WAL
Wallops Flight Facility Airport
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Location Information for KWAL
Coordinates: N37°56.41' / W75°27.98'
Located 05 miles S of Wallops Island, Virginia on 617 acres of land. View all Airports in Virginia.
Surveyed Elevation is 40 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
Activation Date:July 1943
Status:Operational
Control Tower:Yes
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:White-Green
(Lighted Land Airport)
Wind Indicator:Yes, Lighted
A.R.T.C.C.:WASHINGTON
F.S.S.:LEESBURG
NOTAMs Facility:WAL (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:WASHINGTON
AirspaceAnalysis:NOT ANALYZED
EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
Attendance:Continuous
Airport Communications
ASOS:119.175 Tel. 757-824-0820
WALLOPS TOWER:126.5 306.975
WALLOPS GROUND:127.875 269.325
PATUXENT APPROACH:127.2 ;WHEN NHK APCH CLSD 281.475 ;WHEN NHK APCH CLSD 127.95 314.0
PATUXENT DEPARTURE:127.2 ;WHEN NHK APCH CLSD 281.475 ;WHEN NHK APCH CLSD 127.95 314.0
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:121.7
CTAF:126.500
AWOS-3 at MFV (22.5 SW):118.175 757-787-5660
ASOS at SBY (24.2 N):118.325 410-341-0868
AWOS-3PT at TGI (26.0 W):119.8 757-891-2496
Remarks:
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY POTOMAC TRACON 127.2/281.47 (0400-1200Z MON-FRI, 2300-1300Z SAT-SUN. OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.) WHEN PATUXENT APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD SWL SNOW HILL 112.40 192°7.0
VOT SBY SALISBURY 111.20 187°24.4
VOT CCV CAPE CHARLES 112.20 045°43.6
VOT NHK NAS PATUXENT RIVER 110.25 124°49.2
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOT AKQ WAKEFIELD 274 232°93.1
VOT EZF SHANNON 237 282°96.0
VOT GTN GEORGETOWN 323 307°98.1
Runway 04/22
Dimensions:8748 x 150 feet / 2666 x 46 meters
Surface:Asphalt-Concrete in Good Condition
Weight Limits:S-57, D-115, ST-225
Edge Lighting:High Intensity
Runway 04Runway 22
Coordinates:N37°55.62' / W75°28.26'N37°56.84' / W75°27.29'
Elevation: 34.0 31.3
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 32° True 212° True
Markings:Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)P4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
REIL:YesYes
Runway 10/28
Dimensions:8005 x 200 feet / 2440 x 61 meters
Surface:Asphalt-Concrete in Good Condition
Weight Limits:S-57, D-115, ST-225
Edge Lighting:High Intensity
Runway 10Runway 28
Coordinates:N37°56.58' / W75°29.10'N37°56.57' / W75°27.44'
Elevation: 19.4 35.2
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 90° True 270° True
Markings:Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)P4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
REIL:YesYes
Runway 17/35
Dimensions:4808 x 150 feet / 1465 x 46 meters
Surface:Asphalt in Good Condition
Weight Limits:S-15, D-40, ST-75
Edge Lighting:High Intensity
Runway 17Runway 35
Coordinates:N37°56.83' / W75°28.08'N37°56.10' / W75°27.70'
Elevation: 30.7 34.6
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 158° True 338° True
Markings:Non-Precision Instrument in fair condition.Non-Precision Instrument in fair condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)P4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
REIL:YesYes
Services Available
Fuel:Jet-A
Transient Storage:NONE
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Bulk Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:NASA
WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA 23337
757-824-1240
Manager:ED SUDENDORF
WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA 23337
757-824-2325
Other Remarks
  • EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TEST DEVELOPMENT IN PROGRESS.
  • MILITARY TURBOPROP TRAINING DAILY UNTIL 2300L.
  • FCLP EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO LEFT SIDE OF RWY 10 1335-1725 FT FM APPROACH END. FCLP EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO LEFT SIDE OF RWY 28 1340-1725 FT FM APPROACH END.
  • TOUCH AND GO LDGS NA WHEN ATCT CLSD.
  • RWY 17/35 CLSD WHEN ATCT CLSD.
  • WHEN ATCT CLSD, 126.5 CTAF ONLY. EXPC NO RESP OR ADZY SVCS.
  • E-28 ARRESTING GEAR 1500 FT FM THE NORTH END OF RWY 22 IS RIGGED/IN BATTERY.
  • PPR 24 HR PN TO LDG, PHONE 757-824-1688.
  • FOR CD CTC PATUXENT APCH AT 301-342-3740, WHEN PATUXENT APCH IS CLSD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124.
  • DEER & BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
  • NUMEROUS RADAR FACILITIES AT ARPT WITH POSSIBLE RADIO FREQUENCY HAZARD TO ORDNANCE.
  • FOR ROTG BCN CALL CTAF.
  • UHF CTAF - 306.975.
  • HOOK E28(B) (1500 FT).