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WV52

Green Bank Observatory Airport
Green Bank, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 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 28-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:15	11:15
Sunrise	07:43	11:43
Sunset	18:24	22:24
Evening civil twilight	18:51	22:51

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-Oct-2026 18:38:19
Local (UTC-4)	28-Oct-2026 14:38:19

METAR

KEKN 27nm N	281751Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/06 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP271 T02060061 10206 20022 58020
KHSP 29nm S	281815Z AUTO 14004KT 7SM 14/10 A3039 RMK AO2 T01440096
KVBW 41nm E	281815Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM SCT034 19/12 A3035 RMK AO1 T01920119
K48I 42nm W	281815Z AUTO VRB03KT 9SM BKN200 21/08 A3029 RMK AO2 T02090081
KLWB 43nm SW	281745Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A3037
KSHD 45nm E	281815Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A3037 RMK AO2 T01890111
KW99 47nm NE	281815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW200 19/14 A3029 RMK AO2 P0003 T01890143
KW13 47nm SE	281815Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM CLR 18/11 A3037 RMK AO1 T01820111

TAF

KEKN
27nm N

281720Z 2818/2918 00000KT P6SM OVC200 FM290900 00000KT 1SM BR BKN001 FM291100 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC001 FM291200 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC001 FM291300 00000KT 4SM BR FEW200 FM291400 27004KT P6SM SKC

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