Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport

Coordinates: 41°17′50″N 075°51′08″W / 41.29722°N 75.85222°W / 41.29722; -75.85222
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Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport
Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport in the early 20th century
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerLuzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
ServesWilkes-Barre/Scranton metropolitan area (Wyoming Valley)
Elevation AMSL543 ft / 166 m
Coordinates41°17′50″N 075°51′08″W / 41.29722°N 75.85222°W / 41.29722; -75.85222
Map
WBW is located in Pennsylvania
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Location of airport in Pennsylvania
WBW is located in the United States
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WBW (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 3,375 1,029 Asphalt
9/27 2,191 668 Asphalt/Turf
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations25,125
Based aircraft51

Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (IATA: WBW, ICAO: KWBW, FAA LID: WBW) is a county-owned, public airport located in Forty Fort and Wyoming in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.[2] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility. The primary airport of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton metropolitan area is the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP).[citation needed]

History[edit]

The airport was established in 1929. It came into the possession of Luzerne County in the 1940s.[2]

Facilities[edit]

A postcard of the airport

The airport covers 135 acres (55 ha) at an elevation of 543 feet (166 m). It has two runways: 7/25 is 3,375 by 75 feet (1,029 × 23 m) asphalt; 9/27 is 2,191 by 100 feet (668 × 30 m) asphalt and turf.[1]

In 2011, the airport had 25,125 aircraft operations, average 68 per day: 99.5% general aviation, 0.3% military and 0.2% air taxi. 51 aircraft were then based at the airport: 98% single-engine and 2% multi-engine.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for WBW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Learn-Andes, Jennifer (May 21, 2023). "Two Luzerne County Councilmen step up push to assist county-owned airport". Times Leader. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

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