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Pilot information for Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport

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General information for Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport

Airport codes: AVP KAVP
Type: regional airport
Scheduled airline service: yes
Serves: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Latitude: 41.338501 | 41 20.310059 N | N41 20 18
Longitude: -75.723396 | 75 43.403778 W | W075 43 24
Field elevation: 962 ft/293 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 12.191°W

Radio communication frequencies for Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport

A/D: 124.5 MHz (APP/DEP)
ATIS: 111.6 MHz
GND: 121.9 MHz
RDO: 122.2 MHz (WILLIAMSPORT RDO)
TWR: 120.1 MHz
UNIC: 122.95 MHz (UNICOM)

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Runways at Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport

04/22
7,501 x 150 ft (2,286 x 46 m) — paved — lighted
10/28
4,300 x 150 ft (1,311 x 46 m) — paved — lighted

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Aviation weather for Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport

Retrieved 2012/05/27 01:54: 

KAVP 270154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A3014

Forecast (TAF) for Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport

Retrieved 2012/05/26 00:27: 

TAF KAVP 262322Z 2700/2724 26007KT P6SM SCT100 
     FM270200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 
     FM271600 25007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 PROB30 2718/2724 VRB06G30KT -TSRA BKN035CB

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport

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NOTAM 12/032: Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 
!AVP 12/032 AVP TWY E CLSD TIL 1208282000
CREATED: 30 Dec 2011 13:33:00 
SOURCE: KAOOYFYX
NOTAM 12/031: Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 
!AVP 12/031 AVP RWY 10/28 CLSD EXC TXG BTN RWY 4/22 AND TWY B TIL
 1208282000
CREATED: 30 Dec 2011 13:32:00 
SOURCE: KAOOYFYX
NOTAM 12/030: Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 
!AVP 12/030 AVP NAV ILS RWY 4/22 DME OTS
CREATED: 20 Dec 2011 03:03:00 
SOURCE: KDCAYFYX
NOTAM 12/025: Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 
!AVP 12/025 AVP OBST WIND TURBINE 1922 (250 AGL) 5.79 S (4115N07544W)
LGTS OTS WEF 1112151816
CREATED: 15 Dec 2011 18:16:00 
SOURCE: KBUFYFYX
NOTAM 11/015: Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 
!AVP 11/015 AVP NAV ILS RWY 4 AUTO PILOT COUPLED APPROACH 2530/BLW NA
WEF 1111291725
CREATED: 29 Nov 2011 17:25:00 
SOURCE: KIPTYFYX
NOTAM 03/054: Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 
!AVP 03/054 AVP NAV RWY 4 ILS LLZ UNUSBLE BEYOND 20 DEG RIGHT
 CNTRLINE
CREATED: 25 Mar 2011 16:46:00 
SOURCE: KBDRYFYX
NOTAM 05/007: Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 
!AVP 05/007 AVP OBST CRANE UNKN (140 AGL) 1200 SE RWY 4/22 DURG DALGT
 HRS WEF 1005171100
CREATED: 14 May 2010 15:52:00 
SOURCE: KDCAYFYX
NOTAM 2/8045: Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 
!FDC 2/8045 AVP PA.. WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 
AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE, ESSENTIAL SERVICE BROADCAST. 
EFFECTIVE 1200 UTC MAY 3, 2012. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
(FAA) HAS ADOPTED TWO ADS-B DATA LINKS: 1090 MHZ EXTENDED SQUITTER 
(1090ES) AND 978 MHZ UNIVERSAL ACCESS TRANSCEIVER (UAT). THE TWO 
LINKS OPERATE SIMILARLY AND SUPPORT TRAFFIC INFORMATION 
SERVICE-BROADCAST (TIS-B). ADDITIONALLY, THE UAT LINK SUPPORTS FLIGHT
INFORMATION SERVICE- BROADCAST (FIS-B). TIS-B SERVICE WILL BE 
AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) WHERE THERE 
ARE BOTH ADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE COVERAGE (RADAR) AND ADEQUATE 
BROADCAST COVERAGE FROM ADS-B GROUND STATIONS. FIS-B SERVICE 
AVAILABILITY IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE NAS IN 2013, AND IS CURRENTLY
AVAILABLE WITHIN CERTAIN REGIONS. THIS NOTAM ANNOUNCES THE 
AVAILABILITY OF THE INITIAL TIS-B AND FIS-B CAPABILITY WITH THE 
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AVP AIRSPACE. THE FAA IS 
DEVELOPING POLICY GUIDANCE MATERIAL ON AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT 
SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST (ADS-B), ESSENTIAL SERVICES- TIS-B AND FIS-B 
THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN TRADITIONAL SOURCE REFERENCES SUCH AS THE 
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL (AIM). REPORTS OF TIS-B AND FIS-B 
MALFUNCTIONS SHOULD BE REPORTED BY RADIO OR TELEPHONE TO THE NEAREST 
FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) FACILITY.
CREATED: 02 May 2012 15:08:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 2/1295: Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 
!FDC 2/1295 AVP FI/T IAP WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL,
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA.
   ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 22, AMDT 6...
     TERMINAL ROUTE LAKE HENRY (LHY) VORTAC TO COSBY INT I-IZK 12.4
     DME NA.
     TERMINAL ROUTE COSBY INT I-IZK 12.4 DME TO JULUT I-IZK 9 DME
     NA.
     NOTE: RADAR REQUIRED FOR PROCEDURE ENTRY.
     S-LOC 22: NA EXCEPT FOR AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV
     SYSTEM WITH GPS. IZK DME OTS.
CREATED: 09 Jan 2012 17:48:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 2/1294: Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 
!FDC 2/1294 AVP FI/T IAP WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL,
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA.
   ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 4, AMDT 35A...
     TERMINAL ROUTE RAVINE (RAV) VORTAC TO HAZLETON (HZL) VOR NA.
     TERMINAL ROUTE HAZLETON (HZL) VOR TO HEAPP I-AVP 16.8 DME NA.
     NOTE: RADAR REQUIRED FOR PROCEDURE ENTRY.
     S-LOC 4: NA EXCEPT FOR AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV
     SYSTEM WITH GPS. AVP DME OTS.
CREATED: 09 Jan 2012 17:46:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 1/4403: Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 
!FDC 1/4403 AVP FI/T ODP WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL,
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA.
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AND (OBSTACLE) DEPARTURE PROCEDURES...
     DEPARTURE PROCEDURE: RWY 4, NA EXCEPT FOR AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED
     WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS, LHY FACILITY RESTRICTION.
CREATED: 18 Dec 2011 22:42:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 1/4401: Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 
!FDC 1/4401 AVP FI/T IAP WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL,
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA.
   ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 4, AMDT 35A...
     MISSED APPROACH: CLIMB TO 3300 THEN CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO 4000
     VIA HEADING 180 AND LVZ R-045 TO LVZ VORTAC AND HOLD. 
     HOLD S, RT, 010.00 INBOUND. LHY FACILITY RESTRICTION.
CREATED: 18 Dec 2011 22:42:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX