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WV52

Green Bank Observatory Airport
Green Bank, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

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-2025

	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-2025 05:56:02
Local (UTC-5)	31-Jan-2025 00:56:02

METAR

KEKN 27nm N	310520Z AUTO 15005KT 3SM -RA BR OVC050 04/03 A3002 RMK AO2 P0003 T00390028
KHSP 29nm S	310535Z AUTO 21010G18KT 10SM RA OVC042 03/01 A3006 RMK AO2 P0003 T00330010
KW22 40nm NW	310535Z AUTO 15003KT -RA BKN034 OVC048 04/04 A2999 RMK AO2
KVBW 41nm E	310535Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM BKN065 OVC085 05/05 A3008 RMK AO1 P0001 T00510051
K48I 42nm W	310535Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM -RA BR OVC031 05/05 A2999 RMK AO2 VIS 1 1/4V5 P0003 T00480048
KLWB 43nm SW	310535Z AUTO 03003KT 4SM -RA OVC050 03/02 A3006 RMK AO2 P0005 T00260023
KSHD 45nm E	310535Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM SCT070 OVC090 05/05 A3010 RMK AO2 T00530045
KW99 47nm NE	310535Z AUTO 15007KT 7SM -RA FEW065 OVC085 07/07 A3003 RMK AO2 P0001 T00710066 $
KW13 47nm SE	310535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC070 06/05 A3009 RMK AO1 T00560046

TAF

KEKN
27nm N

310316Z 3103/3124 16006KT 6SM -RA OVC040 TEMPO 3103/3106 5SM -RA FM310600 18004KT 4SM -RA BR OVC040 FM310800 18004KT 4SM -RA BR OVC035 WS020/21040KT FM311200 19005KT 3SM RA BR OVC023 WS020/22040KT FM311500 18006KT 2SM RA BR OVC018 FM311700 20008G16KT 2SM RA OVC008 FM312200 22009G17KT 4SM -RA OVC016

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