FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | BKT |
Lat/Long: | 37-04-29.1624N 077-57-23.7544W 37-04.486040N 077-57.395907W 37.0747673,-77.9565984 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 437.4 ft. / 133.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 09W (2000) |
From city: | 2 miles E of BLACKSTONE, VA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 23824 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 08/1937 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1800 CLSD FEDERAL HOLS. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 134.7 |
WX ASOS: | 119.225 (434-292-1400) |
BLACKSTONE GROUND: | 127.625 [MON-FRI 1300-2300Z++; 1400-2200Z++ FIRST FULL WEEKEND OF EACH MONTH EXC FED HOLS; OT BY NOTAM.] |
BLACKSTONE TOWER: | 134.7 292.7 [MON-FRI 1300-2300Z++; 1400-2200Z++ FIRST FULL WEEKEND OF EACH MONTH EXC FED HOLS; OT BY NOTAM.] |
EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
RANGE CTL: | 34.1 36.1 |
WX AWOS-3 at W81 (9 nm NW): | 119.050 |
WX AWOS-3 at W31 (13 nm SW): | 123.875 (434-676-1078) |
WX AWOS-3 at LVL (20 nm SE): | 119.625 (434-848-2017) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 118.75/377.1(GREEN BAY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
LVLr359/15.6 | | LAWRENCEVILLE VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 08W |
FAKr199/27.9 | | FLAT ROCK VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 06W |
RICr239/39.8 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
BLACKSTONE | | 136/5.3 | | 326 | | 09W | | BKT | -... -.- - |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:SELF SVC FUEL (100LL) AVBL 24 HRS; J8 (MIL) AVBL 24 HRS BY REQ. CTC TOWN OF BLACKSTONE FUEL C434-294-7558. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 5333 x 150 ft. / 1625 x 46 m |
Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | RWY MARKINGS IN POOR COND. DSPLCD THR POOR VIS. HOLD SHORT LINE POOR VIS. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 37-04.122368N | | 37-04.846140N |
Longitude: | 077-57.419722W | | 077-56.797738W |
Elevation: | 400.2 ft. | | 435.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 035 true | | 224 magnetic, 215 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 700 ft. |
Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 84 ft. tree, 2102 ft. from runway, 342 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 69 ft. tree, 1342 ft. from runway, 380 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear OBSTN CLNC 18:1 AT DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | U.S. Army |
Owner: | TOWN OF BLACKSTONE & US ARMY 100 W ELM ST BLACKSTONE, VA 23824 Phone 434-292-7251 C/O PHILIP VANNOORBEECK TOWN MANAGER. |
Manager: | WALTER G. TISDALE 49 DOMINY CORNER ROAD BLACKSTONE, VA 23824 Phone 434-292-2193 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | Ultralights: | | 3 |
- ACFT ON FLD DURING SUMMER EXER.
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Aircraft operations: avg 25/week * | 72% | military | 22% | local general aviation | 6% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | AVOID FLT BLW 500 FT OVR AMMUNITION SUP POINT 1 NM S OF ARPT. |
- | CRASH/RESCUE SVC C434-292-2217. |
- | DEER AT TIMES NEAR RWY AND ON ARPT. |
- | NO PPR RQRD FOR CIV ACFT. |
- | SVC: C434-292-4914, OT 434-294-7558. |
- | RWY 22 HAS 700 FT DSPLCD THR. |
- | APGU AVBL DURING DUTY HOURS. |
- | WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. |
- | DEP ACFT MAY USE DSPLCD THR FOR TKOF OR TKOF ROLL. |
- | LDG RWY 01 & TKOF RWY 19 NOT AUTH. CTC BAAF AIRFIELD OPERATIONS C434-292-8589 FOR PPR OR DPTS FORT BARFOOT C434-292-2227 AFTER HRS. |
- | MIL ACFT CTC AIRFIELD OPNS ACTIVITY, FORT PICKETT, C434-292-8589 FOR PPR. |
- | JET AND MIL TRNG WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS. EXTN C130 TFC AND FREQ PRCHT DROPS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (215KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (225KB) |
NDB-A **CHANGED** | |
download (183KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **NEW** | |
download (168KB) |
Departure Procedures |
BLACKSTONE ONE | |
download (183KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W81 - Crewe Municipal Airport (9 nm NW)
W31 - Lunenburg County Airport (13 nm SW)
KLVL - Brunswick County Airport (20 nm SE)
KPTB - Tri Cities Executive/Dinwiddie County Airport (23 nm E)
KAVC - Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional Airport (24 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 23-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 10:27 |
Sunset | | 19:53 | | 23:53 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:21 | | 00:21 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 23-Apr-2024 11:16:41 |
Local (UTC-4) | 23-Apr-2024 07:16:41 |
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METAR |
KBKT | 231055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/02 A3019 RMK AO1 T00240015
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KW81 9nm NW | 231055Z AUTO 10SM CLR 00/00 A3019 RMK AO1 T00041005
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KW31 13nm SW | 231055Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3018 RMK AO1 T00550012
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KLVL 20nm SE | 231055Z AUTO 00000KT 04/03 A3020 RMK AO1 T00440028
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TAF |
KRIC 40nm NE | 230521Z 2306/2406 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM231500 22006KT P6SM SKC FM231700 21011G18KT P6SM SCT150 FM232300 19007KT P6SM SCT200
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NOTAMs |
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