# Green Bank Observatory Airport (WV52)

**Green Bank Observatory Airport** (FAA: WV52) is a small airport in Green Bank, West Virginia, United States. It opened in Jun 1983. It has one runway, 3,500 ft (1,067 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wv52

## At a glance

- FAA: WV52
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Green Bank, West Virginia, United States
- Opened: Jun 1983
- Elevation: 2,710 ft / 826 m
- Coordinates: 38.4308, -79.8255
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,500 ft / 1,067 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61726750
- Ident: WV52

## Timeline

- Jun 1983: Green Bank Observatory Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 3,500 ft / 1,067 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,500 ft / 1,067 m | =12,572 of 29,858 | =5,008 in North America | =4,193 in US |
| Elevation | 2,710 ft / 826 m | =6,255 of 43,403 | =3,021 in North America | =2,332 in US |
| Age | Opened 1983 | =8,556 of 15,079 | =6,455 in North America | =6,350 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## 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))
- [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/wv52/data