Wilkes-barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW)

WBW
Wilkes-barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW)
Wilkes-barre, PA
Latest photo of Wilkes-barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW)
KWBW, View of KWBW from 3000 feet in the C172, photo by Patrick Gelso
Patrick Gelso
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier WBW
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 75°51'8.0760" W / 41°17'50.3070" N
-75.852243 / 41.297308 (Estimated)
Elevation 543.80 ft / 165.75 m (Surveyed)
Land 135 acres
From nearest city 3 nautical miles N of Wilkes-barre, PA
Location Luzerne County, PA
Magnetic Variation 12W (1990)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner COUNTY OF LUZERNE
Address 200 N. RIVER ST.
WILKES-BARRE, PA 18071
Phone number 570-825-1600
Manager JIM SCROBOLA
Address 2001 WYOMING AVE
FORTY FORT, PA 18704
Phone number 570-288-3257
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart NEW YORK
Region AEA - Eastern
Responsible ARTCC ZNY - NEW YORK
Tie-in FSS IPT - WILLIAMSPORT
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility IPT (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.8 MHz
UNICOM 122.8 MHz
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AFRT,AGRI,INSTR,RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 07/25
Dimensions 3375 x 75 ft (1029 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
07 25
Alignment 54° 234°
Physical elevation 543.80 ft 542.90 ft
Coordinates 41.294424 / -75.856151 41.299923 / -75.846266
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights No No
Runway 09/27
Dimensions 2193 x 100 ft (668 x 30 m)
Surface ASPH-TURF (GOOD)
Surface treatment
09 27
Alignment 77° 257°
Physical elevation 541.20 ft 542.50 ft
Coordinates 41.296846 / -75.857727 41.298181 / -75.849945
Traffic pattern Left Left
Remarks
  • +152 FT TRANSMISSION LINES 6000 FT FROM RWY 25 THLD 585 FT L MKD WITH RED SPHERES.
  • FOR CD CTC WILKES-BARRE APCH AT 570-655-2084.
  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.