Wellsburg Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 40-16-04.2520N (40.267848)
Longitude: 
 080-37-02.2690W (-80.617297)
Elevation: 
 644.0 feet MSL (196 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 8.8 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. E of Wellsburg, West Virginia
Found On: 
 Detroit Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
DAVID E. JONES
523 S. WADESBORO BLVD
MT. GILEAD, NC 27306
704-985-4714		 JONES AIR, INC
523 S. WADESBORO BLVD
MT. GILEAD, NC 27306
704-985-4714

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 10/1981
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
IREG
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1644 feet (501 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

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    Area Code: 704
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Elkins(EKN)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near WV46

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    5.7 Wheeling Ohio County Airport
    (HLG KHLG HLG)    		 193 202 100LL, Jet A
    6.8 Geary A Bates/Jefferson County Airpark Airport
    (2G2)    		 325 334 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    16.3 Herron Airport
    (7G1)    		 12 21 80, 100LL
    16.9 Washington County Airport
    (WSG KAFJ AFJ)    		 117 126 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    18.2 Harrison County Airport
    (8G6)    		 264 273 100LL
    22.1 Pittsburgh International Airport
    (PIT KPIT PIT)    		 52 61 100LL, Jet A
    23.8 Marshall County Airport
    (KMPG MPG)    		 193 202 100LL
    24.4 Columbiana County Airport
    (02G)    		 357 366 100LL
    27.5 Carroll County-Tolson Airport
    (KTSO TSO)    		 310 319 100LL, Jet A
    27.8 Finleyville Airpark Airport
    (G05)    		 92 101 100LL
    30.8 Barnesville/Bradfield Airport
    (6G5)    		 239 247 100LL, Jet A
    31.4 Greene County Airport
    (WAY KWAY WAY)    		 134 143 100LL
    31.9 Allegheny County Airport
    (AGC KAGC AGC)    		 80 89 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    32.0 Beaver County Airport
    (BFP KBVI BVI)    		 18 27 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    36.2 Rostraver Airport
    (KFWQ FWQ)    		 95 104 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    36.8 Monroe County Airport
    (4G5)    		 217 225 100LL, Jet A+
    38.6 Harry Clever Field Airport
    (PHD KPHD PHD)    		 288 296 100LL, Jet A
    41.7 Youngstown Elser Metro Airport
    (4G4)    		 356 365 100LL, Jet A+
    42.1 Tri-City Airport
    (3G6)    		 335 344 100LL
    42.3 Salem Airpark Airport
    (38D)    		 344 353 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 USE AT OWN RISK.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC PITTSBURGH APCH AT 412-472-5591
    E111 VFR; PVT USE; PRVDD INGRESS/EGRESS FLT PATS CAN BE DVLPD TO AVOID OVERFLYING THE NUCLEAR POWER STATION.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18W/36W
    Longest Runway: 18W/36W is 5000 ft (1524 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    WV46 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 18W/36W  5000 ft x 500 ft (1524 m x 152 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 18W

    Runway 36W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 PLINE
    Object Height: 
    		 98
    Distance from End: 
    		 7000

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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