Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (IATA: WBW, ICAO: KWBW, FAA LID: WBW) is a county-owned, public airport located in Forty Fort and Wyoming in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.^[2] 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).^{[citation needed]}

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2019)

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Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport
Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport in the early 20th century
IATA: WBW ICAO: KWBW FAA LID: WBW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Serves	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton metropolitan area (Wyoming Valley)
Elevation AMSL	543 ft / 166 m
Coordinates	41°17′50″N 075°51′08″W
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 7/25 3,375 1,029 Asphalt 9/27 2,191 668 Asphalt/Turf
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 25,125 Based aircraft 51
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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The airport was established in 1929. It came into the possession of Luzerne County in the 1940s.^[2]

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]

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