WV52
Green Bank Observatory Airport
Green Bank Observatory Airport (WV52) is a general-aviation airfield serving Green Bank, West Virginia. The field lies at 2,710 ft (826 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 3,500 ft (1,067 m), asphalt. Its nearest neighbour is Deer Creek Farm Airport (WV00), 3 nm NNE.
Green Bank Observatory 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
- 2,710 ft (826 m)
- Coordinates
- 38.4308, -79.8255
- Serving
- Green Bank
- Region
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Runways1 · longest 3,500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,500 ft1,067 m | 50 ft | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.