FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BLF |
| Lat/Long: | 37-17-44.9000N / 081-12-27.7000W
37-17.748333N / 081-12.461667W
37.2958056 / -81.2076944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2857 ft. / 870.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of BLUEFIELD, WV |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 24701 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1954 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | ELKINS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [703-724-4288] |
| NOTAMs facility: | BLF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200
ARPT CLSD CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARS DAY. SVCS AVBL WHEN CLSD BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT; CALL 304-327-8440. |
| Pattern altitude: | 3857 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23, TWY LIGHTS, REIL RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. PAPI RY 05/23 ON CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS: | 132.725 (304-327-5766) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.575/257.85 (BLUEFIELD RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BLF at field | | BLUEFIELD VORTAC | | 110.00 | | 03W |
| PSKr304/26.7 | | PULASKI VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 06W |
| BKWr194/29.3 | | BECKLEY VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HILLSVILLE | | 336/37.0 | | 269 | | 06W | | HLX | .... .-.. -..- |
| TECH | | 284/38.8 | | 368 | | 06W | | TEC | - . -.-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A+
AFTER HRS EMERGENCY FUEL BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT; LISTING ON LINE OFFICE DOOR. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4743 x 100 ft. / 1446 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 48.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 37-17.456737N | | 37-18.038642N |
| Longitude: | 081-12.787843W | | 081-12.135047W |
| Elevation: | 2850.1 ft. | | 2856.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 042 true | | 229 magnetic, 222 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4743 TODA:4743 ASDA:4743 LDA:4743 | | TORA:4743 TODA:4743 ASDA:4743 LDA:4743 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-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: | | | ILS |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MERCER CO ARPT AUTH INC
RT 5, BOX 202
BLUEFIELD, WV 24701
Phone 304-327-5308 |
| Manager: | RANDALL EARNEST
RT 5, BOX 202
BLUEFIELD, WV 24701
Phone 304-327-5308
LINE OFFICE PHONE 304-327-8440. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 45/day * | | 61% | transient general aviation | | 27% | local general aviation | | 11% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 October 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MOWING IN PROGRESS APR-NOV ALL SFCS. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 23 HAS STEEP DROP-OFF 320 FT FM THLD 0B. |
| - | RY 05 HAS STEEP DROP-OFF 175 FT FM THLD LEFT SIDE. |
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 |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (350KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (277KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (304KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 23 | |
download (288KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (225KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| OBERS THREE | |
download (195KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (67KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
I16 - Kee Field Airport (25 nm NW)
KMKJ - Mountain Empire Airport (25 nm S)
KPSK - New River Valley Airport (27 nm E)
KBKW - Raleigh County Memorial Airport (30 nm N)
KJFZ - Tazewell County Airport (31 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Gregory White
Photo taken 04-May-2008
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Mercer County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunset | | 18:01 | | 23:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:28 | | 23:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 08:35:32 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 03:35:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KBLF | 130752Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM CLR M07/M11 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP247 T10671111
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| TAF |
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| KBLF | 130525Z 1306/1406 28007KT P6SM SKC FM130800 28006KT P6SM SKC FM131800 26005KT P6SM BKN250 FM140300 23007KT P6SM BKN040 OVC080
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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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