AirNav: WV52 - Green Bank Observatory Airport

WV52

Green Bank Observatory Airport
Green Bank, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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 11-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:02	10:02
Sunrise	06:31	10:31
Sunset	20:18	00:18
Evening civil twilight	20:46	00:46

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Aug-2026 22:04:02
Local (UTC-4)	11-Aug-2026 18:04:02

METAR

KEKN 27nm N	112151Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02220189
KHSP 29nm S	112155Z AUTO 28013KT 18/15 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW T01790147 PWINO
KVBW 41nm E	112155Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A2992 RMK AO1 T02560177
K48I 42nm W	112155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW140 23/21 A3000 RMK AO2 T02320206
KLWB 43nm SW	112156Z 24003KT 10SM SCT007 20/19 A3005
KSHD 45nm E	112155Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW T02560167
KW99 47nm NE	112155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT210 26/19 A2994 RMK AO2 T02580189 $
KW13 47nm SE	112155Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM CLR 25/15 A2996 RMK AO1 T02470154

TAF

KEKN
27nm N

111729Z 1118/1218 27008G16KT P6SM -SHRA FEW050 BKN120 FM120000 25006KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN060CB FM120300 00000KT 6SM BR BKN026 FM120900 00000KT 1/2SM FG VV002 FM121400 00000KT P6SM BKN015 FM121600 27005KT P6SM BKN028

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