| Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BCB – ICAO: KBCB – FAA LID: BCB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Virginia Tech Montgomery Regional Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Blacksburg, Virginia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,132 ft / 650 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 12/30 | 4,539 | 1,383 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 16,700 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (IATA: BCB, ICAO: KBCB) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Blacksburg, a town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States.[1]
Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport covers an area of 248 acres (100 ha) and contains one asphalt paved runway, designated 12/30 and measuring 4,539 x 100 ft (1,383 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2007, the airport had 16,700 aircraft operations, an average of 45 per day: 96% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 2% military.[1] BCB is an IFR airport with GPS approaches to both runways, a LOC/DME approach to runway 12, a non-precision NDB approach, and an automated weather observing system (AWOS-3).[2]
The airport officially opened in 1931 as VPI Airport (using the former initials of the university). University cadets trained to fly there during World War II. A new terminal building was completed in 1996, and the airport took its current name in 2002.[3]