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KAVP · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KAVP FAA AVP Elev 962 ft Lat 41° 20.22' N Lon 75° 43.45' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,502 ft. Max gradient: 0.67%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 033° 7,502 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.67%
22 213° 7,502 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.67%
10 092° 4,300 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.29%
28 272° 4,300 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.29%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 6 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 111.600
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 120.100
  • A/D APP/DEP 124.500
  • RDO WILLIAMSPORT RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB AV

    Barty

    0.26 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB CYE

    Crystal Lake

    0.41 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC LVZ

    Wilkes-Barre

    111.60 MHz · DME 111.60 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 9 matched · 23 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Runway 04 threshold displaced 285 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

All translated remarks (9)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 04–22: H7502X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–133, D–173, 2D–300 PCR 77…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 10–28: H4300X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–58, D–80, 2S–101, 2D–125…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 28: REIL. Trees. Rgt tfc.…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer and birds on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 04–22: 2750X100 (TURF) RWY 04: Thld dsplcd 285´. Brush.…

  • Runway 04 threshold displaced 285 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 04–22: 2750X100 (TURF) RWY 04: Thld dsplcd 285´

  • Runway 22 threshold displaced 286 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 22: Thld dsplcd 286´

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer and occasional geese on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–7502 TODA–7502 ASDA–7502 LDA–7502 RWY 10: TORA–4300 TODA–4300 ASDA–4300 LDA–4300 RWY 22: TORA–7502 TODA–7502 ASDA–7502 LDA–7502 RWY 28: TORA–4300 TODA–4300 ASDA–4300 LDA–4300 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 04: EMAS RWY 22: EMAS
  • ·S3 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 2, 4
  • ·Rwy 04–22 precipitous drop–off each rwy end.
  • ·Index C ARFF equipment avbl upon request call 570–602–2040.
  • ·Unlgtd twr 1130´ 1.3 miles east AER 28, unlgtd twr 1463´ 1.7 miles east AER 28, unlgtd twr 1652´ 2.4 miles east AER 28.
  • ·Rwy 28 unlgtd high terrain trees, 1155´ MSL 0.91 miles east AER 28, 1463´ MSL 1.49 miles east–southeast AER 28, 1667´ MSL 2.25 miles east AER 28, 1920´ MSL 2.84 miles east AER 28.
  • ·For FBO svcs 0500–1000Z‡ local Mon–Fri and 0200–0500Z‡ local Sat–Sun call (570) 457–4485.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 570-602-2000
  • ·UNICOM 122.95 ATIS 135.75 RCO 122.2 (WILLIAMSPORT RADIO) ®APP/DEP CON 120.95 (280º–100º) 126.3 (101º–279º) TOWER 120.1 GND CON 121.9
  • ·TRSA svc ctc APP CON within 20 NM
  • ·(L) (L) VORTACW 111.6 LVZ Chan 53 N41º16.37´ W75º41.37´ 349º 4.2 NM to fld. 2118/10W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 290º–305º byd 15 NM blo 6,000´ ILS/DME 109.9 I–AVP Chan 36 Rwy 04.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 20º right of course.
  • ·ILS/DME 109.9 I–IZK Chan 36 Rwy 22.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2200Z‡, Sat–Sun irregularly.
  • ·Arpt safety briefing rqrd before ldg 814–832–2694.
  • ·Turf soft during spring and after rains, no ops when rwy is soft or snow covered.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 mkd with white bdry mkrs.
  • ·Rwy 04 dthr mkd with white barrels.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 814-832-2694
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Johnstown Apch at 814-532-5960, when Apch clsd ctc Cleveland ARTCC at 440-774-0213.
  • ·NEW YORK H–10I, 12J, L–30K, 33A IAP, AD DETROIT NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

4

28.6% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 129,808 ops in 2001

2024 total

42,268

10-yr total

469,213

2024 mix

AC/AT 21% · GA 78% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

6.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.83

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=13

  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Other 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1
  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-08-20 North American SNJ-2 · Engine failure · day →
2020-09-20 Piper PA28R · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2017-07-11 Cessna 210L · Gear-up · day →
2009-04-09 Piper PA20 · Other · day →
2003-07-22 Hawker T Mk 7A · Engine failure · day →
2000-05-21 British Aerospace J-3101 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · day →
2000-01-06 Cessna 310N · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
1998-02-27 Mooney M20J · Birdstrike · VMC · night →
1997-01-24 Cessna 650 · Gear-up · day →
1995-07-23 Piper PA-22-150 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1993-12-15 Piper PA-46 · Engine failure · night →
1986-06-28 THOMAS PITTS S-1T · Engine failure · day →
1983-02-02 Beech G18S · Other · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in PA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,891 A&P Mechanics 6,164 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 40 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 6 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 10 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 70 FBO Fixed Base Operators 63 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 14 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Bridget Vanscoy Forty-Fort PA 8 nm
Erik Petschauer Honesdale PA 26 nm
Daniel Arenson Lords Valley PA 30 nm
Randy Marlin Rickert Lehighton PA 31 nm
Christopher Calvert Milford PA 42 nm
John Scullion Middletown PA 45 nm
Aram Basmadjian Allentown PA 46 nm
John Albert Smith Allentown PA 46 nm
Michael Joseph Mcintyre Pittstown NJ 57 nm
Mark Christopher Wesley Robinson Reading PA 61 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michael John Twomey Hughestown PA 2 nm
Gary Paul Malinko Sr Old Forge PA 2 nm
Jorge Ignacio Ubilluz Old Forge PA 2 nm
Ronald John Skamanich Duryea PA 3 nm
Ronald Scott Cresko Duryea PA 3 nm
Robert Mariel Cooper Ii Duryea PA 3 nm
Robert Carl Duffy Scranton PA 5 nm
Brandon Thomas Ghidiu Scranton PA 5 nm
Eric Paul Eviston Wyoming PA 6 nm
Robert Michael Phillips Wyoming PA 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John Leo Ianniccari Avoca PA 1 nm
Clinton Joseph Kendall Avoca PA 1 nm
Joseph James Hudak Jr Moosic PA 1 nm
Jeffery Scott Gazey Hughestown PA 2 nm
Andrew John Kurpiewski Old Forge PA 2 nm
Andre Joseph Aldubayan Old Forge PA 2 nm
Ronald John Skamanich Duryea PA 3 nm
Richard M Harth Pittston PA 3 nm
Leon Joseph Ezbitski Pittston PA 3 nm
Anthony Jerome Grabosky Pittston Township PA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Allentown, PA
 43 nm
LV Avionics
Allentown, PA
 43 nm
Three Crown Avionics
Sussex, NJ
 50 nm
3 in the Green
Selinsgrove, PA
 60 nm
Avionics One, Inc.
Bedminster, NJ
 64 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing New Jersey
Morristown, NJ
 68 nm
Lancaster Avionics, Inc
Lititz, PA
 78 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
 78 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
 81 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
 83 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.