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KMFV Accomack County Airport
Melfa, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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
  • 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
CCVr042/21.2CAPE 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: none35 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: 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: 23
Single engine airplanes: 22
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (263KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (249KB)
LOC RWY 03   download (202KB)
VOR/DME RWY 03   download (189KB)
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 of KMFV (Accomack County Airport)
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Photo taken 06-Sep-2010
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2911:29
Sunrise06:5611:56
Sunset17:3922:39
Evening civil twilight18:0623:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2012 14:35:58
Local (UTC-5)  13-Feb-2012 09:35:58
 
METAR
KMFV 131355Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 01/M07 A3022 RMK AO2
TAF
KSBY 
43nm N 
131120Z 1312/1412 28006KT P6SM SKC FM131400 28014G20KT P6SM SCT200 FM132200 22006KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120
KLFI 
45nm SW 
1310/1410 23009KT 9999 SKC 510204 QNH3015INS BECMG 1400/1401 21006KT 9999 BKN180 QNH3013INS BECMG 1408/1409 21006KT 9999 SCT090 OVC180 QNH3013INS T08/1320Z TM06/1310Z LIMITED METWATCH 1310 TIL 1312
KPHF 
47nm SW 
131120Z 1312/1412 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM131500 25010KT P6SM SCT200 FM132200 22005KT P6SM BKN120
KNHK 
48nm NW 
1309/1409 VRB05KT 9999 SKC 522609 523506 QNH3012INS BECMG 1315/1317 26010G16KT 520008 522609 523506 QNH3014INS BECMG 1321/1323 23008KT SCT250 522609 523506 QNH3007INS BECMG 1406/1408 21005KT SCT120 BKN250 522609 523506 QNH3003INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1309 TIL 1311 TM08/1311Z T06/1319Z
KORF 
49nm SW 
131120Z 1312/1412 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM131500 26010KT P6SM SCT200 FM132200 22006KT 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 $5.32 $5.04 
SS $5.32 $5.04 
 Updated 12-Jan-2012
 
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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
[web site]
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5 miles
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Hotels near Accomack County Airport

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COMFORT INN ONLEY 4.0 93-135

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