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⚫ | The airport opened in 1935 as the '''Tri-County Airport''', a joint effort of Harrison, Marion and [[Taylor County, West Virginia|Taylor County]]. It was a grass airstrip on leased land. In 1937, Marion and Taylor County withdrew from the project; in 1938, Harrison County purchased land to expand the airport. In 1944, the airport was renamed Benedum Airport after [[Michael Late Benedum|Michael L. Benedum]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Airfield Named in Benedum Honor |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=22 February 1944 |page=1}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In the 1950s, the airport had 3719-foot runway 5 and 2978-foot runway 16; around 1964, both were replaced by 5200-ft runway 3 and 2500-ft runway 13. The first airline flights were Capital DC-3s in 1949; Lake Central replaced Capital at the end of 1960, and successor Allegheny's last Convair left about the end of 1977. The runway was extended to {{convert|7000|ft|m}} in 1999.<ref>[http://www.maacinc.com/about.htm Mid Atlantic Aerospace Complex: About the Airport]</ref> |
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⚫ | The current airport authority was established in 1960. Enplanements for 2018 were 36,917 up from 25,105 the year before, a 47% increase.<ref>{{cite web |title=Calendar Year 2018 Preliminary Revenue Enplanements at all Airports |url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/preliminary-cy18-all-enplanements.pdf |website=faa.gov |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In August 2019, West Virginia governor [[Jim Justice]] came to the airport to announce a $20 million investment to be made at the airport: a new terminal, taxiways, and more space for economic development.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Snoderly |first1=JoAnn |title=Governor Jim Justice announces $20 million investment at NCWV Airport |url=https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/update-governor-jim-justice-announces-million-investment-at-ncwv-airport/article_cd175ebe-dc26-54ea-a86d-adcc6f896ef1.html |website=wvnews.com |date=6 August 2019 |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref> On June 25, 2021, officials broke ground on the site of the new terminal and 100-acre AeroTech business park with a planned completion of 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hatcher |first1=Aleesia |title=North Central West Virginia Airport breaks ground on a new terminal |url=https://www.wboy.com/news/harrison/north-central-west-virginia-airport-breaks-ground-on-a-new-terminal/ |website=wboy.com |date=26 June 2021 |publisher=Nexstar Media Inc. |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In March 2022, [[SkyWest Airlines|Skywest]] announced the end of service at the North Central West Virginia Airport, along with 28 other cities, due to a pilot shortage. The company stated the service would end within the next 90 days of the announcement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=WRITER |first=Josiah Cork STAFF |title=SkyWest leaving North Central West Virginia Airport, 28 other airports across country |url=https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/skywest-leaving-north-central-west-virginia-airport-28-other-airports-across-country/article_76ac4b0a-a157-11ec-ba2e-ffeae61201e1.html |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=WV News |date=11 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Days after the announcement, the [[United States Department of Transportation|Department of Transportation]] announced a hold on the termination of service until a replacement can be found, per Essential Air Service rules.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-15 |title=DOT temporarily protects SkyWest flights in WV |url=https://www.wboy.com/news/harrison/dot-temporarily-protects-skywest-flights-in-wv/ |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=WBOY.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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⚫ | On July 7, 2022, the airport authority announced [[Contour Airlines]] as the successor to Skywest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=WRITER |first=Charles Young SENIOR STAFF |title=Contour Airlines selected as new carrier at North Central West Virginia Airport pending federal approval |url=https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/contour-airlines-selected-as-new-carrier-at-north-central-west-virginia-airport-pending-federal-approval/article_a779d060-fdf3-11ec-bbb4-cf0d312999c0.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=WV News |date=7 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Non-stop flights to [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]] began on December 1, 2022. |
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| [[Contour Airlines]] | [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2005-20736-0184|title= Order Selecting Air Carrier}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The airport opened in 1935 as the '''Tri-County Airport''', a joint effort of Harrison, Marion and [[Taylor County, West Virginia|Taylor County]]. It was a grass airstrip on leased land. In 1937, Marion and Taylor County withdrew from the project; in 1938, Harrison County purchased land to expand the airport. In 1944, the airport was renamed Benedum Airport after [[Michael Late Benedum|Michael L. Benedum]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Airfield Named in Benedum Honor |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=22 February 1944 |page=1}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In the 1950s, the airport had 3719-foot runway 5 and 2978-foot runway 16; around 1964, both were replaced by 5200-ft runway 3 and 2500-ft runway 13. The first airline flights were Capital DC-3s in 1949; Lake Central replaced Capital at the end of 1960, and successor Allegheny's last Convair left about the end of 1977. The runway was extended to {{convert|7000|ft|m}} in 1999.<ref>[http://www.maacinc.com/about.htm Mid Atlantic Aerospace Complex: About the Airport]</ref> |
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⚫ | The current airport authority was established in 1960. Enplanements for 2018 were 36,917 up from 25,105 the year before, a 47% increase.<ref>{{cite web |title=Calendar Year 2018 Preliminary Revenue Enplanements at all Airports |url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/preliminary-cy18-all-enplanements.pdf |website=faa.gov |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In August 2019, West Virginia governor [[Jim Justice]] came to the airport to announce a $20 million investment to be made at the airport: a new terminal, taxiways, and more space for economic development.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Snoderly |first1=JoAnn |title=Governor Jim Justice announces $20 million investment at NCWV Airport |url=https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/update-governor-jim-justice-announces-million-investment-at-ncwv-airport/article_cd175ebe-dc26-54ea-a86d-adcc6f896ef1.html |website=wvnews.com |date=6 August 2019 |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref> On June 25, 2021, officials broke ground on the site of the new terminal and 100-acre AeroTech business park with a planned completion of 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hatcher |first1=Aleesia |title=North Central West Virginia Airport breaks ground on a new terminal |url=https://www.wboy.com/news/harrison/north-central-west-virginia-airport-breaks-ground-on-a-new-terminal/ |website=wboy.com |date=26 June 2021 |publisher=Nexstar Media Inc. |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In March 2022, [[SkyWest Airlines|Skywest]] announced the end of service at the North Central West Virginia Airport, along with 28 other cities, due to a pilot shortage. The company stated the service would end within the next 90 days of the announcement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=WRITER |first=Josiah Cork STAFF |title=SkyWest leaving North Central West Virginia Airport, 28 other airports across country |url=https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/skywest-leaving-north-central-west-virginia-airport-28-other-airports-across-country/article_76ac4b0a-a157-11ec-ba2e-ffeae61201e1.html |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=WV News |date=11 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Days after the announcement, the [[United States Department of Transportation|Department of Transportation]] announced a hold on the termination of service until a replacement can be found, per Essential Air Service rules.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-15 |title=DOT temporarily protects SkyWest flights in WV |url=https://www.wboy.com/news/harrison/dot-temporarily-protects-skywest-flights-in-wv/ |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=WBOY.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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⚫ | On July 7, 2022, the airport authority announced [[Contour Airlines]] as the successor to Skywest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=WRITER |first=Charles Young SENIOR STAFF |title=Contour Airlines selected as new carrier at North Central West Virginia Airport pending federal approval |url=https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/contour-airlines-selected-as-new-carrier-at-north-central-west-virginia-airport-pending-federal-approval/article_a779d060-fdf3-11ec-bbb4-cf0d312999c0.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=WV News |date=7 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Non-stop flights to [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]] began on December 1, 2022. |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Benedum Airport Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Clarksburg / Fairmont, West Virginia | ||||||||||
Location | Bridgeport, West Virginia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,224 ft / 373 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°17′48″N 080°13′41″W / 39.29667°N 80.22806°W | ||||||||||
Website | FlyCKB.com | ||||||||||
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North Central West Virginia Airport (IATA: CKB, ICAO: KCKB, FAA LID: CKB) is a public/military airport a mile northeast of Bridgeport and six miles east of Clarksburg, in Harrison County, West Virginia.[1] It is owned and operated by the Benedum Airport Authority, serving Harrison and Marion County, and was formerly Benedum Airport and Harrison-Marion Regional Airport.[2] The airport sees two airlines, with some passenger service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 36,917 passenger boardings (enplanements) in the calendar year 2018,[3] 25,105 in 2017 and 10,694 in 2010.[4] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[5]
Facilities
The airport covers 434 acres (176 ha) at an elevation of 1,224 feet (373 m). Its single runway, 3/21, is 7,800 by 150 feet (2,377 x 46 m) long. It has one helipad, 50 by 50 feet (15 x 15 m).[1]
In the year ending September 30, 2021, the airport had 33,792 aircraft operations, average 93 per day: 56% general aviation, 20% military, 20% air taxi, and 4% airline. 46 aircraft were then based at this airport: 24 single-engine, 14 multi-engine, 1 jet, and 7 military.[1]
The airport is home to the Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex which hosts many leading aerospace companies such as Aurora Flight Sciences, Pratt & Whitney, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (formerly Bombardier), and Lockheed Martin.[6]
Fairmont State University operates its flight school from a facility on the east side of the runway. The school operates Cessna 172's and one Piper PA-23.
Also located at the airport is the Army National Guard's Fixed Wing Army Aviation Training Site (FWAATS). The FWAATS trains Army aviators from all three components in the C-12 and C-26 aircraft.[7]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Allegiant Air | Orlando/Sanford, St. Petersburg/Clearwater[8] Seasonal: Destin/Fort Walton Beach,[9] Myrtle Beach |
Contour Airlines | Charlotte[10] |
History
The airport opened in 1935 as the Tri-County Airport, a joint effort of Harrison, Marion and Taylor County. It was a grass airstrip on leased land. In 1937, Marion and Taylor County withdrew from the project; in 1938, Harrison County purchased land to expand the airport. In 1944, the airport was renamed Benedum Airport after Michael L. Benedum.[11]
In the 1950s, the airport had 3719-foot runway 5 and 2978-foot runway 16; around 1964, both were replaced by 5200-ft runway 3 and 2500-ft runway 13. The first airline flights were Capital DC-3s in 1949; Lake Central replaced Capital at the end of 1960, and successor Allegheny's last Convair left about the end of 1977. The runway was extended to 7,000 feet (2,100 m) in 1999.[12]
The current airport authority was established in 1960. Enplanements for 2018 were 36,917 up from 25,105 the year before, a 47% increase.[13]
In August 2019, West Virginia governor Jim Justice came to the airport to announce a $20 million investment to be made at the airport: a new terminal, taxiways, and more space for economic development.[14] On June 25, 2021, officials broke ground on the site of the new terminal and 100-acre AeroTech business park with a planned completion of 2023.[15]
In March 2022, Skywest announced the end of service at the North Central West Virginia Airport, along with 28 other cities, due to a pilot shortage. The company stated the service would end within the next 90 days of the announcement.[16] Days after the announcement, the Department of Transportation announced a hold on the termination of service until a replacement can be found, per Essential Air Service rules.[17]
On July 7, 2022, the airport authority announced Contour Airlines as the successor to Skywest.[18] Non-stop flights to Charlotte began on December 1, 2022.
Destinations map |
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Destinations from North Central West Virginia Airport Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination Blue = Future destination Pink = Destination being terminated |
Statistics
Top destinations
Rank | City | Passengers | Airlines |
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1 | Orlando/Sanford, Florida | 12,700 | Allegiant |
2 | Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois | 6,620 | United |
3 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 4,880 | Allegiant |
4 | Washington–Dulles, D.C. | 4,440 | United |
5 | Destin/Fort Walton, Florida | 2,020 | Allegiant |
Accidents at CKB
- On February 12, 1979, Allegheny Airlines Flight 561, a Nord 262 departing for Washington-National Airport, crashed shortly after liftoff and came to rest inverted because of the captain's decision to take off with snow on the aircraft's wing and empennage surfaces. One crewmember and one passenger died out of the 25 occupants on board.[20]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for CKB PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 30, 2021.
- ^ a b North Central West Virginia Airport, official web site
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2018" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2018 Passenger Boarding and Data. Federal Aviation Administration. January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "About Us". Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "FWAATS". West Virginia National Guard. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Kirk, Sam (7 December 2021). "New cheap nonstop flights offered from Clarksburg to Florida". wboy.com. Nextstar Media Inc. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Home". allegiantair.com.
- ^ "Order Selecting Air Carrier".
- ^ "Airfield Named in Benedum Honor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 22 February 1944. p. 1.
- ^ Mid Atlantic Aerospace Complex: About the Airport
- ^ "Calendar Year 2018 Preliminary Revenue Enplanements at all Airports" (PDF). faa.gov. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Snoderly, JoAnn (6 August 2019). "Governor Jim Justice announces $20 million investment at NCWV Airport". wvnews.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Hatcher, Aleesia (26 June 2021). "North Central West Virginia Airport breaks ground on a new terminal". wboy.com. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ WRITER, Josiah Cork STAFF (11 March 2022). "SkyWest leaving North Central West Virginia Airport, 28 other airports across country". WV News. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ "DOT temporarily protects SkyWest flights in WV". WBOY.com. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ WRITER, Charles Young SENIOR STAFF (7 July 2022). "Contour Airlines selected as new carrier at North Central West Virginia Airport pending federal approval". WV News. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV: North Central West Virginia (CKB)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ Accident description for N29824 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on August 25, 2023.
Other sources
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2005-20736) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Notice (March 22, 2005): of Air Midwest, Inc. of its intent to discontinue scheduled non-subsidized Essential Air Service between Clarksburg/Fairmont, West Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, effective June 20, 2005.
- Order 2005-4-19 (April 19, 2005): prohibiting Air Midwest, Inc., from terminating its unsubsidized, scheduled air service at Parkersburg, Morgantown and Clarksburg/Fairmont, West Virginia, beyond the end of its 90-day notice periods, and requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing replacement essential air service (EAS) at the communities, with or without subsidy.
- Order 2005-9-8 (September 9, 2005): selecting RegionsAir, Inc. to provide subsidized essential air Service (EAS) at Parkersburg, Morgantown and Clarksburg/Fairmont, West Virginia for a two-year period and establishing a combined subsidy rate of $1,051,333 per year for service consisting of 18 nonstop round trips each week between Parkersburg and Cincinnati, and 18 round trips to Cincinnati each week over a MGW-CKB-CVG-CKB-MGW routing, with 34-seat Saab 340A aircraft.
- Order 2007-1-16 (January 25, 2007): selecting Colgan Air, Inc. d/b/a US Airways Express to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Parkersburg, Morgantown, and Clarksburg/Fairmont, West Virginia, for two years, beginning when the carrier inaugurates service. Each community will receive 19 weekly round trips to Pittsburgh with 34-passenger Saab 340 aircraft. Service from Parkersburg will be nonstop in each direction. Service from Morgantown and Clarksburg/Fairmont will be served with a Pittsburgh - Morgantown - Clarksburg - Pittsburgh or a Pittsburgh - Clarksburg - Morgantown - Pittsburgh routing. The total combined annual subsidy is $2,421,914.
- Ninety-Day Notice (March 28, 2008): of intent of Colgan Air Inc. D/B/A United Express to terminate scheduled essential air service at Parkersburg, Morgantown and Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV, effective June 28, 2008.
- Order 2008-5-37 (May 27, 2008): re-selecting Colgan Air, Inc. d/b/a United Express, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Morgantown and Clarksburg/Fairmont, West Virginia, at a total annual subsidy rate of $2,116,650, for the two-year period of June 1, 2008, through May 31, 2010,
- Order 2010-6-25 (June 29, 2010): re-selecting Colgan Air, Inc. to provide essential air service (EAS) at Clarksburg/Fairmont and Morgantown, WV, for a combined annual subsidy of $2,976,438, and at Beckley, WV, for an annual subsidy of $2,313, 457, for the two-year period from August 1, 2010, through July 31, 2012. Also selecting Gulfstream International Airlines, Inc., to provide EAS at Parkersburg, WV/Marietta, OH, at an annual subsidy rate of $2,642,237, for a two-year period beginning when the carrier inaugurates full EAS through the end of the 24th month thereafter. The total annual subsidy for all four communities is $7,923,132.
- Order 2012-4-32 (April 30, 2012): selecting Silver Airways to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Beckley, Clarksburg/Fairmont ("Clarksburg") and Morgantown, West Virginia, for a combined annual subsidy of $5,968,744 ($2,512,494 for Beckley; $3,456,250 for Clarksburg and Morgantown), for the two-year period beginning when the carrier begins full EAS at all three communities.
External links
- North Central West Virginia Airport, official site
- Aerial image as of April 1997 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective August 8, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CKB, effective August 8, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCKB
- ASN accident history for CKB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCKB
- FAA current CKB delay information