KWAL · Wallops Flight Facility Airport

WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA · SMALL AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runways

8,748

Longest ft · 04/22

37.94N

75.46W

Wallops Flight Facility Airport serves Wallops Island, Virginia at 40 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 8,748 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Private-use airfield. The FAA file marks this field private use. It is listed here for reference. Landing needs the owner's prior permission, and there may be no fuel or services. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
04/22	8,748 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
10/28	8,005 × 200 ft	asphalt	lit
17/35	4,808 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 40 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	40 ft	2,446 ft	2,114 ft	3,171 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,240 ft	2,680 ft	2,241 ft	3,361 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,440 ft	2,914 ft	2,367 ft	3,551 ft
35°C afternoon	2,450 ft	2,916 ft	2,368 ft	3,553 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 8,748 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,553 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KWAL is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMFV Accomack County Airport	23 nm SW	5,000 ft
KSBY Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport	24 nm N	6,400 ft
KGED Delaware Coastal Airport	45 nm N	5,500 ft
KESN Easton Airport / Newnam Field	59 nm NW	5,500 ft

04Fuel and services at KWAL

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KWAL. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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