# Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL / KWAL)

**Wallops Flight Facility Airport** (IATA: WAL, ICAO: KWAL) is a small airport in Wallops Island, Virginia, United States. It opened in Jul 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 8,748 ft (2,666 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwal

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WAL / KWAL
- FAA: WAL
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wallops Island, Virginia, United States
- Opened: Jul 1943
- Elevation: 40 ft / 12 m
- Coordinates: 37.9408, -75.4623
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 8,748 ft / 2,666 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallops_Flight_Facility (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61725609
- Weather station: KWAL · WMO 72402
- Ident: KWAL

## Timeline

- Jul 1943: Wallops Flight Facility Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 8,748 ft / 2,666 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 032° / 212° | yes |
| 10/28 | 8,005 ft / 2,440 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 17/35 | 4,808 ft / 1,466 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 158° / 338° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00639AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 8,748 ft / 2,666 m | #1,970 of 29,858 | #435 in North America | #321 in US |
| Elevation | 40 ft / 12 m | =39,800 of 43,403 | =18,011 in North America | =14,858 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | PATUXENT APP/DEP | 127.950 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.175 |
| CLD | PATUXENT CLNC DEL | 121.700 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.500 |
| INFO | INFO SVC | 126.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [US-7081](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7081.md) Wallops Island Drone Runway · 4.1 mi / 6.6 km
- [4VA6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4va6.md) Taylor Airport · 4.8 mi / 7.7 km
- [7MD7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7md7.md) Boomers Field · 7.8 mi / 12 km
- [VG19](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vg19.md) Sawyer Airport · 7.9 mi / 13 km
- [VA41](https://dromopedia.com/airports/va41.md) High Hopes Airport · 8.1 mi / 13 km
- [MD00](https://dromopedia.com/airports/md00.md) Fair's Airport · 8.8 mi / 14 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwal/data