AirNav: WV52 - Green Bank Observatory Airport

WV52

Green Bank Observatory Airport
Green Bank, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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 12-Mar-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:10	11:10
Sunrise	06:36	11:36
Sunset	18:22	23:22
Evening civil twilight	18:49	23:49

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Mar-2025 13:42:02
Local (UTC-5)	12-Mar-2025 08:42:02

METAR

KEKN 27nm N	121251Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP143 T00061011 $
KHSP 29nm S	121315Z AUTO 25013KT 10SM CLR 12/M03 A2996 RMK AO2 T01161026
KW22 40nm NW	121315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A2988 RMK AO2
KVBW 41nm E	121315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A2994 RMK AO1 T00540008
K48I 42nm W	121315Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 06/02 A2988 RMK AO2 T00610019
KLWB 43nm SW	121251Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A2995
KSHD 45nm E	121315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A2996 RMK AO2 T00680012
KW99 47nm NE	121315Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 03/02 A2996 RMK AO2 T00330021
KW13 47nm SE	121315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/M01 A2995 RMK AO1 T01021007

TAF

KEKN
27nm N

121120Z 1212/1312 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM121800 23007G14KT P6SM SKC FM130000 00000KT P6SM SCT250

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