FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | WBW |
| Lat/Long: | 41-17-50.3068N / 075-51-08.0659W
41-17.838447N / 075-51.134432W
41.2973074 / -75.8522405
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 543.3 ft. / 165.6 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: | 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)
RDO-CTL |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WILKES-BARRE APPROACH: | 126.3 |
| WILKES-BARRE DEPARTURE: | 126.3 |
| WX ASOS at AVP (6 nm NE): | PHONE 570-655-0748 |
| 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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| LVZr291/7.5 | | WILKES-BARRE VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 10W |
| LHYr247/19.8 | | LAKE HENRY VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 10W |
| HZLr042/(22.9) | | HAZLETON VOR | | 109.40 | | 09W |
| FJCr342/38.7 | | 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 | | 029/19.6 | | 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: | 3375 x 75 ft. / 1029 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 41-17.665540N | | 41-17.995338N |
| Longitude: | 075-51.369000W | | 075-50.775847W |
| Elevation: | 542.9 ft. | | 542.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 054 true | | 246 magnetic, 234 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
RY 07 REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes
RY 25 REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 105 ft. trees, 1962 ft. from runway, 346 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. trees, 1087 ft. from runway, 291 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2191 x 100 ft. / 668 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: | RY 09/27 CLSD DURING WINTER MONTHS. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 41-17.810672N | | 41-17.890895N |
| Longitude: | 075-51.463148W | | 075-50.996752W |
| Elevation: | 541.4 ft. | | 542.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 669 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | , in good condition | | , in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 93 ft. trees, 1148 ft. from runway, 20 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | none |
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: | | 51 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | | 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 16 October 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HIGH TRANSMISSION LINES +152 FT; 6000 FT FM RY 25 THLD 585 FT L MKD WITH RED SPHERES. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (214KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (237KB) |
Other 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Karl Rittinger
Photo taken 10-May-2011
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 19-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:10 | | 09:10 |
| Sunrise | | 05:42 | | 09:42 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 00:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2013 19:37:28 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 19-May-2013 15:37:28 |
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| METAR |
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KAVP
6nm E | 190654Z 00000KT 10SM OVC014 14/11 A3022
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| TAF |
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KAVP
6nm E | 191741Z 1918/2018 VRB04KT P6SM OVC012 TEMPO 2009/2013 5SM BR OVC008 FM201500 23005KT P6SM OVC022 AMD NOT SKED
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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