Beaver County Airport
| Beaver County Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BFP – ICAO: KBVI – FAA LID: BVI | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | County of Beaver | ||
| Serves | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,253 ft / 382 m | ||
| Coordinates | 40°46′21″N 080°23′29″W / 40.7725°N 80.39139°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 4,501 | 1,372 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 68,940 | ||
| Based aircraft | 137 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Beaver County Airport (IATA: BFP, ICAO: KBVI, FAA LID: BVI) is a county-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Beaver Falls, a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Beaver County Airport is assigned BVI by the FAA and BFP by the IATA[2] (which assigned BVI to Birdsville Airport in Birdsville, Queensland, Australia[3]).
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Beaver County Airport covers an area of 228 acres (92 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway designated 10/28 which measures 4,501 x 100 ft (1,372 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 30, 2006, the airport had 68,940 aircraft operations, an average of 188 per day: 99.9% general aviation and 0.1% military. There are 137 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 4% jet and 2% helicopter.[1]
[edit] B-17 Nine-O-Nine
In August 1987, the famous B-17 Flying Fortress Nine-O-Nine crashed during an airshow at the airport. The plane was attempting to land but ran off the end of the runway where it received extensive damage. It has since been repaired and continues to fly at airshows across the United States.
[edit] Beaver Valley Flying Club, Inc
The Beaver Valley Flying Club, Inc is a not-for-profit organization which has been in operation since 1967 on the Airport. The Club currently operates two airplanes, a G500 Cessna 172 and a 2002 Archer III.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for BVI (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: BFP / KBVI - Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (Beaver County Airport)
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: BVI / YBDV - Birdsville, Queensland, Australia
[edit] External links
- Beaver Valley Flying Club, Inc
- Beaver County Airport at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
- Airport information at Beaver County website
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KBVI
- ASN accident history for BFP
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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- [1] Aviation Certification and Education Solutions (ACES), Inc. providing flight training in Diamond aircraft.
