AirNav: WV52 - Green Bank Observatory Airport

WV52

Green Bank Observatory Airport
Green Bank, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 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 -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 22-May-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:33	09:33
Sunrise	06:03	10:03
Sunset	20:28	00:28
Evening civil twilight	20:59	00:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-May-2025 10:30:52
Local (UTC-4)	22-May-2025 06:30:52

METAR

KEKN 27nm N	221018Z AUTO 28006G20KT 6SM -RA BR FEW013 BKN025 OVC031 11/10 A2979 RMK AO2 P0002 T01110100 $
KW22 40nm NW	221015Z AUTO 24009G16KT 3SM RA BKN007 OVC010 11/11 A2979 RMK AO2
KVBW 41nm E	221015Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM BKN060 BKN070 BKN095 12/12 A2975 RMK AO1 T01220122
K48I 42nm W	221015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN009 BKN015 OVC027 12/10 A2981 RMK AO2 RAE1009 CIG 009V012 P0001 T01160102
KLWB 43nm SW	221015Z AUTO 27006G16KT 10SM SCT041 OVC060 14/07 A2983 RMK AO2 T01400067
KSHD 45nm E	221015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT070 12/11 A2978 RMK AO2 T01160112
KW99 47nm NE	221015Z AUTO 34004KT 7SM -RA FEW032 BKN042 BKN050 OVC060 13/13 A2973 RMK AO2 RAB1010 P0000 T01300130
KW13 47nm SE	221015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A2976 RMK AO1 T01150102

TAF

KEKN
27nm N

220818Z 2208/2306 27010G18KT P6SM OVC035 TEMPO 2208/2210 25007KT 3SM -SHRA BR BKN012 OVC025 FM221000 26009G17KT P6SM OVC011 TEMPO 2210/2214 4SM -SHRA BR OVC022 FM221400 26011G20KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC012 FM221600 26012G21KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC011 FM230200 27009G17KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC009

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