Hanover County Municipal Airport

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Hanover County Municipal Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: KOFP – FAA: OFP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Hanover County
Serves		Richmond / Ashland, Virginia
Location		Ashland, Virginia
Elevation AMSL		207 ft / 63 m
Coordinates		37°42′32″N 077°26′11″W / 37.70889, -77.43639
Website		www.co.hanover.va.us/...
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
16/34	5,402	1,647	Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			31,655
Based aircraft			117
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Hanover County Municipal Airport (ICAO: KOFP, FAA LID: OFP) is a public airport located 14 miles (22 km) north of the central business district of Richmond, Virginia, United States. It is owned by Hanover County in the US state of Virginia.^[1] This airport use the three-letter location identifier code "OFP" which is assigned by the FAA, however there is no three-letter location identifier code from IATA. The four-letter location identifier code "KOFP" is assigned by ICAO.^[2] The hours of operations are 0700 to 2100 (7 am to 9pm) for the months of April to September, and are 0700 to 1900 (7 am to 7pm) from the months of October to March. All times are for the US Eastern Time Zone. ^[1]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Hanover County Municipal Airport has an area of approximately 200 acres (81 ha) ^[3] which contains one asphalt paved runway (16/34) measuring 5,402 x 100 ft. (1,647 x 30 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the airport had 31,655 aircraft operations, an average of 87 per day. There are 117 aircraft based at this airport, 102 single engine, 13 multi-engine, 1 jet aircraft and 1 helicopter.^[1]

There is a full service Fixed Base Operator (FBO) called Heart of Virginia Aviation. The county is building a new hangar, renovating the Terminal and is updating fencing. There is an industrial park and a commerce center next to the airport. ^[3]