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Pilot information for William M Tuck Airport

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General information for William M Tuck Airport

Airport codes: KW78 W78
Type: local airport(light traffic)
Scheduled airline service: no
Serves: South Boston, Virginia, United States
Latitude: 36.709999 | 36 42.599945 N | N36 42 35
Longitude: -78.848000 | 78 50.879974 W | W078 50 52
Field elevation: 420 ft/128 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 8.495°W

Radio communication frequencies for William M Tuck Airport

CNTR: 124.05 MHz (WASHINGTON CNTR)
RDO: 110.4 MHz (LEESBURG RDO)
UNIC: 122.8 MHz (CTAF/UNICOM)

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Runways at William M Tuck Airport

01/19
4,011 x 75 ft (1,223 x 23 m) — paved — lighted
05/23
2,700 x 200 ft (823 x 61 m) — grass — not lighted— threshold 05 displaced 200 ft (61 m) — threshold 23 displaced 400 ft (122 m)

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Aviation weather for William M Tuck Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for William M Tuck Airport

Closest report is Danville Regional Airport, 24.2841577528 nm (46.1 km) WSW. Retrieved 2012/05/27 05:53: 

KDAN 270553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A3014

Forecast (TAF) for William M Tuck Airport

Closest forecast is Danville Regional Airport, 24.2841577528 nm (46.1 km) WSW. Retrieved 2012/05/27 06:54: 

TAF KDAN 270540Z 2706/2806 08003KT P6SM SKC 
      TEMPO 2709/2712 4SM BR SCT001 
     FM271800 11006KT P6SM SCT050 
     FM280200 09003KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for William M Tuck Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM 05/208: William M Tuck Airport (KW78) 
!DCA 05/208 W78 OBST TOWER 728 (322 AGL) 3.66 W LGTS OTS (ASR
 1047842) TIL 1205291333
CREATED: 14 May 2012 13:34:00 
SOURCE: KEKNYFYX
NOTAM 03/347: William M Tuck Airport (KW78) 
!DCA 03/347 W78 RWY 19 PAPI UNUSABLE
CREATED: 27 Mar 2012 16:47:00 
SOURCE: KBTVYFYX
NOTAM 03/346: William M Tuck Airport (KW78) 
!DCA 03/346 W78 RWY 1 PAPI UNUSABLE
CREATED: 27 Mar 2012 16:47:00 
SOURCE: KBGRYFYX
NOTAM 10/253: William M Tuck Airport (KW78) 
!DCA 10/253 W78 SVC 100LL FUEL UNAVBL WEF 1110191000
CREATED: 18 Oct 2011 15:34:00 
SOURCE: KBTVYFYX
NOTAM 08/290: William M Tuck Airport (KW78) 
!DCA 08/290 W78 RWY 6/24 RECOMMENDED FOR AIRCRAFT WITH APPROACH
SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 50KTS
CREATED: 19 Aug 2010 13:46:00 
SOURCE: KEKNYFYX
NOTAM 08/188: William M Tuck Airport (KW78) 
!DCA 08/188 W78 RWY 6/24 CLSD NGT
CREATED: 11 Aug 2010 12:23:00 
SOURCE: KISPYFYX
NOTAM 08/187: William M Tuck Airport (KW78) 
!DCA 08/187 W78 RWY 6/24 CLSD EXC LDG AIRSPEED LESS THAN 50 IAS
CREATED: 11 Aug 2010 12:23:00 
SOURCE: KBGRYFYX