FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | WBW |
| Lat/Long: | 41-17-49.8200N / 075-51-04.3400W
41-17.830333N / 075-51.072333W
41.2971722 / -75.8512056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 545 ft. / 166.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12W (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of WILKES-BARRE, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 18644 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25, PAPI RYS 07 & 25, REIL RYS 07 & 25, ROTG BCN - CTAF RY 07/25 PRESET LOW INTST, TO ACTVT HIGHER INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WILKES-BARRE APPROACH: | 126.3 |
| WILKES-BARRE DEPARTURE: | 126.3 |
| WX ASOS at AVP (6 nm NE): | PHONE 570-457-3111 |
| WX AWOS-3 at HZL (20 nm S): | 119.975 (570-459-4901) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LVZr291/7.4 | | WILKES-BARRE VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 10W |
| LHYr247/19.8 | | LAKE HENRY VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 10W |
| HZLr042/(23.0) | | HAZLETON VOR | | 109.40 | | 09W |
| FJCr342/38.6 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CRYSTAL LAKE | | 001/5.3 | | 410 | | 11W | | CYE | -.-. -.-- . |
| HUMBOLT | | 030/19.7 | | 366 | | 10W | | HXM | .... -..- -- |
| CARBON | | 004/29.4 | | 339 | | 12W | | LQX | .-.. --.- -..- |
| PICTURE ROCKS | | 097/38.7 | | 344 | | 09W | | PIX | .--. .. -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3376 x 75 ft. / 1029 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 41-17.665350N | | 41-17.995300N |
| Longitude: | 075-51.368900W | | 075-50.775717W |
| Elevation: | 544.1 ft. | | 543.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 054 true | | 246 magnetic, 234 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 98 ft. trees, 1867 ft. from runway, 163 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 14 ft. berm, 507 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2200 x 100 ft. / 671 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/turf, in good condition
FIRST 544 FT RY 27 ASPH; REMAINDER TURF. |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 09/27 MKD WITH WHITE 3' CONES RWY 09 DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH THREE WHITE CONES EACH SIDE. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD SS-SR. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 660 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | , in good condition | | , in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 90 ft. trees, 1131 ft. from runway, 138 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
RY 09 APCH SLOPE 18:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
APCH RATIO 21:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 81 ft. trees, 2088 ft. from runway, 219 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF LUZERNE
200 N. RIVER ST.
WILKES-BARRE, PA 18071
Phone 570-825-1600 |
| Manager: | JIM SCROBOLA
2001 WYOMING AVE
FORTY FORT, PA 18704
Phone 570-288-3257 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 60 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 59 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 69/day * | | 84% | local general aviation | | 16% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HIGH TRANSMISSION LINES +152 FT; 6000 FT FM RY 25 THLD 585 FT L MKD WITH RED SPHERES. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KWBW.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAVP - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (6 nm NE)
9N3 - Seamans Field Airport (18 nm N)
KHZL - Hazleton Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
70N - Spring Hill Airport (20 nm E)
KMPO - Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (23 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:05 | | 09:05 |
| Sunrise | | 05:38 | | 09:38 |
| Sunset | | 20:38 | | 00:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:11 | | 01:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jul-2008 01:41:51 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jul-2008 21:41:51 |
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| METAR |
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KAVP
6nm E | 070054Z 00000KT 6SM HZ SCT085 24/18 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02390178
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| TAF |
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KAVP
6nm E | 062341Z 070024 17003KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250 TEMPO 0912 3SM BR FM1400 23005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 FM1800 23007KT P6SM BKN040 BKN080
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