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W78 William M Tuck Airport
South Boston, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: W78
Lat/Long: 36-42-33.8069N / 078-50-54.0870W
36-42.563448N / 078-50.901450W
36.7093908 / -78.8483575
(estimated)
Elevation: 420 ft. / 128.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 08W (1995)
From city: 3 miles E of SOUTH BOSTON, VA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 24592

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1949
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
TERMINAL OPEN - UNATTENDED
Pattern altitude: 1220 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 & REIL RYS 01 & 19 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 01 & 19 OPER CONT.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.05/307.0 (SOUTH BOSTON RCAG).
  • SOUTH BOSTON RCO 122.1R 110.4T (LEESBURG RADIO)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SBVr081/8.3SOUTH BOSTON VORTAC110.4005W
DANr076/(25.0)DANVILLE VOR113.1006W
LYHr155/37.6LYNCHBURG VORTAC109.2005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HUNTSBORO343/26.927107WHXO .... -..- ---
PERSON028/30.422008WHUR .... ..- .-.
JONES287/38.737309WAEA .- . .-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
HOURS VARY.
Powerplant service: MAJOR
HOURS VARY.
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 4003 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 36-42.272422N36-42.930960N
Longitude: 078-50.857075W078-50.904873W
Elevation: 382.6 ft.419.9 ft.
Gradient: 1.0%1.0%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 005 magnetic, 357 true185 magnetic, 177 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
OTS INDEF
yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 18 ft. tree, 863 ft. from runway, 83 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear10 ft. brush, 223 ft. from runway, 227 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
+5-12 FT GND 0-200 FT FM THLD 158 FT LEFT.

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 2065 x 200 ft. / 629 x 61 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: RY 06 OUTLINED WITH YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 36-42.379550N36-42.599085N
Longitude: 078-51.102562W078-50.779718W
Elevation: 371.0 ft.382.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 058 magnetic, 050 true238 magnetic, 230 true
Obstructions: 55 ft. trees, 643 ft. from runway, 189 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
RY 06 APCH SLOPE 15:1 TO THE DSPLCD THLD.
60 ft. tree, 499 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
RY 24 APCH SLOPE 17:1 TO THE DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF HALIFAX
PO BOX 786
HALIFAX, VA 24558
Phone 434-476-3300
Manager: DWIGHT WALLER
PO BOX 786
HALIFAX, VA 24558
Phone 434-476-3300

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 14
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 20/day *
66% local general aviation
34% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2011

Additional Remarks

DEER ON & INVOF RYS.
SELF-FUELING WITH A CREDIT CARD.

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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (205KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19   download (196KB)
VOR-A   download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (140KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W63 - Lake Country Regional Airport (15 nm SE)
KCXE - Chase City Municipal Airport (17 nm E)
KDAN - Danville Regional Airport (25 nm W)
KHNZ - Henderson-Oxford Airport (26 nm SE)
KTDF - Person County Airport (26 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of W78 (William M Tuck Airport)
Photo taken 21-Jun-2007
from 13,000 feet MSL

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5910:59
Sunrise07:2511:25
Sunset18:3722:37
Evening civil twilight19:0323:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Oct-2013 00:10:10
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 20:10:10
 
METAR
KDAN 
25nm W 
162253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW095 19/16 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01940156
KHNZ 
26nm SE 
162255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN100 19/16 A2997 RMK AO2 T01890157
KTDF 
26nm S 
162255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3000 RMK AO2
KAVC 
39nm E 
162255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN120 20/20 A3002 RMK AO2
KLYH 
40nm NW 
162254Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01720150
KFVX 
44nm NE 
162255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC110 20/16 A2995 RMK AO2
KIGX 
48nm S 
162256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01780161
KLHZ 
48nm SE 
162255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC036 21/18 A2998 RMK AO2
KBUY 
50nm SW 
162254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01890144
TAF
KDAN 
25nm W 
161747Z 1618/1718 22004KT P6SM BKN023 OVC035 FM162000 24003KT P6SM SCT015 OVC035 FM171000 00000KT 6SM BR BKN050 FM171200 23004KT 4SM BR OVC050 FM171400 23007KT P6SM OVC035
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
County of Halifax 434-476-3300
no information available

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100LL
SS $5.55 
 Updated 19-Sep-2013
 
   5 read write
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near William M Tuck Airport

Miles Price ($)
MAGNUSON HOTEL SOUTH BOSTON 2.4 49-60
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES SOUTH BOSTON 3.2 109-139
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS - SOUTH BOSTON 3.2 91-141
SUPER 8 SOUTH BOSTON VA 3.2 48-52
BERRY HILL RESORT 5.5 129-139

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 William M Tuck Airport

6 in South Boston
1 in Cluster Springs
 

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