| Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BKW – ICAO: KBKW – FAA LID: BKW | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Raleigh County Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Beckley, West Virginia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,504 ft / 763 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 1/19 | 6,750 | 2,057 | Asphalt |
| 10/28 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 10,110 | ||
| Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2] | |||
Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport[1] (IATA: BKW, ICAO: KBKW, FAA LID: BKW), also known as Raleigh County Memorial Airport[2], is a public airport located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district of Beckley, a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Raleigh County Airport Authority.[2]
The airport is often used for general aviation, but is also served by two commercial airlines. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. In 2006, the airport had the dubious honor of being the least busy airport with scheduled airline service in the United States, with 2,578 passengers using the facility.[3]
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Raleigh County Memorial Airport covers an area of 1,433 acres (580 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 measuring 6,750 x 150 ft (2,057 x 46 m) and 10/28 measuring 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 10,110 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day: 79% general aviation, 18% air taxi and 2% military.[2]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| United Express operated by Colgan Air | Staunton, Washington-Dulles |