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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective: | 2013-12-12 |
Airport Identifier: | WAL |
Airport Status: | Operational |
Longitude/Latitude: | 075-27-59.0000W/37-56-24.7000N -75.466389/37.940194 (Estimated) |
Elevation: | 40 ft / 12.19 m (Surveyed) |
Land: | 617 acres |
From nearest city: | 5 nautical miles S of Wallops Island, VA |
Location: | Accomack County, VA |
Magnetic Variation: | 11W (2015) |
Owner & Manager
Ownership: | Publicly owned |
Owner: | Nasa |
Address: | Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, VA 23337 |
Phone number: | 757-824-1240 |
Manager: | Ed Sudendorf |
Address: | Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, VA 23337 |
Phone number: | 757-824-1240 |
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use: | Private |
Wind indicator: | Yes |
Segmented Circle: | No |
Control Tower: | Yes |
Beacon Color: | Clear-Green (lighted land airport) |
Landing fee charge: | No |
Sectional chart: | Washington |
Region: | AEA - Eastern |
Traffic Pattern Alt: | 1000 ft |
Boundary ARTCC: | ZDC - Washington |
Tie-in FSS: | DCA - Leesburg |
FSS on Airport: | No |
FSS Toll Free: | 1-800-WX-BRIEF |
NOTAMs Facility: | WAL (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | A |
Airframe Repair: | NONE |
Power Plant Repair: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 04/22
Dimension: | 8748 x 150 ft / 2666.4 x 45.7 m |
Surface: | ASPH-CONC, Good Condition |
Weight Limit: | Single wheel: 57000 lbs. Dual wheel: 115000 lbs. Dual tandem wheel: 225000 lbs. |
Edge Lights: | High |
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Runway 04 |
Runway 22 |
Longitude: | 075-28-15.4100W | 075-27-17.2304W |
Latitude: | 37-55-37.4514N | 37-56-50.6385N |
Elevation: | 34.00 ft | 31.00 ft |
Alignment: | 32 | 127 |
Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
Markings: | Non-precision instrument, Good Condition | Non-precision instrument, Good Condition |
Crossing Height: | 57.00 ft | 60.00 ft |
VASI: | 4-light PAPI on left side | 4-light PAPI on left side |
Visual Glide Angle: | 3.00° | 3.00° |
Runway End Identifier: | Yes | Yes |
Runway 10/28
Dimension: | 8005 x 200 ft / 2439.9 x 61.0 m |
Surface: | ASPH-CONC, Good Condition |
Weight Limit: | Single wheel: 57000 lbs. Dual wheel: 115000 lbs. Dual tandem wheel: 225000 lbs. |
Edge Lights: | High |
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Runway 10 |
Runway 28 |
Longitude: | 075-29-06.2695W | 075-27-26.3384W |
Latitude: | 37-56-34.5677N | 37-56-34.0744N |
Elevation: | 19.00 ft | 35.00 ft |
Alignment: | 90 | 127 |
Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
Markings: | Non-precision instrument, Good Condition | Non-precision instrument, Good Condition |
Crossing Height: | 69.00 ft | 61.00 ft |
VASI: | 4-light PAPI on left side | 4-light PAPI on left side |
Visual Glide Angle: | 3.00° | 3.00° |
Runway End Identifier: | Yes | Yes |
Runway 17/35
Dimension: | 4808 x 150 ft / 1465.5 x 45.7 m |
Surface: | ASPH, Good Condition |
Weight Limit: | Single wheel: 15000 lbs. Dual wheel: 40000 lbs. Dual tandem wheel: 75000 lbs. |
Edge Lights: | High |
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Runway 17 |
Runway 35 |
Longitude: | 075-28-04.5384W | 075-27-41.7753W |
Latitude: | 37-56-49.8468N | 37-56-05.8679N |
Elevation: | 31.00 ft | 35.00 ft |
Alignment: | 127 | 127 |
Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
Markings: | Non-precision instrument, Fair Condition | Non-precision instrument, Fair Condition |
Crossing Height: | 63.00 ft | 59.00 ft |
VASI: | 4-light PAPI on left side | 4-light PAPI on left side |
Visual Glide Angle: | 3.00° | 3.00° |
Runway End Identifier: | Yes | Yes |
Radio Navigation Aids
ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
BDB | NDB | Accomack | | 336.00 | 11W | 27.3 nm |
OX | NDB | Landy | | 407.00 | 12W | 28.4 nm |
CGE | NDB | Cambridge | | 355.00 | 10W | 44.8 nm |
NHK | NDB | Patuxent | | 400.00 | 10W | 48.9 nm |
SWL | VORTAC | Snow Hill | 071X | 112.40 | 08W | 7.0 nm |
SBY | VORTAC | Salisbury | 049X | 111.20 | 12W | 24.4 nm |
CCV | VORTAC | Cape Charles | 059X | 112.20 | 10W | 43.7 nm |
PXT | VORTAC | Patuxent | 123X | 117.60 | 10W | 48.9 nm |