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WV52

Green Bank Observatory Airport
Green Bank, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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 20-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:08	10:08
Sunrise	06:36	10:36
Sunset	20:00	00:00
Evening civil twilight	20:28	00:28

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Apr-2024 04:26:36
Local (UTC-4)	20-Apr-2024 00:26:36

METAR

KEKN 27nm N	200351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN017 OVC022 14/11 A3007 RMK AO2 RAE19B50 SLP184 P0000 T01390111
KHSP 29nm S	200415Z AUTO 28011G14KT 7SM OVC004 14/13 A3007 RMK AO2 T01400130
KW22 40nm NW	200415Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM BKN028 OVC050 15/10 A3007 RMK AO2
KVBW 41nm E	200415Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BKN080 BKN090 13/13 A3001 RMK AO1 T01300130
K48I 42nm W	200415Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM SCT031 SCT037 OVC050 15/08 A3008 RMK AO2
KLWB 43nm SW	200415Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM BKN021 BKN030 OVC075 15/13 A3007 RMK AO2 T01500125
KSHD 45nm E	200415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT021 BKN065 OVC075 13/12 A3003 RMK AO2 T01260121
KW99 47nm NE	200415Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM OVC039 15/14 A3001 RMK AO2 T01510143
KW13 47nm SE	200415Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM SCT055 SCT100 13/12 A3001 RMK AO1 T01250124

TAF

KEKN
27nm N

200148Z 2002/2024 31006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC020 FM200600 31006KT P6SM SCT035 FM201400 28009KT P6SM SKC FM201700 28013G21KT P6SM SKC FM202300 30011G17KT P6SM FEW200

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