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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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From to KMFV

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3111:31
Sunrise06:5811:58
Sunset17:3722:37
Evening civil twilight18:0423:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Feb-2012 17:37:22
Local (UTC-5)  11-Feb-2012 12:37:22
 
METAR
KMFV 111655Z AUTO 34010G17KT 320V020 10SM OVC008 04/02 A2968 RMK AO2
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
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
KPHF 
47nm SW 
111537Z 1116/1212 33010KT P6SM BKN015 OVC050 TEMPO 1116/1118 OVC008 FM112000 32014G22KT P6SM SCT020 OVC040 FM112300 33016G27KT P6SM BKN050
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
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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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
 
   8 read write
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
free shuttle
 
   2 read write
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Hotels near Accomack County Airport

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN ONLEY 4.0 93-135

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