AirNav: WV52 - Green Bank Observatory Airport

WV52

Green Bank Observatory Airport
Green Bank, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 31-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:59	11:59
Sunrise	07:27	12:27
Sunset	17:39	22:39
Evening civil twilight	18:07	23:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Jan-2026 17:04:49
Local (UTC-5)	31-Jan-2026 12:04:49

METAR

KEKN 27nm N	311651Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR M12/M20 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP237 T11221200
KHSP 29nm S	311655Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM SCT037 BKN060 OVC090 M12/M19 A2985 RMK AO2 T11181193
KW22 40nm NW	311655Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM CLR M09/M19 A3013 RMK AO2
KVBW 41nm E	311655Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM OVC090 M10/M17 A3012 RMK AO1 T10961173
K48I 42nm W	311655Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW100 M11/M19 A3016 RMK AO2 T11121188 $
KLWB 43nm SW	311545Z 01003KT 10SM SCT060 OVC090 M10/M16 A3000
KSHD 45nm E	311655Z AUTO 04008KT 10SM OVC095 M10/M18 A3014 RMK AO2 T11051182
KW99 47nm NE	311655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC032 M11/M20 A3018 RMK AO2 T11101195 $
KW13 47nm SE	311655Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM OVC090 M11/M19 A3009 RMK AO1 T11101193

TAF

KEKN
27nm N

311120Z 3112/0112 00000KT P6SM SCT100 FM312300 33005KT P6SM BKN050 FM010200 34005KT 6SM -SHSN BKN026 PROB30 0102/0105 2SM -SHSN

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