FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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.
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:22 | | 09:22 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 09:52 |
| Sunset | | 20:07 | | 00:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 21:32:08 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 17:32:08 |
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| METAR |
| KMFV | 182037Z AUTO 10005KT 7SM DZ BKN034 OVC041 18/16 A3020 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSBY 43nm N | 181732Z 1818/1918 12008KT 6SM -RA BKN040 OVC080 FM182200 13007KT P6SM BKN025 OVC040 FM190600 13007KT 5SM BR BKN006 FM191400 16011KT 5SM BR OVC015
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KLFI 45nm SW | 1818/1923 12009KT 9999 OVC020 QNH3014INS TEMPO 1819/1822 10015G25KT 4800 -TSRA OVC015CB BECMG 1821/1822 12009KT 9999 OVC015 QNH3013INS BECMG 1905/1906 14009KT 9999 OVC010 QNH3012INS BECMG 1914/1915 17009KT 9999 BKN020 OVC100 QNH3014INS T27/1920Z T18/1910Z AMD 181852
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KPHF 47nm SW | 182019Z 1820/1918 09010KT P6SM OVC024 TEMPO 1820/1823 2SM SHRA BKN012 FM182300 16012KT P6SM BKN015 OVC080 FM190600 18010KT 6SM BR OVC015 FM191500 19011KT P6SM OVC050
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KNHK 48nm NW | 1818/1915 12009KT 9999 VCTS SCT030CB BKN060 OVC080 QNH3013INS TEMPO 1820/1903 VRB20G30KT 4800 -TSRA BKN020CB OVC040 BECMG 1903/1905 14006KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 BKN060 OVC080 TEMPO 1903/1909 4800 -SHRA BKN020 OVC040 TEMPO 1909/1915 4800 -SHRA BKN020 OVC040 T25/1820Z T16/1907Z AMD 1858
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KORF 49nm SW | 182020Z 1820/1918 13012G18KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 OVC035 TEMPO 1820/1821 3SM SHRA BKN020 FM182200 14012KT P6SM SCT015 OVC080 FM190600 18010KT 6SM BR OVC015 FM191500 19011KT P6SM OVC050
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