Blue Ridge Airport

Blue Ridge Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: KMTV – FAA LID: MTV
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Blue Ridge Airport Authority
Serves Martinsville, Virginia
Elevation AMSL 941 ft / 287 m
Coordinates 36°37′51″N 080°01′06″W / 36.63083°N 80.01833°W
Website www.FlyBlueRidge.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 23,065
Based aircraft 60

Blue Ridge Airport (ICAO: KMTV, FAA LID: MTV) is a public use airport located eight nautical miles (15 km) southwest of the central business district of Martinsville, in Henry County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Blue Ridge Airport Authority.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.[2]

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned MTV by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned MTV to Mota Lava Airport in Mota Lava, Vanuatu[4]).

Facilities and aircraft

Blue Ridge Airport covers an area of 270 acres (110 ha) at an elevation of 941 feet (287 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2007, the airport had 23,065 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 76.7% single-engine, 13.3% multi-engine, 3.3% jet, 3.3% helicopter and 3.3% glider.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for MTV (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
  2. ↑ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 5 (PDF, 1.18 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
  3. ↑ "Blue Ridge Airport (ICAO: KMTV, FAA: MTV)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Mota Lava, Vanuatu (IATA: MTV, ICAO: NVSA)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 18 June 2010.

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