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Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
Owner | U.S. Army & Town of Blackstone | ||||||||||||||
Location | Fort Barfoot / Blackstone, Virginia | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 439 ft / 134 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°04′26″N 077°57′09″W / 37.07389°N 77.95250°W | ||||||||||||||
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Blackstone Army Airfield (IATA: BKT, ICAO: KBKT, FAA LID: BKT), also known as Allen C. Perkinson Airport, is located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district of Blackstone, a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the United States Army and the Town of Blackstone.[1]
It is named for Allen C. Perkinson, a CAP Virginia Wing Commander in the 1940s.[2]
History
During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces. It was used by Third Air Force as a group training airfield, and later by Air Technical Service Command.
Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers an area of 600 acres (240 ha) which contains two concrete paved runways: 4/22 measuring 4,632 x 150 ft (1,412 x 46 m) and 1/19 measuring 4,032 x 75 ft (1,229 x 23 m). Runway 4/22 can accommodate up to a C-17 airframe(weight capacity of runway is 595,000 lbs). Runway 1/19 accommodates only large UAS traffic. For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 3,482 aircraft operations, an average of 9 per day: 85% military and 15% general aviation.[1]
Current tenants
- Virginia Air National Guard
- Fort Barfoot Composite Squadron VA-142, Civil Air Patrol
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for BKT PDF, effective 2007-12-20
- ^ National Flight Academy - Powered Virginia Archived September 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Blackstone Army Airfield at Fort Pickett web site
- Blackstone AAF / A.C. Perkinson Airport at GlobalSecurity.org
- Blackstone Army Air Field / Allen C. Perkinson Municipal Airport page from Virginia Airport Directory
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective June 13, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BKT, effective June 13, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BKT
- AirNav airport information for BKT
- ASN accident history for BKT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BKT
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