Mercer County Airport (West Virginia)

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Mercer County Airport
IATA: BLF - ICAO: KBLF - FAA: BLF
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Mercer County Airport Authority
Serves		Bluefield, West Virginia
Elevation AMSL		2,857 ft (870.8 m)
Coordinates		37°17′45″N, 81°12′28″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
5/23	4,742	1,445	Asphalt

For the airport in Mercer County, New Jersey, see Trenton-Mercer Airport.

Mercer County Airport (IATA: BLF, ICAO: KBLF, FAA LID: BLF) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district (CBD) of Bluefield and about nine miles southwest of Princeton, both cities in Mercer County, West Virginia, USA. The airport covers 144 acres and has one runway. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. Service was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program until August 1, 2006.^[1]

Contents 1 Airline and destinations 1.1 Former airlines 2 References 2.1 Notes 3 External links

[edit] Airline and destinations

• US Airways
  • US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air (Beckley, Washington-Dulles)

[edit] Former airlines

• Appalachian Airlines (discontinued operations in 1980)

[edit] References

• FAA Airport Master Record for BLF (Form 5010 PDF)

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• West Virigina Airport Directory: Bluefield/Mercer County Airport

• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KBLF
  • ASN Accident history for KBLF
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KBLF

• Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number 2761) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
  • Order 2006-6-22: Terminating the EAS subsidy eligibility of Bluefield/Princeton as of August 1, 2006
  • Order 2004-6-14: Selects Colgan Air to provide subsidized EAS for two-years beginning August 1, 2004