AirNav: WV52 - Green Bank Observatory Airport

WV52

Green Bank Observatory Airport
Green Bank, West Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 03-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:56	11:56
Sunrise	07:24	12:24
Sunset	17:43	22:43
Evening civil twilight	18:10	23:10

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Feb-2025 15:22:35
Local (UTC-5)	03-Feb-2025 10:22:35

METAR

KEKN 27nm N	031451Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01000061 58007 $
KHSP 29nm S	031455Z AUTO 26014G18KT 10SM CLR 07/03 A3013 RMK AO2 T00700034
KW22 40nm NW	031455Z AUTO 22008G14KT CLR 13/05 A3009 RMK AO2
KVBW 41nm E	031455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/00 A3014 RMK AO1 T00120000
K48I 42nm W	031455Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM OVC170 13/05 A3010 RMK AO2 T01330050
KLWB 43nm SW	031445Z 00000KT 10SM BKN040 02/01 A3018
KSHD 45nm E	031455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A3017 RMK AO2 T00280005
KW13 47nm SE	031455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A3015 RMK AO1 T00440007

TAF

KEKN
27nm N

031120Z 0312/0412 18004KT P6SM BKN200 FM031600 20007KT P6SM SCT150 FM040700 24007KT P6SM OVC025 WS020/26045KT FM040800 25006KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC015 WS015/27040KT FM040900 26006KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC007 WS020/27045KT FM041100 30008G18KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC007

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