FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
| 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: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 05/23, TWY LIGHTS, REIL RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 304-327-5308. |
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 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| 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: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | 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 14 October 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MOWING IN PROGRESS APR-NOV ALL SFCS. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 23 HAS 150 FT DROP-OFF 140 FT FM THLD 0B. |
| - | RY 05 HAS 150 FT DROP-OFF AT THLD 100 FT L. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 23 | |
download (328KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 23 | |
download (280KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (244KB) |
| 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
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:40 | | 09:40 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunset | | 20:48 | | 00:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:18 | | 01:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 20:46:26 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 16:46:26 |
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| METAR |
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| KBLF | 052035Z AUTO 24005KT 5SM -RA BR BKN006 OVC010 20/18 A2992 RMK AO2 CIG 003V007 P0001
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| TAF |
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| KBLF | 052007Z 0520/0618 26003KT 4SM -RA BR OVC006 TEMPO 0520/0524 2SM RA SCT009 OVC015 FM060000 26004KT 4SM BR SCT009 OVC020 FM060300 26002KT 4SM BR OVC009 FM060800 27003KT 2SM BR OVC005 FM061300 VRB05KT 4SM BR OVC009 FM061400 34004KT P6SM SCT009 BKN050
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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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