Southern West Virginia Regional Airport
Southern West Virginia Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Mingo County Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Williamson, West Virginia | ||||||||||
| Location | Varney, West Virginia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,883 ft / 574 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°40′54″N 082°07′19″W / 37.68167°N 82.12194°W | ||||||||||
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  EBD Location of airport in West Virginia | |||||||||||
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Southern West Virginia Regional Airport (ICAO: KEBD, FAA LID: EBD), formerly known as Appalachian Regional Airport,[2] is a public use airport located eight nautical miles (9 mi, 15 km) east of the central business district of Williamson, a city in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Mingo County Airport Authority.[1] The airport was built on a reclaimed mine site near Varney, West Virginia,[3] and opened in 2012.[4][5]
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[6] Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned EBD by the FAA,[1] but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned EBD to El Obeid Airport in El Obeid, Sudan).[7][8]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Southern West Virginia Regional Airport covers an area of 400 acres (162 ha) at an elevation of 1,883 feet (574 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 27, 2020, the airport had 150 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 13 per month.[1]
See also
[edit]- List of airports in West Virginia
- Mingo County Airport (FAA LID: 4I0), located at 37°41′15″N 082°15′40″W / 37.68750°N 82.26111°W
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for EBD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective January 25, 2024.
- ^ "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Goad, Julia R. (September 25, 2009). "3.6M awarded to Mingo airport board". Williamson Daily News. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013.
- ^ Goad, Julia R. (June 23, 2012). "Mingo airport cleared to open by FAA". Williamson Daily News. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013.
- ^ Goad, Julia R. (October 10, 2012). "Mingo Airport set to open Friday". Williamson Daily News. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ "El Obeid Airport, Sudan (IATA: EBD, ICAO: HSOB)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search (EBD: El Obeid)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved June 4, 2013.
External links
[edit]- FAA Terminal Procedures for EBD, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for EBD
- AirNav airport information for EBD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for EBD