William M Tuck Airport

ICAO KW78Small airfield

William M Tuck Airport is a small airfield near South Boston in Virginia, United States. It is listed as ICAO KW78. The airport is located at 36.7100° / -78.8480° at an elevation of 128 m (420 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 1,223 m. The nearest airport is South Boston Medical Heliport, 5.5 km (3 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Data

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ICAO code	`KW78`
Local code	`W78`
Identifier	`KW78`
Type	Small airfield
City	South Boston
Region	Virginia
Country	United States
Coordinates	36.71000, -78.84800
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	36° 42′ 36.00″ N 78° 50′ 52.80″ W
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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