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W78 William M Tuck Airport
South Boston, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: W78
Lat/Long: 36-42-33.7000N / 078-50-53.9000W
36-42.561667N / 078-50.898333W
36.7093611 / -78.8483056
(estimated)
Elevation: 420 ft. / 128.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 08W (1995)
From city: 3 miles E of SOUTH BOSTON, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 24592

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1949
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1730
TERMINAL OPEN - UNATTENDED
Pattern altitude: 1220 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 & REIL RYS 01 & 19 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 01 & 19 OPER CONT.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.05/307.0 (SOUTH BOSTON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SBVr081/8.3SOUTH BOSTON VORTAC110.4005W
DANr076/(25.0)DANVILLE VOR113.1006W
LYHr155/37.6LYNCHBURG VORTAC109.2005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HUNTSBORO343/26.927107WHXO .... -..- ---
PERSON028/30.422008WHUR .... ..- .-.
JONES287/38.737309WAEA .- . .-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 4003 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 36-42.272422N36-42.930960N
Longitude: 078-50.857075W078-50.904873W
Elevation: 382.6 ft.419.9 ft.
Gradient: 1.0%1.0%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 005 magnetic, 357 true185 magnetic, 177 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.
yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. tree, 856 ft. from runway, 93 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear26 ft. hill, 1200 ft. from runway, 25 ft. both sides of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear
+5-12 FT GND 0-200 FT FM THLD 158 FT LEFT.

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2665 x 200 ft. / 812 x 61 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: RY 05 OUTLINED WITH YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 36-42.358283N36-42.641617N
Longitude: 078-51.133833W078-50.717167W
Elevation: 371.0 ft.382.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 058 magnetic, 050 true238 magnetic, 230 true
Displaced threshold: 200 ft.400 ft.
Obstructions: 24 ft. trees, 66 ft. from runway, 17 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RY 06 APCH SLOPE 19:1 TO THE DSPLCD THLD.
56 ft. tree, 482 ft. from runway, 69 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
RY 24 APCH SLOPE 15:1 TO THE DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF HALIFAX
PO BOX 786
HALIFAX, VA 24558
Phone 434-476-3300
Manager: LINDA SATTERFIELD
1145 TUCK AIRPORT ROAD
SOUTH BOSTON, VA 24592
Phone 434-579-3830
CELLPHONE.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 24
Single engine airplanes: 22
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 20/day *
66% local general aviation
34% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2008

Additional Remarks

DEER ON & INVOF RYS.
SELF-FUELING WITH A CREDIT CARD.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (249KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (249KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19   download (233KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19   download (233KB)
VOR-A   download (237KB)
VOR-A   download (237KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (31KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

W63 - Lake Country Regional Airport (15 nm SE)
KCXE - Chase City Municipal Airport (17 nm E)
KDAN - Danville Regional Airport (25 nm W)
KHNZ - Henderson-Oxford Airport (26 nm SE)
KTDF - Person County Airport (26 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of W78 (William M Tuck Airport)
Photo taken 21-Jun-2007
from 13,000 feet MSL

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From to W78

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1911:19
Sunrise06:4611:46
Sunset17:1222:12
Evening civil twilight17:3922:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 01:56:16
Local (UTC-5)  07-Nov-2009 20:56:16
 
METAR
KDAN 
25nm W 
080053Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP228 T01170028
KHNZ 
26nm SE 
080120Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 10/04 A3023 RMK AO2 T00960035
KTDF 
26nm S 
080121Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/03 A3024 RMK AO1
KAVC 
39nm E 
080140Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3027 RMK AO2
KLYH 
40nm NW 
080054Z 19004KT 10SM CLR 10/02 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP224 T01000017
KFVX 
44nm NE 
080120Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3017 RMK AO2
KIGX 
48nm S 
080056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP239 T01060033
KLHZ 
48nm SE 
080120Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3024 RMK AO2 T01080030
KBUY 
50nm SW 
080054Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP236 T00940033 $
TAF
KDAN 
25nm W 
072330Z 0800/0824 22004KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
County of Halifax 434-476-3300
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SS 
100LL 
$3.95 
 Updated 24-Aug-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near William M Tuck Airport

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN SOUTH BOSTON 2.4 85-86
FAIRFIELD INN N STES MARRIOTT 3.2 
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS - SOUTH BOSTON 3.2 91-96
SUPER 8 SOUTH BOSTON VA 3.2 47-69
DAYS INN SOUTH BOSTON VA 4.7 43-65

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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5 in South Boston
 

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