| North Central West Virginia Airport | |||
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| IATA: CKB – ICAO: KCKB – FAA LID: CKB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Benedum Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Clarksburg, West Virginia | ||
| Location | Bridgeport, West Virginia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,217 ft / 371 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 7,000 | 2,134 | Asphalt |
| Helipads | |||
| Number | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| H1 | 50 | 15 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 40,040 | ||
| Based aircraft | 80 | ||
| Source: FAA[1] and airport web site[2] | |||
North Central West Virginia Airport (ICAO: KCKB, FAA LID: CKB) is a joint-use public and military airport in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The airport is one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Clarksburg, West Virginia,[1] in Bridgeport, West Virginia. 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 served by one commercial airline, with service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 10,694 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010, an increase of 4.5% from the 10,234 enplanements in 2009.[3] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[4]
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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 (2,100 m) in 1999.[5]
North Central West Virginia Airport covers an area of 434 acres (176 ha) at an elevation of 1,217 feet (371 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,000 by 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m). It also has one helipad designated H1 with a concrete surface measuring 50 by 50 feet (15 x 15 m). [1]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2010, the airport had 40,040 aircraft operations, an average of 109 per day: 51% general aviation, 43% military, 6% air taxi, and <1% scheduled commercial, At that time there were 80 aircraft based at this airport: 61% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, 4% jet, and 15% military.[1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| United Express operated by Colgan Air | Morgantown, Washington-Dulles |
| Vision Airlines | Orlando-Sanford [begins December 24; ends January 8][6][7] |
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