Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport

Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (IATA: WBW, ICAO: KWBW, FAA LID: WBW) is a county-owned, public airport three miles north of Wilkes-Barre, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and 10 miles south of Scranton, in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility. The primary airport of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton metropolitan area is the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP).

Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCounty of Luzerne
ServesWilkes-Barre/Scranton metropolitan area (Wyoming Valley)
Elevation AMSL543 ft / 166 m
Coordinates41°17′50″N 075°51′08″W
Map
WBW
Location of airport in Pennsylvania
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 3,375 1,029 Asphalt
9/27 2,191 668 Asphalt/Turf
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations25,125
Based aircraft51

Facilities
An old postcard of the airport.

The airport covers 135 acres (55 ha) at an elevation of 543 feet (166 m). It has two runways: 7/25 is 3,375 by 75 feet (1,029 × 23 m) asphalt; 9/27 is 2,191 by 100 feet (668 × 30 m) asphalt and turf.[1]

In 2011, the airport had 25,125 aircraft operations, average 68 per day: 99.5% general aviation, 0.3% military and 0.2% air taxi. 51 aircraft were then based at the airport: 98% single-engine and 2% multi-engine.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for WBW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
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