W78 William M Tuck Airport
South Boston, VA · 3 miles E of SOUTH BOSTON, VA
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 419.8 ft
- Coordinates
- 36-42-33.7407N 078-50-54.0149W
- Lat / Long
- 36.7093724, -78.8483375
- Mag. variation
- 08W (1995)
- Time zone
- UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 09/1949
- ARTCC
- WASHINGTON CENTER
- FSS
- LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- UNATTENDED
- Pattern altitude
- 1219.8 ft. MSL
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 & REIL RYS 01 & 19 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 01 & 19 OPER CONT.
Airport location no published diagram
Range from W78
Runways
Longest 4,003 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 4003 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 12.5
Runway 1
- Heading
- 005 magnetic, 357 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 382.5 ft.
- Obstructions
- 28 ft. trees, 481 ft. from runway, 265 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
Runway 19
- Heading
- 185 magnetic, 177 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 419.8 ft.
- Obstructions
- 5 FT BRUSH 150 FT LEFT AND RIGHT OF RWY CNTRLN.
- Dimensions
- 2065 x 200 ft. / 629 x 61 m
- Surface
- turf, in good condition Runway edge markings
Runway 6
- Heading
- 056 magnetic, 048 true
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 375.6 ft.
- Obstructions
- 69 ft. trees, 1134 ft. from runway, 143 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear
Runway 24
- Heading
- 236 magnetic, 228 true
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 389.8 ft.
- Obstructions
- 70 ft. trees, 891 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 2
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf/unicom
- 122.8
- Wx Awos-3
- 119.425 (434-575-0332)
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Fuel available
- 100LL
- Parking
- tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MINOR
- Powerplant service
- MINOR
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
Ownership
- Owner
- COUNTY OF HALIFAX PO BOX 699 HALIFAX, VA 24558 Phone 434-476-3300
- Manager
- JASON JOHNSON PO BOX 699 HALIFAX, VA 24558 Phone 434-476-3300
- Manager phone
- 434-476-3300
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.