FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MFV |
| Lat/Long: | 37-38-48.8000N / 075-45-39.8000W 37-38.813333N / 075-45.663333W 37.6468889 / -75.7610556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 47.6 ft. / 14.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11W (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of MELFA, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 23410 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MFV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0830-1730 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA LGT ACFT 850' HVY ACFT 1500'. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 03/21 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 03 & 21 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.175 (757-787-5660) |
| PATUXENT APPROACH: | 127.95 |
| PATUXENT DEPARTURE: | 127.95 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 133.9/281.4 (PATUXENT RIVER RCAG) WHEN PATUXENT APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CCVr042/21.2 | | CAPE CHARLES VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 10W |
| SWLr218/28.3 | | SNOW HILL VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 08W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ACCOMACK | | 032/4.9 | | 336 | | 11W | | BDB | -... -.. -... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ SELF-SERVE FUEL (100LL AND A+) AVAILABLE 24HRS |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 37-38.433472N | | 37-39.192005N |
| Longitude: | 075-45.864995W | | 075-45.460420W |
| Elevation: | 46.6 ft. | | 47.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 023 true | | 214 magnetic, 203 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 35 ft. trees, 649 ft. from runway, 298 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear ROAD 200' RIGHT AND PARALLEL TO RWY. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF ACCOMACK 29194 PARKWAY NORTH MELFA, VA 23410 Phone 757-787-4600 |
| Manager: | BARBARA HAXTER 29194 PARKWAY NORTH MELFA, VA 23410 Phone 757-787-4600 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 9% | military | | 8% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| A25 | SUBJECT TO EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS PROHIBITION OF SECTION 308A(CONSTRUCTED BY BPR). |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU ORF CLEARANCE DELIVERY. |
| - | TREES PARALLEL RY +370 FT EAST & WEST OF CNTRLN (50 TO 90 FT). |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF 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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (213KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (204KB) |
| LOC RWY 03 | |
download (169KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 03 | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (140KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTGI - Tangier Island Airport (16 nm NW)
W41 - Crisfield Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
KWAL - Wallops Flight Facility (22 nm NE)
W75 - Hummel Field Airport (33 nm W)
KSBY - Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (43 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 06-Sep-2010
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Accomack County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunset | | 18:24 | | 22:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:50 | | 22:50 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 00:07:14 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 20:07:14 |
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| METAR |
| KMFV | 162255Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM SCT013 21/18 A2998 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSBY 43nm N | 161723Z 1618/1718 06006KT P6SM SCT020 TEMPO 1618/1620 BKN020 FM162200 12005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN250 FM170200 00000KT 5SM BR BKN250 FM170700 00000KT 1SM BR OVC003 TEMPO 1708/1712 1/4SM FG VV001 FM171300 21005KT P6SM SCT020 BKN100
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KLFI 45nm SW | 1617/1723 05009KT 9999 SCT015 BKN050 QNH2996INS BECMG 1702/1703 VRB06KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2994INS BECMG 1713/1714 21009KT 9999 BKN080 QNH2993INS T23/1621Z T15/1711Z
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KPHF 47nm SW | 161723Z 1618/1718 09005KT P6SM SCT020 BKN250 FM170500 00000KT 5SM BR OVC004 FM170800 00000KT 2SM BR OVC004 TEMPO 1708/1712 1/2SM FG FM171300 21005KT P6SM SCT020 BKN120
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KNHK 48nm NW | 1618/1715 16005KT 9999 BKN015 BKN100 BKN250 QNH2993INS TEMPO 1618/1623 16005KT 9999 SCT015 BKN100 BKN250 BECMG 1706/1708 VRB02KT 8000 BR BKN010 BKN100 OVC160 QNH2991INS BECMG 1712/1714 18006KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN035 BKN100 OVC220 QNH2992INS T21/1619Z T16/1709Z AMD 1843
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KORF 49nm SW | 161723Z 1618/1718 05007KT P6SM BKN015 TEMPO 1618/1620 SCT015 FM170500 VRB04KT P6SM OVC004 FM171400 22005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN120
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