FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | WBW |
Lat/Long: | 41-17-50.3070N 075-51-08.0760W 41-17.838450N 075-51.134600W 41.2973075,-75.8522433 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 543.8 ft. / 165.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 12W (1990) |
From city: | 3 miles N of WILKES-BARRE, PA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 18644 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | IPT (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 07/25; MIRL RWY 07/25 - CTAF. RWY 07/25 PRESET LOW INTST TO ACTVT HIGHER INTST - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WILKES-BARRE APPROACH: | 126.3 |
WILKES-BARRE DEPARTURE: | 126.3 |
WX ASOS at AVP (6 nm NE): | PHONE 570-655-0748 |
WX AWOS-3 at HZL (20 nm S): | 119.975 (570-459-4901) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
LVZr291/7.5 | | WILKES-BARRE VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 10W |
FJCr342/38.7 | | ALLENTOWN VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 10W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
Dimensions: | 3375 x 75 ft. / 1029 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
Latitude: | 41-17.665447N | | 41-17.995363N |
Longitude: | 075-51.369045W | | 075-50.775940W |
Elevation: | 543.8 ft. | | 542.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 054 true | | 246 magnetic, 234 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 120 ft. tree, 2286 ft. from runway, 528 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 2193 x 100 ft. / 668 x 30 m RWY 09/27 FIRST 544 FT RWY 27 ASPH, RMNDR TURF. |
Surface: | asphalt/turf, in good condition |
Runway edge markings: | RWY 09/27 MKD WITH 3 FT WHITE CONES. RWY 09; DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH THREE WHITE CONES EACH SIDE. |
Operational restrictions: | RWY 09/27 CLSD WINTER MONTHS. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 41-17.810765N | | 41-17.890880N |
Longitude: | 075-51.463625W | | 075-50.996723W |
Elevation: | 541.2 ft. | | 542.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 077 true | | 269 magnetic, 257 true |
Displaced threshold: | 672 ft. | | no |
Markings: | , in good condition | | , in good condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 94 ft. trees, 1107 ft. from runway, 136 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 18:1 TO DTHR. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | COUNTY OF LUZERNE 200 N. RIVER ST. WILKES-BARRE, PA 18071 Phone 570-825-1600 |
Manager: | JIM SCROBOLA 2001 WYOMING AVE FORTY FORT, PA 18704 Phone 570-288-3257 |
Additional Remarks
- | +152 FT TRANSMISSION LINES 6000 FT FROM RWY 25 THLD 585 FT L MKD WITH RED SPHERES. |
- | FOR CD CTC WILKES-BARRE APCH AT 570-655-2084. |
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 from 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (233KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (246KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAVP - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (6 nm NE)
9N3 - Seamans Field Airport (18 nm N)
KHZL - Hazleton Regional Airport (20 nm S)
KMPO - Pocono Mountains Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
22N - Jake Arner Memorial Airport (30 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Karl Rittinger
Photo taken 10-May-2011
looking east.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 05-Mar-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 11:05 |
Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
Sunset | | 17:57 | | 22:57 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:25 | | 23:25 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 06-Mar-2025 04:44:00 |
Local (UTC-5) | 05-Mar-2025 23:44:00 |
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METAR |
KAVP 6nm E | 060354Z 10SM OVC019 12/10 A2921 RMK AO2 SLP889 T01220100
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KHZL 20nm S | 060415Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM OVC006 11/10 A2925 RMK AO2 P0001
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TAF |
KAVP 6nm E | 060246Z 0603/0624 VRB05KT P6SM OVC020 WS020/20045KT TEMPO 0603/0606 4SM SHRA BR OVC015 FM060600 21005KT P6SM OVC015 FM060800 23005KT P6SM BKN020 FM061300 25007G16KT P6SM BKN025 FM062200 29014G26KT P6SM OVC030
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NOTAMs |
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