William M Tuck Airport (W78) in South Boston, Virginia
Information about Operating and Financial Summary, Runways, Icidents
Historical Itinerant Operations - William M Tuck Airport
Historical Local Operations - William M Tuck Airport
William M Tuck Airport (W78)
- General
- Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 09/01/1949, Runways: 2, Land Area Covered By Airport: 300 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 26011.*A, Location ID: W78, Region: Eastern, District Office: DCA, Unicom Frequency: 122.800 MHz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 122.800 MHz, Traffic Pattern Altitude: 800, Aeronautical sectional chart: Washington, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: DCA, Tie-In FSS Name: Leesburg, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 419 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2013-11-08), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCW, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZDC, Boundary ARTCC Name: Washington, Airspace Determination: Not Analyzed, Federal Agreements: NG, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: DCA, Last Inspection Date: 08/21/2014, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
- Location
- State: Virginia, County: Halifax, City: South Boston, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 36° 42' 33.740'', Lng: -78° 50' 54.014'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 36.709372, Lng: -78.848337, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: FAA (2014-02-2), Distance from central business district: 3 mi (E) Find on map
- Owner
- County Of Halifax, Po Box 699, Halifax, Va 24558, 434-476-3300
- Manager
- Otis Vaughan, Po Box 699, Halifax, Va 24558, 434-476-3300
- Operations
- Period: 08/31/2013 - 08/31/2014, Itinerant Operations: 2,618, Local Operations: 5,018
- Aircraft
- Single Engine Aircraft: 13
- Additional
- Fuel Types: 100LL, Magnetic Variation: 8W (Year 1995), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Lighting Schedule: See Rmk, Beacon Schedule: Ss-Sr, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: No, Other services: INSTR
- Remarks
- NE
Runway 1
- Base End
- Base End ID: 01, True Alignment: 357, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Poor, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 36° 42' 16.345'', Lng: -78° 50' 51.424'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 36.704540, Lng: -78.847618, Physical Elevation: 382 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 59.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 409.8 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P2L, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a non-precision approach, Object Clear Slope: 30, Object Height: 20 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 805.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 52L ft, Runway End Gradient: 1.0, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/08/2013), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/08/2013), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/08/2013)
- Reciprocal End
- Reciprocal End ID: 19, True Alignment: 177, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Poor, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 36° 42' 55.857'', Lng: -78° 50' 54.291'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 36.715516, Lng: -78.848414, Physical Elevation: 420 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 41.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 419.8 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P2L, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Controlling Object Description: BRUSH, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a non-precision approach, Object Clear Slope: 15, Object Height: 70 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1319.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 386L ft, Runway End Gradient: 1.0, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/08/2013), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/08/2013), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/08/2013)
Runway 2
- Base End
- Base End ID: 06, True Alignment: 48, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 36° 42' 22.386'', Lng: -78° 51' 05.736'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 36.706218, Lng: -78.851593, Physical Elevation: 376 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 391.2 ft, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 15, Object Height: 66 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1010.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 46L ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.7 (Up), Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/08/2013), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/08/2013), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/08/2013)
- Reciprocal End
- Reciprocal End ID: 24, True Alignment: 228, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 36° 42' 35.942'', Lng: -78° 50' 46.779'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 36.709984, Lng: -78.846328, Physical Elevation: 390 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 391.2 ft, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 17, Object Height: 57 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 976.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 99R ft, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (07/27/2010), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/08/2013), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/08/2013)
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