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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 06-Sep-2010
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Accomack 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 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 17:38 | | 22:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:05 | | 23:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 23:41:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 18:41:23 |
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| METAR |
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| KMFV | 122255Z AUTO 31009G18KT 10SM CLR M01/M08 A3006 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KSBY
43nm N | 121720Z 1218/1318 29015G25KT P6SM BKN040 FM130000 30011KT P6SM SKC
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KLFI
45nm SW | 1218/1318 31015G25KT 9999 SCT080 QNH3008INS BECMG 1223/1224 30012KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS T05/1318Z TM05/1314Z LIMITED METWATCH 1218 TIL 1312
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KPHF
47nm SW | 121720Z 1218/1318 29014G22KT P6SM SKC FM122300 30012KT P6SM SKC FM130400 28006KT P6SM SKC FM131500 26009KT P6SM SKC
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KNHK
48nm NW | 1215/1315 31018G28KT 9999 FEW020 SCT200 650208 550009 550901 552409 553305 QNH3002INS BECMG 1222/1300 30012G18KT FEW060 SCT100 650208 550009 550901 552409 553305 QNH3006INS BECMG 1306/1308 28010KT SKC 650208 550009 550901 552409 553305 500000 QNH3010INS T00/1300Z TM05/1310Z
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KORF
49nm SW | 121720Z 1218/1318 31012G20KT P6SM SKC FM122300 30011KT P6SM SKC FM130400 31006KT P6SM SKC FM131400 28008KT P6SM SKC
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