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KBCB Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport
Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: BCB
Lat/Long: 37-12-27.5000N / 080-24-28.2000W
37-12.458333N / 080-24.470000W
37.2076389 / -80.4078333
(estimated)
Elevation: 2132 ft. / 649.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of BLACKSBURG, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 24060

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1937
Sectional chart: CINCINNATI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BCB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: APR-OCT 0800-1800, NOV-MAR 0800-1900
Pattern altitude: 3132 ft. MSL
TPA 1000 FT AGL FOR NON TURBINE POWERED ACFT. TPA FOR TURBINE POWERED ACFT 1500 FT AGL.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST; ACTVT HIGHER INTST; ODALS RY 12; PAPI RY 30 & REIL RY 30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 133.325 (540-231-4837)
ROANOKE APPROACH: 126.9
ROANOKE DEPARTURE: 126.9
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 124.85
IC: 126.9
WX AWOS-3 at PSK (14 nm W): 127.375 (540-674-2731)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PSKr070/16.3PULASKI VORTAC116.8006W
ROAr247/18.1ROANOKE VORTAC109.4004W
ODRr257/(21.6)WOODRUM VOR114.9006W
BLFr102/38.0BLUEFIELD VORTAC110.0003W
LWBr189/39.4GREENBRIER VOR/DME116.0508W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TECHat field36806WTEC - . -.-.
VINTON276/25.127706WVIT ...- .. -
HILLSVILLE043/33.326906WHLX .... .-.. -..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
PPR FOR FUEL WHEN ARPT UNATNDD; PHONE 540-231-4444.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 4539 x 100 ft. / 1383 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 37-12.629310N37-12.287662N
Longitude: 080-24.886423W080-24.054668W
Elevation: 2112.7 ft.2131.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.4% UP0.4% DOWN
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 123 magnetic, 117 true303 magnetic, 297 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting systemNSTD
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 24 ft. road, lighted, 600 ft. from runway, 309 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear12 ft. brush, 275 ft. from runway, 154 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: VTMRAA
1601 TECH CENTER DRIVE
BLACKSBURG, VA 24060
Phone 540-231-4444
Manager: MICHAEL ST. JEAN
1601 TECH CENTER DRIVE
BLACKSBURG, VA 24060
Phone 540-231-4444

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 46
Single engine airplanes: 35
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 46/day *
66% transient general aviation
31% local general aviation
2% air taxi
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2007

Additional Remarks

A51-30 NON STANDARD MARKING PRIOR TO THRESHOLD RWY 30. MARKING SHOULD BE FOR TAXIWAY INLINE WITH RWY.
OCCASIONAL WILDLIFE ON ARPT
VFR DEPARTURES MAINTAIN RY HEADING UNTIL REACHING 1000 FT AGL.
NOISE SENSITIVE AREA NORTH OF ARPT

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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12   download (287KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30   download (262KB)
LOC/DME RWY 12   download (325KB)
NDB-A   download (222KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (20KB)
 
Departure Procedures
SETHY TWO (RNAV)   download (296KB)
SETHY TWO (RNAV)   download (296KB)
VATEC ONE (RNAV)   download (200KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (57KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPSK - New River Valley Airport (14 nm W)
KROA - Roanoke Regional Airport/Woodrum Field (22 nm E)
KHLX - Twin County Airport (33 nm SW)
KBLF - Mercer County Airport (39 nm W)
KLWB - Greenbrier Valley Airport (39 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KBCB (Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport)
Photo taken 19-May-2007
from 12,000 feet MSL

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Sectional chart
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From to KBCB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4211:42
Sunrise07:1012:10
Sunset17:0622:06
Evening civil twilight17:3422:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Nov-2009 06:54:25
Local (UTC-5)  23-Nov-2009 01:54:25
 
METAR
KBCB 230620Z AUTO 09012G20KT 7SM BKN009 OVC013 07/07 A3021 RMK AO2
KPSK 
14nm SW 
230621Z AUTO 07007KT 7SM -RA BKN011 OVC017 08/06 A3021 RMK AO2
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Virginia Tech Airport 540-231-4444
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $3.88 $4.35 
 Updated 13-Nov-2009
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FS=Full service
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Chat Room Cafe 540-951-0847
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KBCB have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
SLEEP INN AND SUITES DUBLIN 15.8 75-140
DAYS INN BLACKSBURG 1.3 59-79
COMFORT INN BLACKSBURG 1.5 100-105
 

Other hotels near Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport

Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT BLACKSBURG 0.7 129-159
BLACKSBURG HILTON GARDEN INN 1.9 
HOLIDAY INN UNIVERSITY BLACKSBURG 2.2 108-149
COLLEGIATE INN OF BLACKSBURG 2.2 119-129
THE INN AT VIRGINIA TECH 2.2 164-289
MICROTEL INNS AND SUITES CHRISTIANSBURG 2.7 48-80
HAMPTON INN CHRISTIANSBURG 3.0 109-180
SUPER 8 CHRISTIANSBURG BLACKBU 3.2 55-91
CORPORATE SUITES OF CHRISTIANSB 3.6 80-81
ECONO LODGE CHRISTIANSBURG 5.6 70-71
KNIGHTS INN CHRISTIANBURG 5.6 45-99
QUALITY INN CHRISTIANSBURG 5.6 75-85
DAYS INN CHRISTIANSBURG 5.7 55-153
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT CHRISTIANSBURG 5.7 94-129
HOLIDAY INN EX STES CHRISTNBRG 5.7 81-149
SUPER 8 CHRISTIANSBURG VA 5.8 54-60

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport

7 in Blacksburg
12 in Christiansburg
3 in Radford
1 in Pembroke
5 in Dublin
 

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