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W78 William M Tuck Airport
South Boston, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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 **NEW**   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 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0410:04
Sunrise06:3210:32
Sunset20:0800:08
Evening civil twilight20:3600:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 16:34:04
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 12:34:04
 
METAR
KDAN 
25nm W 
131553Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02610222
KHNZ 
26nm SE 
131555Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM SCT016 SCT021 SCT110 28/22 A2990 RMK AO2 T02780221
KTDF 
26nm S 
131555Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM 26/22 A2992 RMK AO2
KAVC 
39nm E 
131535Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM SCT014 27/26 A2993 RMK AO2
KLYH 
40nm NW 
131554Z VRB04KT 10SM -RA FEW041 SCT095 BKN110 25/22 A2989 RMK AO2 RAE26B44 SLP112 P0000 T02500222
KFVX 
44nm NE 
131555Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM -RA CLR 26/24 A2984 RMK AO2
KIGX 
48nm S 
131556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN018 27/23 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02720228
KLHZ 
48nm SE 
131555Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM SCT021 SCT027 31/24 A2990 RMK AO2
KBUY 
50nm SW 
131554Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM FEW014 27/23 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02670228
TAF
KDAN 
25nm W 
131311Z 1313/1412 23004KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 FM131400 25005KT P6SM -SHRA OVC060 FM131600 26007KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM131900 29009KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN035CB FM140100 33006KT P6SM BKN150
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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 27-Jun-2013
 
   6 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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