KWAL · WAL
Wallops Flight Facility Airport
Wallops Flight Facility Airport (KWAL / WAL) is a general-aviation airfield serving Wallops Island, Virginia. The field lies at 40 ft (12 m) above sea level and has three runways, the longest 8,748 ft (2,666 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Taylor Airport (4VA6), 4 nm SSW.
Wallops Flight Facility Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 40 ft (12 m)
- Coordinates
- 37.9408, -75.4623
- Serving
- Wallops Island
- Region
- Virginia
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Runways3 · longest 8,748 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 8,748 ft2,666 m | 150 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 10/28 | 8,005 ft2,440 m | 200 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 17/35 | 4,808 ft1,465 m | 150 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.