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W78

WILLIAM M TUCK AIRPORT

SOUTH BOSTON, VA, USA
Airport Info
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 36°42'33"N / 78°50'54"W
  36°42.5623'N / 78°50.9002'W
  36.7094 / -78.8483
Elevation: 419.8 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 08W (1995)
From city: 03 miles E of SOUTH BOSTON, VA

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
Boundary ARTCC: WASHINGTON
Responsible ARTCC: WASHINGTON
FSS: LEESBURG [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no

Communications
UNICOM: 122.800
CTAF: 122.800

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
SBV 75oT/8.3 SOUTH BOSTON VORTAC 110.40 05W
DAN 70oT/25.0 DANVILLE VOR 113.10 06W
LYH 150oT/37.7 LYNCHBURG VORTAC 109.20 05W
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
HUNTSBORO 336oT/26.9 271 07W HXO
PERSON 20oT/30.5 220 08W HUR
MECKLENBURG/DCMSND 272oT/38.1 356 08W MBV
BOJAR 150oT/38.2 385 08W LY
JONES 279oT/38.7 373 09W AEA

Services
Fuel available: 100LL
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 01/19
Dimensions: 4003 x 75 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 01
Runway 19
Latitude: 36-42-16.3451N 36-42-55.8579N
Longitude: 078-50-51.4240W 078-50-54.2919W
Elevation: 382.5 ft. 419.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 357 177
Markings: nonprecision instrument, in good condition nonprecision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 2-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes yes
 

Runway 06/24
Dimensions: 2065 x 200 ft.
Surface: GRASS; SOD,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
 
Runway 06
Runway 24
Latitude: 36-42-22.3861N 36-42-35.9423N
Longitude: 078-51-05.7361W 078-50-46.7792W
Elevation: 375.6 ft. 389.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 048 228
 

Additional Remarks
  • WILDLIFE ON & INVOF RYS.
  • 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.

Instrument Procedures
Effective Oct 30, 2025 to Nov 26, 2025

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 (PDF)
   VOR-A (PDF)
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
   ALTERNATE MINIMUMS (PDF)
 
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