North Central West Virginia Airport

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Coordinates: 39°17′48″N 080°13′41″W / 39.29667, -80.22806

North Central West Virginia Airport

IATA: CKB – ICAO: KCKB – FAA: CKB
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Benedum Airport Authority
Serves Clarksburg, West Virginia
Location Bridgeport, West Virginia
Elevation AMSL 1,217 ft / 371 m
Website FlyCKB.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 7,000 2,134 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 50 15 Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 59,253
Based aircraft 85
Source: FAA[1] and airport web site[2]

North Central West Virginia Airport (IATA: CKB, ICAO: KCKB, FAA LID: CKB) is a public airport located in Bridgeport, about 6 miles east of Clarksburg, both cities in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States.[1] It is owned and operated by the Benedum Airport Authority, serving Harrison and Marion County, and was formerly known as Benedum Airport and Harrison-Marion Regional Airport.[2] The airport is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

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[edit] History

The airport first opened in 1935 as the Tri-County Airport, a joint effort of Harrison, Marion and Taylor County. It was a grass airstrip operated on leased land. In 1937, Marion and Taylor County withdrew from the project. In 1938, Harrison County purchased additional land and expanded the airport. The current airport authority was established in 1960. The runway was extended to a length of 7,000 feet in 1999.[3]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

North Central West Virginia Airport covers an area of 434 acres (176 ha) and contains one asphalt paved runway designated 3/21 which measures 7,000 x 150 ft. (2,134 x 46 m), making it the second longest in the state. (Lewisburg 7,004 ft.). It also has one helipad designated H1 with a 50 x 50 ft. (15 x 15 m) concrete surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 59,253 aircraft operations, an average of 162 per day: 68% general aviation, 27% military and 5% scheduled commercial. There are 85 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 18% multi-engine, 4% jet and 9% military.[1]

[edit] Airline and destinations

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for CKB (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. ^ a b North Central West Virginia Airport, official web site
  3. ^ Mid Atlantic Aerospace Complex: About the Airport

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