| Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport |
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| IATA: BKT – ICAO: KBKT – FAA LID: BKT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public/Military | ||
| Owner | U.S. Army & Town of Blackstone | ||
| Location | Fort Pickett / Blackstone, Virginia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 439 ft / 134 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4/22 | 4,632 | 1,412 | Concrete |
| 1/19 | 4,032 | 1,229 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 3,482 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Blackstone Army Airfield (IATA: BKT, ICAO: KBKT, FAA LID: BKT), also known as Allen C. Perkinson Airport, is located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district of Blackstone, a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the United States Army and the Town of Blackstone.[1]
It is named for Allen C. Perkinson, a CAP Virginia Wing Commander in the 1940s.[2]
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The airport covers an area of 600 acres (240 ha) which contains two concrete paved runways: 4/22 measuring 4,632 x 150 ft (1,412 x 46 m) and 1/19 measuring 4,032 x 75 ft (1,229 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 3,482 aircraft operations, an average of 9 per day: 85% military and 15% general aviation.[1]
During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force. It was used by Third Air Force as a group training airfield, and later by Air Technical Service Command.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.