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WV52

Green Bank Observatory Airport
Green Bank, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	WV52
Lat/Long:	38-25-50.4260N 079-49-32.2050W 38-25.840433N 079-49.536750W 38.4306739,-79.8256125 (estimated)
Elevation:	2710 ft. / 826 m (estimated)
Variation:	07W (1985)
From city:	1 mile NE of GREEN BANK, WV
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	24944

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1983
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288]
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

UNICOM:

122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EKNr163/31.7		ELKINS VORTAC		114.20		07W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
RANDOLPH COUNTY		184/27.8		284		07W		RQY	.-. --.- -.--

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:	3500 x 50 ft. / 1067 x 15 m
Surface:	asphalt
	RUNWAY 12	RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	451 ft. tower, marked and lighted, 2175 ft. from runway	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MICHAEL J HOLSTINE PO BOX 2 GREEN BANK, WV 24944 Phone 304-456-2011
Manager:	MICHAEL J HOLSTINE PO BOX 2 GREEN BANK, WV 24944 Phone 304-456-2011

Additional Remarks

-	LAND BY PRIOR PERMISSION ONLY.
-	FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WV52.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEKN - Elkins-Randolph County Airport-Jennings Randolph Field (28 nm N)
KHSP - Ingalls Field Airport (29 nm S)
W22 - Upshur County Regional Airport (40 nm NW)
KVBW - Bridgewater Air Park (41 nm E)
48I - Braxton County Airport (42 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:29	09:29
Sunrise	06:01	10:01
Sunset	20:46	00:46
Evening civil twilight	21:18	01:18

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Jul-2025 18:22:54
Local (UTC-4)	02-Jul-2025 14:22:54

METAR

KEKN 27nm N	021751Z AUTO 34010G17KT 10SM FEW039 27/19 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02670189 10272 20206 56005
KHSP 29nm S	021755Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM SCT025 BKN038 BKN050 23/17 A3010 RMK AO2 T02320168 10235 20177
KW22 40nm NW	021750Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM FEW030 27/19 A3004 RMK AO2
KVBW 41nm E	021755Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM SCT060 28/19 A2996 RMK AO1 T02760194 10278 20195
K48I 42nm W	021755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN030 BKN036 26/19 A3002 RMK AO2 T02630190 $
KLWB 43nm SW	021748Z 28006KT 10SM SCT038 BKN048 BKN060 27/17 A3005
KSHD 45nm E	021755Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM SCT040 27/19 A2998 RMK AO2 T02690187 10272 20192
KW99 47nm NE	021755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A2995 RMK AO2 T02790206 $
KW13 47nm SE	021755Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM SCT036 27/18 A2998 RMK AO1 T02670181 10268 20187

TAF

KEKN
27nm N

021720Z 0218/0318 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 FM022300 00000KT P6SM FEW230 FM030600 00000KT 5SM BR FEW007 FM030800 00000KT 1/4SM FG BKN001 FM031230 VRB04KT P6SM FEW045

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