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD 50 FT OFF DER 04.
DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
RY 28 UNLGTD HIGH TERRAIN TREES: 1155 FT MSL .91 MI EAST AER 28; 1463 FT MSL 1.49 MI EAST-SOUTHEAST AER 28; 1667 FT MSL 2.25 MI EAST AER 28; 1920 FT MSL 2.84 MI EAST AER 28.
UNLGTD TOWER 1130 FT MSL (20 FT AGL) 1.3 MI EAST AER 28; UNLGTD TOWER 1463 FT MSL (20 FT AGL) 1.7 MI EAST AER 28; UNLGTD TOWER 1652 FT MSL (20 FT AGL) 2.4 MI EAST AER 28.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 04   download (252KB)
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 22   download (263KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04   download (231KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22   download (228KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (22KB)
 
Departure Procedures
SCRANTON FOUR   download (260KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (149KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KWBW - Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (6 nm SW)
70N - Spring Hill Airport (14 nm E)
9N3 - Seamans Field Airport (15 nm N)
KMPO - Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (20 nm SE)
N30 - Cherry Ridge Airport (24 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4109:41
Sunrise06:1110:11
Sunset20:0500:05
Evening civil twilight20:3400:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 14:10:17
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 10:10:17
 
METAR
KAVP 131354Z 25004KT 3SM -RA SCT017 OVC039 20/17 A2982 RMK AO2 RAB1257E23B43 SLP090 P0001 T02000167
KMPO 
20nm SE 
131353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW038 OVC050 17/16 A2985 RMK AO2 RAE51 SLP102 P0004 T01720156 TSNO
TAF
KAVP 131140Z 1312/1412 20005KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC050 TEMPO 1312/1315 3SM SHRA BR OVC015 FM131500 23005KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 TEMPO 1315/1318 5SM -SHRA BR OVC025 FM131800 29006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN040 FM140000 29005KT P6SM SCT100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Saker Aviation
570-457-3400
toll-free 1-800-448-2446
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KAVP have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 0.8 109-160
CLARION HOTEL SCRANTON 5.4 110-125
SUPER 8 MOTEL PITTSTON 3.1 44-56
COMFORT SUITES SCRANTON 3.1 110-111
THE WOODLANDS RESORT, AN ASCEND COLLECTION HOTEL 8.0 129-130
ECONO LODGE SCRANTON 3.4 65-66
 

Other hotels near Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN PITTSTON 2.5 69-79
SPRINGHILL SUITES SCRANTON WILKES-BARRE 2.7 
TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT SCRANTON 2.7 160-161
COURTYARD INN BY MARRIOTT SCRANTON 2.8 149-169
KNIGHTSINN SCRANTONWILKESBARRE 3.1 42-60
HAMPTON INN SCRANTON AT MONTAGE MOUNTAIN 3.1 139-199
HILTON SCRANTON & CONFERENCE CENTER 5.6 159-219
RADISSON LACKAWANNA STATION HOTEL SCRANTON 5.6 106-141
RED CARPET INN AND SUITES SCRANTON 5.9 70-71

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

1 in Avoca
5 in Scranton
4 in Dunmore
5 in Clarks Summit
4 in Wilkes-Barre
1 in Archbald
1 in Sterling
5 in White Haven
 

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