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KWAL Wallops Flight Facility
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: WAL
Lat/Long: 37-56-24.7000N / 075-27-59.0000W
37-56.411667N / 075-27.983333W
37.9401944 / -75.4663889
(estimated)
Elevation: 40 ft. / 12.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 10W (1985)
From city: 5 miles S of WALLOPS ISLAND, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 23337

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/1943
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude: 1040 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO REQ
FOR ROTG BCN CALL CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 126.5
WX ASOS: 119.175 (757-824-0820)
WALLOPS GROUND: 127.875 269.325 [0700-1700 MON-FRI EXCP FEDERAL HOLS.]
WALLOPS TOWER: 126.5 306.975 [0700-1700 MON-FRI EXCP FEDERAL HOLS.]
PATUXENT APPROACH: 127.95
PATUXENT DEPARTURE: 127.95
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.7
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 132.55/256.8 (SNOW HILL RCAG) WHEN PATUXENT APCH CTL CLOSED.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SWLr189/7.0SNOW HILL VORTAC112.4008W
SBYr187/24.4SALISBURY VORTAC111.2012W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ACCOMACK046/27.233611WBDB -... -.. -...

Airport Services

Fuel available: FUEL: J5 (RSTRD TO US GOVT ACFT ON OFFL BUS ONLY.) SP PRESAIR.
Oil available: UHF CTAF - 306.975.
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 8748 x 150 ft. / 2666 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 57.0
Double wheel: 115.0
Double tandem: 225.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 37-55.624190N37-56.843975N
Longitude: 075-28.256833W075-27.287173W
Elevation: 34.0 ft.31.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 042 magnetic, 032 true222 magnetic, 212 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 8005 x 150 ft. / 2440 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 57.0
Double wheel: 115.0
Double tandem: 225.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 37-56.576128N37-56.567907N
Longitude: 075-29.104492W075-27.438973W
Elevation: 19.4 ft.35.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 100 magnetic, 090 true280 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 4808 x 110 ft. / 1465 x 34 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 15.0
Double wheel: 40.0
Double tandem: 75.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 37-56.830780N37-56.097798N
Longitude: 075-28.075640W075-27.696255W
Elevation: 30.7 ft.34.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 168 magnetic, 158 true348 magnetic, 338 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: NASA
WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA 23337
Phone 757-824-1240
Manager: ED SUDENDORF
WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA 23337
Phone 757-824-1240

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 1
    

Additional Remarks

A52-22 166' HIGH RADAR DISH 800' RGT OF APCH 22.
A52-28 510' CATV TWR 4MI OFF APCH RY 28.
- EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TEST DEVELOPMENT IN PROGRESS.
- PPR 757-824-1688.
- DEER INVOF ARPT.
- NUMEROUS RADAR FACILITIES AT ARPT WITH POSSIBLE RADIO FREQUENCY HAZARD TO ORDNANCE.
- JASU: 3(A/M32A-86) 1(A/M32A-60A).
- HIGH SEAGULL BIRD STRIKE POTENTIAL.
- TREES 1500 FT WEST OF RY 10 THLD & R OF RY 22 THLD.
- ROADWAYS CROSS RYS 10/28 & 17/35.
- RY 04/22 CLSD WHEN ATCT CLSD.

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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04   download (245KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10   download (216KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (238KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22   download (239KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28   download (252KB)
VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 10   download (223KB)
VOR OR TACAN RWY 17   download (240KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (15KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (65KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W41 - Crisfield Municipal Airport (18 nm W)
KMFV - Accomack County Airport (22 nm SW)
KSBY - Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (24 nm N)
KTGI - Tangier Island Airport (26 nm W)
KOXB - Ocean City Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
  
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Aerial photo of KWAL (Wallops Flight Facility)
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Photo taken 17-Dec-2009
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Sectional chart

 
Airport diagram
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From to KWAL

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2911:29
Sunrise06:5611:56
Sunset17:3622:36
Evening civil twilight18:0323:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 13:51:51
Local (UTC-5)  12-Feb-2012 08:51:51
 
METAR
KWAL 121254Z AUTO 34011G18KT 10SM CLR M04/M12 A3002 RMK AO2 PK WND 33027/1233 SLP162 T10441122 TSNO
TAF
KSBY 
24nm N 		121132Z 1212/1312 31018G26KT P6SM SKC FM121700 31018G28KT P6SM SCT040 FM130100 30014KT P6SM SKC
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KWAL have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
WATERSIDE INN 4.6 153-205
 

Other hotels near Wallops Flight Facility

Miles Price ($)
BIRCHWOOD MOTEL CHINCOTEAGUE 4.5 
LIGHTHOUSE INN 5.0 60-80
HAMPTON INN & SUITES CHINCOTEAGUE WATERFRONT 5.1 209-239
COMFORT SUITES CHINCOTEAGUE 5.1 220-400
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 5.3 94-155
CHINCOTEAGUE INN 5.4 89-139
QUALITY INN CHINCOTEAGUE 5.5 150-180

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 Wallops Flight Facility

11 in Chincoteague
3 in Pocomoke City, MD
 

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