Airports / Pennsylvania / WBW
Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport
KWBW / WBWWilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaELEV 545 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#14 / 42
Pennsylvania airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 43 Google ratings — ranked against 42 rated PA fields.
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport, listed as KWBW / WBW, is a general aviation field in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The airport sits 545 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into WBW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP, 6 nm), Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE, 43 nm), and Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT, 48 nm).
Charter pricing from WBW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Wilkes-Barre.
Field capability
ICAO
KWBW
IATA
WBW
FAA / Local
WBW
Elevation
545 ft
Coordinates
41.2972° N · 75.8512° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs PA fields
state range 36–2,284 ft
At 545 ft, WBW sits lower than 61% of the 41 Pennsylvania fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 6nmAVPWilkes-Barre/Scranton International AirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton
- 43nmABELehigh Valley International AirportAllentown/Bethlehem
- 48nmIPTWilliamsport Regional AirportWilliamsport
- 55nmBGMGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link fieldBinghamton
- 55nmRDGReading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)Reading
- 61nmMUIMuir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) AirportFort Indiantown Gap(Annville)
Location
Open the full mapKWBW · Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport · Wilkes-Barre, PA
From the ramp
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