FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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
- 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 21-Jun-2007
from 13,000 feet MSL
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:49 | | 22:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:16 | | 23:16 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 07:25:32 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2010 02:25:32 |
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| METAR |
KDAN 25nm W | 100704Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR OVC003 01/00 A2953 RMK AO2
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KHNZ 26nm SE | 100700Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 01/01 A2951 RMK AO2 T00120013
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KTDF 26nm S | 100703Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM OVC002 01/01 A2953 RMK AO1
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KAVC 39nm E | 100703Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 02/02 A2955 RMK AO2
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KLYH 40nm NW | 100654Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR OVC004 M01/M02 A2953 RMK AO2 UPB08E22B39E48SNB48 SLP004 P0000 T10111017
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KFVX 44nm NE | 100700Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM -SN BKN005 OVC010 00/M02 A2951 RMK AO2
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KIGX 48nm S | 100656Z AUTO 27003KT 3/4SM BR OVC001 03/03 A2953 RMK AO2 SLP001 T00280028
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KLHZ 48nm SE | 100700Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR OVC002 02/02 A2952 RMK AO2 T00220018
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KBUY 50nm SW | 100702Z AUTO 30004KT 4SM BR OVC002 02/02 A2953 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDAN 25nm W | 100526Z 1006/1106 35005KT 4SM BR OVC003 FM100900 30011KT 6SM BR BKN012 FM101200 31015G25KT P6SM BKN025 FM101800 31021G38KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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