About William M Tuck Airport

WILLIAM M TUCK

ID	KW78
FAA ID	W78
Type	Small airport
Open since	September 1949
Coordinates (ARP)	36.70937, -78.84834 364234N 0785054W
Variation	9.4° W (2024)
Timezone	New_York (-4 h)
Local time	Apr 27, 2024 11:00
Fuel types	100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue)
Usage	Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual)	8,015 (July 31, 2023)
Based aircraft	16
Airport status	Operational
Source	FAA (Effective date April 18, 2024)

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Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Latitude	Longitude
1	357°	006°	4,003 ft	75 ft	Asphalt	36.7045	-78.8476
19	177°	186°	4,003 ft	75 ft	Asphalt	36.7155	-78.8484
6	048°	057°	2,064 ft	200 ft	Grass	36.7062	-78.8516
24	228°	237°	2,064 ft	200 ft	Grass	36.71	-78.8463

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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William M Tuck Airport

William M Tuck Airport is a small airport in Virginia, United States. The airport is located at latitude 36.70907 and longitude -78.84849. The airport has 2 runways: 1/19 and 6/24. This airport has a pseudo ICAO code of KW78. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is W78. Nearby other airfields are Aaron Penston Field, Alpha Hotel Airport, Fox Fire Airport, Vaughan Airport and Potts Landing Airport.

William M Tuck Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Washington.

William M Tuck Airport is in the timezone of America/New_York. Difference with UTC is -4 h. Today the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 20:00. This applies to William M Tuck Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -4 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
South Boston Medical Heliport	US-D031	3.0 NM	280°
Aaron Penston Field	US-D033	6.6 NM	113°
Alpha Hotel Airport	US-C812	7.3 NM	025°
Fox Fire Airport	US-C876	11 NM	295°
Vaughan Airport	US-C748	11 NM	222°
Potts Landing Airport	US-D032	14 NM	268°
Lake Country Regional Airport	KW63	15 NM	116°
Chase City Municipal Airport	KCXE	17 NM	073°
Holeman Field	US-8359	18 NM	226°

Navigational aids

Name		Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
	South Boston	SBV	VORTAC	8.2 NM	255°

More runway information

Condition

ID	Surface condition	Surface treatment	Runway Lights Edge Intensity
1	Good	No special treatment	Medium
19	Good	No special treatment	Medium
6	Good	No special treatment
24	Good	No special treatment

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID	Single wheel	Double wheel	Double tandem	Dual double tandem
1	13,000 lbs
19	13,000 lbs
6
24

Declared distances

ID	TORA Takeoff Run Available	TODA Takeoff Distance Available	ASDA Accelerated Stop Distance Available	LDA Landing Distance Available	Displaced Threshold Length
1
19
6
24

Elevations

ID	End Elevation	Threshold Crossing Height	Visual Glide Path Angle	Touchdown Zone Elevation
1	383 ft	59 ft	3.0°	125 ft
19	420 ft	41 ft	3.0°	128 ft
6	376 ft			119 ft
24	390 ft			119 ft

Obstruction data

ID	Controlling Object Description	CFR Part 77	Controlling Object Clearance slope	Controlling Object Height (AGL)	Controlling Object Distance Threshold	Controlling Object Centerline offset	Controlling Object Centerline
1	TREES	A(NP)	10	28 ft	482 ft	869 ft	Left
19	TREE	A(V)	15	42 ft	860 ft	328 ft	Right
6	TREES	A(V)	13	69 ft	1,135 ft	469 ft	Right
24	TREES	A(V)	9	70 ft	892 ft	230 ft	Right

Lights and markings

ID	Runway Markings Type	Runway Markings Condition	Runway End Identifier Lights	Visual Glide Slope Indicators
1	Nonprecision Instrument	Good	Yes	P2L
19	Nonprecision Instrument	Good	Yes	P2L
6
24

Other information

ID	ILS type	Pattern	Runway Visual Range Equipment	Runway Visibility Value Equipment
1		Left hand 800 ft
19		Left hand 800 ft
6		Left hand 800 ft
24		Left hand 800 ft