AirNav: W78 - William M Tuck Airport

W78

William M Tuck Airport
South Boston, Virginia, USA

GOING TO SOUTH BOSTON?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier:	W78
Lat/Long:	36-42-36.1620N / 078-50-52.8730W 36-42.602700N / 078-50.881217W 36.7100450 / -78.8480203 (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
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
SBVr080/8.3	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	343/27.0	271	07W	HXO	.... -..- ---
PERSON	028/30.5	220	08W	HUR	.... ..- .-.
JONES	288/38.7	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:

4011 x 75 ft. / 1223 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:

36-42.272733N

36-42.932683N

Longitude:

078-50.857383W

078-50.905033W

Elevation:

382.6 ft.

419.8 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:

25 ft. tree, 1058 ft. from runway, 61 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear

25 ft. tree, 873 ft. from runway, 6 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 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:	05/23 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:	61 ft. tree, 110 ft. from runway, 156 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear RY 05 APRCH SLOPE 5:1 TO THE DSPLCD THRLD.	72 ft. tree, 380 ft. from runway, 25 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear RY 23 APRCH SLOPE 10:1 TO THE DSPLCD THRLD.

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:		19
Single engine airplanes:		17
Multi engine airplanes:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 20/day *
66%	local general aviation
34%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2006

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 01		download (187KB)
VOR OR GPS-A		download (205KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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Area around W78 (William M Tuck Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-Sep-2008

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:27	10:27
Sunrise	06:53	10:53
Sunset	19:33	23:33
Evening civil twilight	19:59	23:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Sep-2008 04:57:01
Local (UTC-4)	07-Sep-2008 00:57:01

METAR

KDAN 25nm W	070353Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 21/19 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02110194 TSNO
KHNZ 26nm SE	070420Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 23/22 A2997 RMK AO2
KTDF 26nm S	070421Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 21/19 A2999 RMK AO1
KAVC 39nm E	070440Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 24/23 A3002 RMK AO2
KLYH 40nm NW	070354Z AUTO 27003KT 5SM BR CLR 18/18 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01830178 TSNO
KFVX 44nm NE	070440Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 21/19 A2997 RMK AO2
KIGX 48nm S	070356Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM HZ CLR 23/20 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02280200
KLHZ 48nm SE	070440Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 22/19 A2997 RMK AO2
KBUY 50nm SW	070354Z AUTO 29003KT 6SM HZ CLR 22/19 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02170189

TAF

KDAN
25nm W

070415Z 070424 00000KT 6SM BR SKC FM0530 28004KT 3SM BR SCT003 FM0900 VRB03KT 1SM BR OVC003 FM1300 28003KT 4SM BR SCT010 FM1500 29005KT P6SM SCT100

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Skylark Aviation

434-572-9961

no information available

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SS	100LL $5.45
Updated 18-Jun-2008

5 read

write

SS=Self service

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

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Hotels near William M Tuck Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
QUALITY INN SOUTH BOSTON		2.4	57-100
SUPER 8 SOUTH BOSTON VA		3.3	53-67
DAYS INN SOUTH BOSTON VA		4.7	45-46
BERRY HILL PLANTATION RESORT		5.6	179

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

4 in	South Boston

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