AirNav: W78 - William M Tuck Airport

W78

William M Tuck Airport
South Boston, Virginia, USA

GOING TO SOUTH BOSTON?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	W78
Lat/Long:	36-42-33.7000N / 078-50-53.9000W 36-42.561667N / 078-50.898333W 36.7093611 / -78.8483056 (estimated)
Elevation:	420 ft. / 128.0 m (surveyed)
Variation:	08W (1995)
From city:	3 miles E of SOUTH BOSTON, VA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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:	0800-1730 TERMINAL OPEN - UNATTENDED
Pattern altitude:	1220 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 & REIL RYS 01 & 19 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 01 & 19 OPER CONT.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.05/307.0 (SOUTH BOSTON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SBVr081/8.3	SOUTH BOSTON VORTAC	110.40	05W
DANr076/(25.0)	DANVILLE VOR	113.10	06W
LYHr155/37.6	LYNCHBURG VORTAC	109.20	05W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
HUNTSBORO	343/26.9	271	07W	HXO	.... -..- ---
PERSON	028/30.4	220	08W	HUR	.... ..- .-.
JONES	287/38.7	373	09W	AEA	.- . .-

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
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:

36-42.272422N

36-42.930960N

Longitude:

078-50.857075W

078-50.904873W

Elevation:

382.6 ft.

419.9 ft.

Gradient:

1.0%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

005 magnetic, 357 true

185 magnetic, 177 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

15 ft. tree, 856 ft. from runway, 93 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear

26 ft. hill, 1200 ft. from runway, 25 ft. both sides of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear
+5-12 FT GND 0-200 FT FM THLD 158 FT LEFT.

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:	2665 x 200 ft. / 812 x 61 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	RY 05 OUTLINED WITH YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 5	RUNWAY 23
Latitude:	36-42.358283N	36-42.641617N
Longitude:	078-51.133833W	078-50.717167W
Elevation:	371.0 ft.	382.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	058 magnetic, 050 true	238 magnetic, 230 true
Displaced threshold:	200 ft.	400 ft.
Obstructions:	24 ft. trees, 66 ft. from runway, 17 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear RY 06 APCH SLOPE 19:1 TO THE DSPLCD THLD.	56 ft. tree, 482 ft. from runway, 69 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear RY 24 APCH SLOPE 15:1 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:	LINDA SATTERFIELD 1145 TUCK AIRPORT ROAD SOUTH BOSTON, VA 24592 Phone 434-579-3830 CELLPHONE.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		24
Single engine airplanes:		22
Multi engine airplanes:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 20/day *
66%	local general aviation
34%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2008

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01		download (249KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01		download (249KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19		download (233KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19		download (233KB)
VOR-A		download (237KB)
VOR-A		download (237KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (31KB)

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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Area around W78 (William M Tuck Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:33	11:33
Sunrise	07:01	12:01
Sunset	17:02	22:02
Evening civil twilight	17:30	22:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Nov-2009 11:54:53
Local (UTC-5)	21-Nov-2009 06:54:53

METAR

KDAN 25nm W	211053Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 05/03 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP208 T00500028
KHNZ 26nm SE	211120Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 04/04 A3015 RMK AO2 T00410036
KTDF 26nm S	211121Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM CLR 01/01 A3016 RMK AO1
KAVC 39nm E	211141Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/04 A3021 RMK AO2
KLYH 40nm NW	211054Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP224 T00390028
KFVX 44nm NE	211118Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 02/00 A3017 RMK AO2
KIGX 48nm S	211056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00610039 $
KLHZ 48nm SE	211120Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 04/04 A3014 RMK AO2 T00410036
KBUY 50nm SW	211054Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 03/02 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP207 T00280017 $

TAF

KDAN
25nm W

210520Z 2106/2206 00000KT 5SM BR SCT250 FM211200 06006KT P6SM SCT250

NOTAMs

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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		$3.75
Updated 20-Nov-2009

write

SS=Self service

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the William M Tuck Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the William M Tuck Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

Hotels near William M Tuck Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
QUALITY INN SOUTH BOSTON		2.4	85-86
FAIRFIELD INN N STES MARRIOTT		3.2
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS - SOUTH BOSTON		3.2	91-96
SUPER 8 SOUTH BOSTON VA		3.2	47-69
DAYS INN SOUTH BOSTON VA		4.7	43-65

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

5 in	South Boston

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