Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW), Pennsylvania
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) is a non-towered public-use field in northeastern Pennsylvania, roughly 6 nautical miles from Wilkes-Barre / Scranton International. It handles light business aviation volume, with two paved runways serving general aviation traffic.
Runways
Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 07/25, is 3,375 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Wilkes-Barre / Scranton International (KAVP), 6 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport recorded 112 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April. Business aviation traffic at KWBW peaks in April and July, while March shows the lowest monthly volume of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month April, 14 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Wilkes-Barre Approach.
Transmission lines extending 152 feet above ground are located 6,000 feet from the Runway 25 threshold, 585 feet to the left, marked with red spheres.
The PAPI and MIRL for Runway 07/25 are activated via CTAF. Runway 07/25 lighting is preset to low intensity; higher intensity can be activated via CTAF.
Runway 09/27 is closed during the winter months.
On Runway 09/27, the first 544 feet at the Runway 27 end is asphalt; the remainder is turf.
Runway 09/27 is marked with three-foot white cones. The displaced threshold for Runway 09 is marked with three white cones on each side.
The approach ratio to the displaced threshold is 18:1.
The rotating beacon is activated via CTAF.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport has five airfields within 38 NM. The closest is Wilkes-Barre / Scranton International (KAVP), 6.31 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KWBW
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at KWBW?
KWBW has two paved runways: 07/25 at 3,375 feet by 75 feet, and 09/27 at 2,193 feet by 100 feet with an asphalt-turf surface. Runway 09/27 is closed during winter months.
Is customs available at Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport?
Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs-equipped airport is KAVP, located approximately 6.31 nautical miles away.
How much business aviation traffic does KWBW see?
KWBW recorded 112 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 301 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. Monthly volume is light and varies from a low of 6 in March to a high of 14 in April.