FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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: | 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
- 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: | |
| 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% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 005 magnetic, 357 true | | 185 magnetic, 177 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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 REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | 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 |
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| 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 01 | |
download (184KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W63 - Marks Municipal 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 21-Jun-2007
from 13,000 feet MSL
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 09:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 10:03 |
| Sunset | | 20:37 | | 00:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 15:47:23 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 11:47:23 |
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| METAR |
KDAN 25nm W | 041453Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 27/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02670161 51003
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KHNZ 26nm SE | 041520Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A3007 RMK AO2 T02390119
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KTDF 26nm S | 041521Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A3009 RMK AO1
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KAVC 39nm E | 041520Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 28/14 A3010 RMK AO2
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KLYH 40nm NW | 041454Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW039 26/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02560156 51005 TSNO
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KFVX 44nm NE | 041440Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A3002 RMK AO2
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KIGX 48nm S | 041456Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02670139 50002
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KLHZ 48nm SE | 041520Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/13 A3007 RMK AO2 T02650131
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KBUY 50nm SW | 041454Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM CLR 26/13 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02610128 53001
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| TAF |
KDAN 25nm W | 041122Z 0412/0512 24003KT P6SM BKN250 FM050700 23005KT P6SM -SHRA SCT050 OVC100 FM051000 08004KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC040CB
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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