Blue Ridge Airport
Blue Ridge Airport | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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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
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for MTV PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 5 (PDF, 1.18 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Blue Ridge Airport (ICAO: KMTV, FAA: MTV)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ "Mota Lava, Vanuatu (IATA: MTV, ICAO: NVSA)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
External links
- Blue Ridge Regional Airport, official website
- Aerial image as of 3 April 1996 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MTV, effective May 16, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MTV
- AirNav airport information for KMTV
- ASN accident history for MTV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures