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KMFV Accomack County Airport
Melfa, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (263KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download
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)
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Photo taken 27-Jan-2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3311:33
Sunrise07:0012:00
Sunset17:3422:34
Evening civil twilight18:0223:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 01:01:45
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 20:01:45
 
METAR
KMFV 100042Z AUTO 33004KT 2SM SN SCT028 OVC037 02/01 A2987 RMK AO2 P0012
TAF
KSBY 
43nm N 
092325Z 1000/1024 14004KT 4SM -RAPL BR SCT025 OVC040 FM100300 10006KT 2SM -RA BR OVC007 FM101100 29010KT 1 1/2SM -RASN BR OVC004 FM101400 28015G25KT 1SM -SN BR OVC004
KPHF 
47nm SW 
092325Z 1000/1024 09009KT 3SM -RA SCT010 OVC015 TEMPO 1000/1001 6SM -RA OVC040 FM100400 06008KT 2SM -RA BR OVC007 FM101100 28011G18KT 5SM -SHSN SCT007 OVC025 FM101500 28017G28KT P6SM BKN035
KORF 
49nm SW 
092325Z 1000/1024 11010KT 4SM -RA BKN035 OVC050 FM100200 08007KT 2SM -RA SCT010 OVC015 FM100600 13007KT 4SM -RA BR OVC010 FM101200 30014G21KT P6SM SCT007 OVC025 FM101500 29018G28KT P6SM BKN025
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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
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[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 $4.30 $3.90 
SS $4.30 $3.90 
 Updated 08-Feb-2010
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PS=Pump service
SS=Self service
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 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
1890 Spinning Wheel Bed & Breakfast toll-free 1-888-787-0337
757-787-7311
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Hotels near Accomack County Airport

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COMFORT INN ONLEY 4.0 95-177

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