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KW78 · William M Tuck Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KW78 FAA W78 Elev 420 ft Lat 36° 42.60' N Lon 78° 50.88' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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: 4,011 ft. Max gradient: 0.93%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 357° 4,011 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.93%
19 177° 4,011 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.93%
05 050° 2,700 ft 200 ft GRS No —
23 230° 2,700 ft 200 ft GRS No —

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 · 3 frequencies

  • CNTR WASHINGTON CNTR 124.050
  • RDO LEESBURG RDO 110.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KW78 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 6 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 01/19 & REIL RYS 01 & 19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 01/19 & REIL RYS 01 & 19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 01/19 & REIL RYS 01 & 19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 & REIL RYS 01 & 19 - CTAF

  • 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

    WILDLIFE ON & INVOF RYS.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·SELF-FUELING WITH A CREDIT CARD.
  • ·RWY 06/24 CLSD TO ACFT WITH AIRSPEED 50 KT OR MORE.
  • ·FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.
  • ·RY 06 OUTLINED WITH YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RY 24 OUTLINED WITH YELLOW CONES. 5 FT BRUSH 150 FT LEFT AND RIGHT OF RWY CNTRLN.
  • ·PAPI RYS 01 & 19 OPER CONT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

JXY

Source: OurAirports community

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NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 15,300 ops in 1991

2024 total

8,015

10-yr total

76,028

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

26.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=5

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Other 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-05-26 Piper PA24 · Engine failure · day →
2017-05-15 Piper PA22 · Loss of control · day →
2006-06-16 Piper PA-22-108 · Ground collision · VMC · dusk →
1995-08-25 Piper PA-22-150 · Engine failure · day →
1984-08-14 Ultralight Flight, Inc. Phantom · Other · day →

Designees in VA

CFI Flight Instructors 1,802 A&P Mechanics 4,380 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 58 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 Schools Flight Schools 56 FBO Fixed Base Operators 51 Clubs Flying Clubs 37 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Travis Jeffrey Williams Danville VA 28 nm
Benjamin Reed Thigpen Lynchburg VA 45 nm
Doris Gatewood Lynchburg VA 45 nm
Robert Middleton Iii Forest VA 45 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Gasburg VA 48 nm
Christopher Marshall Whittle Burlington NC 48 nm
Francesco Gozzo Morrisville NC 52 nm
Wilfred Bernard Consol Raleigh NC 54 nm
Jay Lindsey Nabors Cary NC 56 nm
John Thompson Molumphy Amelia Court House VA 56 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
Lawrence Ahlfert Pearlman South Boston VA 3 nm
Justin Thomas Dix South Boston VA 3 nm
Neil Gordon Smiley Clover VA 10 nm
Jerry Parker Jordan Nathalie VA 15 nm
Steven Beacham Watkins Roxboro NC 20 nm
Erik Andrew Hutchins Roxboro NC 20 nm
Carl Jason Chambers Roxboro NC 20 nm
Reginald Wayne Thomas Roxboro NC 20 nm
Peyton Warren Astin Ringgold VA 22 nm
Daniel Corwyn Griffith Phenix VA 23 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
Justin Thomas Dix South Boston VA 3 nm
Kenton James Good South Boston VA 3 nm
Thomas Conway Allen Scottsburg VA 4 nm
Willard Glenn Taft Scottsburg VA 4 nm
Neil Gordon Smiley Clover VA 10 nm
Michael Wayne Denton Clarksville VA 15 nm
William Thomas West Clarksville VA 15 nm
Douglas Bryan Bush Clarksville VA 15 nm
Vernon Scott Norfleet Nathalie VA 15 nm
Harry Lindley Grubbs Semora NC 17 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 48 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 50 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 69 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 69 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 91 nm
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 93 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 101 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 103 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 103 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 115 nm

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