Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	WAL
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	075-27-59.0000W/37-56-24.7000N -75.466389/37.940194 (Estimated)
Elevation	40 ft / 12.19 m (Surveyed)
Land	617 acres
From nearest city	5 nautical miles S of Wallops Island, VA
Location	Accomack County, VA
Magnetic Variation	11W (2015)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	Nasa
Address	Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, VA 23337
Phone number	757-824-1240
Manager	Ed Sudendorf
Address	Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, VA 23337
Phone number	757-824-1240

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	Yes
Beacon Color	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	Washington
Region	AEA - Eastern
Traffic Pattern Alt	1000 ft
Boundary ARTCC	ZDC - Washington
Tie-in FSS	DCA - Leesburg
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	WAL (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	126.500 MHz

Airport Services

Fuel types	A
Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 04/22

Dimensions	8748 x 150 ft (2666 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH-CONC-G

	04	22
Alignment	32°	127°
Physical elevation	34.00 ft	31.00 ft
Coordinates	37.927070N / 75.470947W	37.947400N / 75.454786W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
REIL	Yes	Yes

Runway 10/28

Dimensions	8005 x 200 ft (2440 x 61 m)
Surface	ASPH-CONC-G

	10	28
Alignment	90°	127°
Physical elevation	19.00 ft	35.00 ft
Coordinates	37.942935N / 75.485075W	37.942798N / 75.457316W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
REIL	Yes	Yes

Runway 17/35

Dimensions	4808 x 150 ft (1465 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH-G

	17	35
Alignment	127°	127°
Physical elevation	31.00 ft	35.00 ft
Coordinates	37.947180N / 75.467927W	37.934963N / 75.461604W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
REIL	Yes	Yes

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Remarks

• EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TEST DEVELOPMENT IN PROGRESS.
• PPR 757-824-1688.
• MILITARY TURBOPROP TRAINING DAILY UNTIL 2300L, PPR REQUIRED FOR LANDING UNICOM MANNED BY DISPATCH AT FIREHOUSE.
• ROADWAYS CROSS RY 17/35.
• NUMEROUS RADAR FACILITIES AT ARPT WITH POSSIBLE RADIO FREQUENCY HAZARD TO ORDNANCE.
• ROADWAYS CROSS RYS 10/28 & 17/35.
• EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.