Travel to Green Bank

The Green Bank Observatory is located about 200 miles west of Dulles International Airport (IAD), about 4 hours door-to-door by car. It is generally the most convenient airport to use as smaller more nearby airports have fewer flight options and are more affected by vagaries of weather. Other airport options are Pittsburgh (PIT) and Charlottesville, VA (CHO).

We will try to coordinate travel from the airports to the Observatory. We may be able to arrange a shuttle from IAD if there is enough demand.

If you are driving please see the map below. Because of recent construction, we recommend Option 1 when traveling from the Washington DC area or the Northeast US.

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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Green Bank Observatory are facilities of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.

Founded in 1956, the NRAO provides state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community. NRAO telescopes are open to all astronomers regardless of institutional or national affiliation. Observing time on NRAO telescopes is available on a competitive basis to qualified scientists after evaluation of research proposals on the basis of scientific merit, the capability of the instruments to do the work, and the availability of the telescope during the requested time. NRAO also provides both formal and informal programs in education and public outreach for teachers, students, the general public, and the media.

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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Green Bank Observatory are facilities of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.