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 |
| CCVr042/21.2 | | 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: | 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: | 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 |
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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 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 |
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 11-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:37 | | 22:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 23:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 17:37:22 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Feb-2012 12:37:22 |
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| METAR |
| KMFV | 111655Z AUTO 34010G17KT 320V020 10SM OVC008 04/02 A2968 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSBY 43nm N | 111423Z 1114/1212 35009KT 3SM BR OVC006 TEMPO 1114/1116 2SM -RA BR OVC004 FM111600 34010KT 2SM -RASN OVC006 FM111800 34011KT P6SM OVC012 FM112200 31019G28KT P6SM -SN BKN040
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KLFI 45nm SW | 1116/1210 33006KT 9000 HZ BKN010 OVC020 620307 QNH2971INS TEMPO 1116/1118 OVC008 BECMG 1118/1119 31010G15KT 9999 NSW BKN030 620307 QNH2972INS BECMG 1120/1121 31015G25KT 8000 -SN OVC020 620208 QNH2973INS BECMG 1123/1124 31025G40KT 9999 NSW BKN030 620307 510003 QNH2975INS T11/1119Z TM03/1210Z AMD 111620
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KPHF 47nm SW | 111537Z 1116/1212 33010KT P6SM BKN015 OVC050 TEMPO 1116/1118 OVC008 FM112000 32014G22KT P6SM SCT020 OVC040 FM112300 33016G27KT P6SM BKN050
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KNHK 48nm NW | 1115/1215 34010G17KT 8000 BR VCSH BKN005 BKN010 OVC030 640109 641008 520109 521001 522409 523308 QNH2969INS TEMPO 1117/1118 3200 -SHSN BR BKN003 OVC010 BECMG 1118/1120 32023G35KT 4800 -SHSN BR BKN003 OVC010 640009 640909 520009 520901 521809 522709 QNH2967INS BECMG 1203/1205 32027G43KT 8000 BR VCSH BKN005 BKN010 OVC050 640009 640909 520009 520901 QNH2975INS TEMPO 1203/1206 4800 -SHSN BR BECMG 1206/1208 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN050 600000 520009 520901 QNH2980INS BECMG 1211/1213 32020G30KT SCT050 SCT08
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KORF 49nm SW | 111423Z 1114/1212 32007KT P6SM OVC050 TEMPO 1115/1117 BKN015 OVC040 FM111700 35010KT P6SM OVC025 FM112000 34013G22KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 FM112200 35016G28KT P6SM BKN040
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