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KMFV Accomack County Airport
Melfa, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 ft. / 14.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11W (2000)
From city: 1 mile W of MELFA, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: MAY-OCT 0800-2000, NOV-APR 0800-1800
Pattern altitude: TPA LGT ACFT 850' HVY ACFT 1500'.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 03/21 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 03 & 21 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.175 (757-787-5660)
PATUXENT APPROACH: 127.95
PATUXENT DEPARTURE: 127.95

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CCVr042/21.2CAPE CHARLES VORTAC112.2010W
SWLr218/28.3SNOW HILL VORTAC112.4008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ACCOMACK032/4.933611WBDB -... -.. -...

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: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 37-38.433478N37-39.192005N
Longitude: 075-45.864985W075-45.460415W
Elevation: 46.1 ft.47.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 034 magnetic, 023 true214 magnetic, 203 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 57 ft. tree, 1811 ft. from runway, 452 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear73 ft. trees, 1682 ft. from runway, 327 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
ROAD 200' RIGHT AND PARALLEL TO RWY.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ACCOMACK COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSION
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: 20
Single engine airplanes: 18
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Jet airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 36/day *
45% transient general aviation
39% local general aviation
9% military
8% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 28 February 2007

Additional Remarks

A25 SUBJECT TO EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS PROHIBITION OF SECTION 308A(CONSTRUCTED BY BPR).
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU ORF CLEARANCE DELIVERY.
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 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (263KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (250KB)
LOC RWY 03   download (205KB)
VOR/DME RWY 03   download (197KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (23KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (31KB)

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
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Aerial photo of KMFV (Accomack County Airport)
Photo by Patrick J. Hendrickson
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Photo taken 27-Jan-2007

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Sectional chart
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From to KMFV

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2611:26
Sunrise06:5411:54
Sunset16:4621:46
Evening civil twilight17:1422:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 17:16:17
Local (UTC-5)  25-Nov-2009 12:16:17
 
METAR
KMFV 251641Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM BKN011 BKN016 OVC032 16/16 A2999 RMK AO2
TAF
KSBY 
43nm N 
251135Z 2512/2612 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC003 TEMPO 2513/2515 4SM BR OVC006 FM251500 VRB04KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM252100 21005KT P6SM SCT008 BKN015 FM260000 24003KT P6SM SCT020 BKN120
KPHF 
47nm SW 
251531Z 2516/2612 27005KT 2SM -DZ BR BKN007 OVC010 FM251900 24005KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 FM260200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 SCT050
KORF 
49nm SW 
251310Z 2513/2612 VRB03KT 3SM BR BKN002 OVC010 TEMPO 2513/2515 1/2SM -DZ FG FM251500 26005KT 6SM BR BKN007 OVC015 FM251800 23007KT P6SM SCT020 OVC050 FM252200 22005KT P6SM BKN120
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Accomack County Airport 757-787-4600
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aircraft charters, Catering, ...

More info about Accomack County Airport
Avfuel
100LL Jet A
PS $4.22 $3.90 
SS $4.22 $3.90 
 Updated 05-Oct-2009
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PS=Pump service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
1890 Spinning Wheel Bed & Breakfast 888-787-0337
757-787-7311
[web site]
[email]
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AAA 2-Diamonds Rating  
 
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Hotels near Accomack County Airport

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN ONLEY 4.0 95-177

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

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