Blue Ridge Airport
Airport
36°37′51″N 080°01′06″W / 36.63083°N 80.01833°W / 36.63083; -80.01833| Direction | Length | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ft | m | ||
| 13/31 | 5,002 | 1,525 | Asphalt |
| Aircraft operations | 23,500 |
|---|---|
| Based aircraft | 20 |
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
Blue Ridge Regional Airport (ICAO: KMTV, FAA LID: MTV) is nine miles southwest of Martinsville, in Henry County, Virginia. It is owned by the Blue Ridge Airport Authority.[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, however, Blue Ridge Airport's FAA identifier is MTV, and it has no IATA code[3] (Mota Lava Airport in Mota Lava, Vanuatu holds the IATA identifier MTV[4]).
Facilities
The airport covers 270 acres (110 ha) at an elevation of 941 feet (287 m). Its single runway, 13/31, is 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m) asphalt.[1]
In the year ending September 30, 2017 the airport had 23,500 aircraft operations, average 64 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and <1% military. 20 aircraft were then based at the airport: 80% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, and 5% jet.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d https://adip.faa.gov/agis/public/#/airportData/MTV Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 September 2017.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 5 (PDF, 1.18 MB) Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. 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
