FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | WBW |
| Lat/Long: | 41-17-50.3068N / 075-51-08.0659W
41-17.838447N / 075-51.134432W
41.2973074 / -75.8522405
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 543.3 ft. / 165.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of WILKES-BARRE, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 18644 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25, PAPI RYS 07 & 25, REIL RYS 07 & 25, ROTG BCN - CTAF RY 07/25 PRESET LOW INTST, TO ACTVT HIGHER INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
RDO-CTL |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WILKES-BARRE APPROACH: | 126.3 |
| WILKES-BARRE DEPARTURE: | 126.3 |
| WX ASOS at AVP (6 nm NE): | PHONE 570-655-0748 |
| WX AWOS-3 at HZL (20 nm S): | 119.975 (570-459-4901) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LVZr291/7.5 | | WILKES-BARRE VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 10W |
| LHYr247/19.8 | | LAKE HENRY VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 10W |
| HZLr042/(22.9) | | HAZLETON VOR | | 109.40 | | 09W |
| FJCr342/38.7 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CRYSTAL LAKE | | 001/5.3 | | 410 | | 11W | | CYE | -.-. -.-- . |
| HUMBOLT | | 029/19.6 | | 366 | | 10W | | HXM | .... -..- -- |
| CARBON | | 004/29.4 | | 339 | | 12W | | LQX | .-.. --.- -..- |
| PICTURE ROCKS | | 097/38.7 | | 344 | | 09W | | PIX | .--. .. -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3375 x 75 ft. / 1029 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 41-17.665540N | | 41-17.995338N |
| Longitude: | 075-51.369000W | | 075-50.775847W |
| Elevation: | 542.9 ft. | | 542.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 054 true | | 246 magnetic, 234 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
RY 07 REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes
RY 25 REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 105 ft. trees, 1962 ft. from runway, 346 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. trees, 1087 ft. from runway, 291 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2191 x 100 ft. / 668 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/turf, in good condition
FIRST 544 FT RY 27 ASPH; REMAINDER TURF . |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 09/27 MKD WITH WHITE 3' CONES RWY 09 DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH THREE WHITE CONES EACH SIDE. |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 09/27 CLSD DURING WINTER MONTHS. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 41-17.810672N | | 41-17.890895N |
| Longitude: | 075-51.463148W | | 075-50.996752W |
| Elevation: | 541.4 ft. | | 542.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 669 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | , in good condition | | , in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 93 ft. trees, 1148 ft. from runway, 20 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF LUZERNE
200 N. RIVER ST.
WILKES-BARRE, PA 18071
Phone 570-825-1600 |
| Manager: | JIM SCROBOLA
2001 WYOMING AVE
FORTY FORT, PA 18704
Phone 570-288-3257 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 51 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 69/day * | | 84% | local general aviation | | 16% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 16 October 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HIGH TRANSMISSION LINES +152 FT; 6000 FT FM RY 25 THLD 585 FT L MKD WITH RED SPHERES. |
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 |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (237KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAVP - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (6 nm NE)
9N3 - Seamans Field Airport (18 nm N)
KHZL - Hazleton Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
70N - Spring Hill Airport (20 nm E)
KMPO - Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (23 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Karl Rittinger
Photo taken 10-May-2011
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 09:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunset | | 20:05 | | 00:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 00:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 14:10:05 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 10:10:05 |
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KAVP
6nm E | 131354Z 25004KT 3SM -RA SCT017 OVC039 20/17 A2982 RMK AO2 RAB1257E23B43 SLP090 P0001 T02000167
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KAVP
6nm E | 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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