FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BKT |
| Lat/Long: | 37-04-29.1624N 077-57-23.7544W
37-04.486040N 077-57.395907W
37.0747673,-77.9565984
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 437.4 ft. / 133.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of BLACKSTONE, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 23824 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1937 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DCA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1800
CLSD FEDERAL HOLS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 134.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.225 (434-292-1400) |
| BLACKSTONE TOWER: | 134.7 292.7 [MON-FRI 1300-2300Z++ 1300-2100Z++ FIRST FULL WEEKEND OF EACH MONTH EXC FED HOLS; OT BY NOTAM.] |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| RANGE CTL: | 34.1 36.1 |
| WX AWOS-3 at W81 (9 nm NW): | 119.050 |
| WX AWOS-3 at W31 (13 nm SW): | 123.875 (434-676-1078) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LVL (20 nm SE): | 119.625 (434-848-2017) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY WASHINGTON ARTCC ON FREQS 118.75/377.1(GREEN BAY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LVLr359/15.6 | | LAWRENCEVILLE VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 08W |
| FAKr199/27.9 | | FLAT ROCK VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 06W |
| RICr239/39.8 | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BLACKSTONE | | 136/5.3 | | 326 | | 09W | | BKT | -... -.- - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:SELF SVC FUEL (100LL) AVBL 24 HRS; J8 (MIL) AVBL 24 HRS BY REQ. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5333 x 150 ft. / 1625 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MARKINGS IN POOR COND. DSPLCD THR POOR VIS. HOLD SHORT LINE POOR VIS. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 37-04.122368N | | 37-04.846140N |
| Longitude: | 077-57.419722W | | 077-56.797738W |
| Elevation: | 400.2 ft. | | 435.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 035 true | | 224 magnetic, 215 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 700 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 84 ft. tree, 2102 ft. from runway, 342 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 69 ft. tree, 1342 ft. from runway, 380 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear
OBSTN CLNC 18:1 AT DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Army |
| Owner: | TOWN OF BLACKSTONE & US ARMY
100 W ELM ST
BLACKSTONE, VA 23824
Phone 434-292-7251
C/O PHILIP VANNOORBEECK TOWN MANAGER. |
| Manager: | WALTER G. TISDALE
49 DOMINY CORNER ROAD
BLACKSTONE, VA 23824
Phone 434-292-2193 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
- ACFT ON FLD DURING SUMMER EXER.
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/week * | | 72% | military | | 22% | local general aviation | | 6% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AVOID FLT BLW 500 FT OVR AMMUNITION SUP POINT 1 NM S OF ARPT. |
| - | CRASH/RESCUE SVC C434-292-2217. |
| - | DEER AT TIMES NEAR RWY AND ON ARPT. |
| - | NO PPR RQRD FOR CIV ACFT. |
| - | SVC: C434-292-4914, OT 434-294-7558. |
| - | RWY 22 HAS 700 FT DSPLCD THR. |
| - | APGU AVBL DURING DUTY HOURS. |
| - | WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587. |
| - | DEP ACFT MAY USE DSPLCD THR FOR TKOF OR TKOF ROLL. |
| - | MIL ACFT CTC AIRFIELD OPNS ACTIVITY, FORT PICKETT, C434-292-8589 FOR PPR. |
| - | JET AND MIL TRNG WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS. EXTN C130 TFC AND FREQ PRCHT DROPS. |
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 from 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (195KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (200KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (177KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| BLACKSTONE ONE | |
download (196KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (189KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W81 - Crewe Municipal Airport (9 nm NW)
W31 - Lunenburg County Airport (13 nm SW)
KLVL - Brunswick County Airport (20 nm SE)
KPTB - Tri Cities Executive/Dinwiddie County Airport (23 nm E)
KAVC - Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional Airport (24 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Mar-2023
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunset | | 19:23 | | 23:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:49 | | 23:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Mar-2023 15:51:46 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 21-Mar-2023 11:51:46 |
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| METAR |
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| KBKT | 211535Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 13/M09 A3047 RMK AO1 T01291093
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KW81
9nm NW | 211535Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 13/M14 A3046 RMK AO1 T01281141
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KW31
13nm SW | 211535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/M09 A3046 RMK AO1 T01161086
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KLVL
20nm SE | 211535Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 13/M09 A3048 RMK AO1 T01311089
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| TAF |
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KRIC
40nm NE | 211120Z 2112/2212 19004KT P6SM SKC FM211600 19008KT P6SM SCT250 FM212300 16004KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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