AirNav: WV52 - Green Bank Observatory Airport

WV52

Green Bank Observatory Airport
Green Bank, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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 04-May-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:51	09:51
Sunrise	06:20	10:20
Sunset	20:12	00:12
Evening civil twilight	20:41	00:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-May-2025 00:18:00
Local (UTC-4)	04-May-2025 20:18:00

METAR

KEKN 27nm N	050002Z AUTO 29012G18KT 10SM VCTS FEW027 SCT034 BKN090 16/13 A2986 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW-NW PRESRR T01610128 $
KHSP 29nm S	042355Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N T01310077 10168 20130
KW22 40nm NW	042355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2987 RMK AO2
KVBW 41nm E	042355Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A2981 RMK AO1 T01840089 10241 20184
K48I 42nm W	042355Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM BKN080 BKN090 12/12 A2987 RMK AO2 T01230117
KLWB 43nm SW	042355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT070 14/09 A2986 RMK AO2 60001 T01370089 10210 20137
KSHD 45nm E	042355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/09 A2984 RMK AO2 T01910091 10231 20191
KW99 47nm NE	042355Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A2977 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND SW T02100108

TAF

KEKN
27nm N

042058Z 0421/0518 29009KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 PROB30 0422/0424 4SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM050000 00000KT P6SM BKN035 FM050500 00000KT 3SM BR SCT002 FM050700 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC001 FM051100 00000KT 3SM BR BKN002 FM051400 15004KT P6SM SCT050

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