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WV52

Green Bank Observatory Airport
Green Bank, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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 -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 19-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:59	10:59
Sunrise	07:25	11:25
Sunset	19:29	23:29
Evening civil twilight	19:55	23:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Mar-2026 20:45:12
Local (UTC-4)	19-Mar-2026 16:45:12

METAR

KEKN 27nm N	191951Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM FEW100 13/03 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01330028
KHSP 29nm S	192035Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM BKN044 10/M01 A3012 RMK AO2 T00991009
KW22 40nm NW	192035Z AUTO 21006G12KT 10SM CLR 15/01 A3012 RMK AO2
KVBW 41nm E	192035Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM CLR 14/01 A3012 RMK AO1 T01370007
K48I 42nm W	192035Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A3012 RMK AO2 T01530021 $
KLWB 43nm SW	191950Z 23007KT 10SM CLR 13/01 A3014
KSHD 45nm E	192035Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM CLR 12/00 A3016 RMK AO2 T01221001
KW99 47nm NE	192035Z AUTO 27008KT 9SM BKN060 BKN080 16/03 A3009 RMK AO2 T01610027
KW13 47nm SE	192035Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM SCT120 12/M01 A3014 RMK AO1 T01161006

TAF

KEKN
27nm N

191722Z 1918/2018 25005KT P6SM FEW060 SCT150 FM192300 00000KT P6SM FEW150 FM201200 19004KT P6SM SCT220 FM201500 23007G14KT P6SM SCT220 FM201700 23009G22KT P6SM BKN140

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