FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 -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: | 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) |
| NORFOLK APPROACH: | 126.05 |
| NORFOLK DEPARTURE: | 126.05 |
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: | 37-38.433478N | | 37-39.192005N |
| Longitude: | 075-45.864985W | | 075-45.460415W |
| Elevation: | 46.1 ft. | | 47.1 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: | 57 ft. tree, 1811 ft. from runway, 452 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | 73 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 |
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| 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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (265KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (251KB) |
| LOC RWY 03 | |
download (206KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 03 | |
download (198KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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Photo by Patrick J. Hendrickson HighCamera.com
Photo taken 27-Jan-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunset | | 18:35 | | 22:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:02 | | 23:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Oct-2008 16:00:51 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 07-Oct-2008 12:00:51 |
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| METAR |
| KMFV | 071542Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 18/04 A3038 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSBY 43nm N | 071130Z 071212 01009KT P6SM SKC FM0300 00000KT 2SM BR SCT250
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KLFI 45nm SW | 071209 04009KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3034INS T20/17Z T12/08Z AMD 1240
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KPHF 47nm SW | 071130Z 071212 01009KT P6SM SCT040 FM1500 04011KT P6SM SKC FM0000 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250
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KNHK 48nm NW | 070909 30010KT 9999 FEW050 FEW200 QNH3030INS BECMG 1315 36008KT FEW050 QNH3026INS BECMG 1820 02004KT SKC QNH3020INS BECMG 2200 08004KT QNH3018INS BECMG 0709 12004KT QNH3012INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0709 TIL 0710 T19/018Z T10/09Z
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KORF 49nm SW | 071130Z 071212 04012G18KT P6SM SCT040 FM1700 05011KT P6SM SCT250 FM2300 10003KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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