Blue Ridge Airport

Blue Ridge Regional Airport (ICAO: KMTV, FAA LID: MTV) is nine miles southwest of Martinsville, in Henry County, Virginia. It is owned by the Blue Ridge Airport Authority.[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Blue Ridge Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBlue Ridge Airport Authority
ServesMartinsville, Virginia
Elevation AMSL941 ft / 287 m
Coordinates36°37′51″N 080°01′06″W
Websitewww.FlyBlueRidge.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations23,065
Based aircraft60

Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is MTV to the FAA and has no IATA code[3] (IATA says MTV is Mota Lava Airport in Mota Lava, Vanuatu[4]).

Facilities

The airport covers 270 acres (110 ha) at an elevation of 941 feet (287 m). Its single runway, 12/30, is 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m) asphalt.[1]

In the year ending June 30, 2007 the airport had 23,065 aircraft operations, average 63 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and <1% military. 60 aircraft were then based at the airport: 76.7% single-engine, 13.3% multi-engine, 3.3% jet, 3.3% helicopter and 3.3% glider.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for MTV PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
  2. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 5 (PDF, 1.18 MB) Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
  3. "Blue Ridge Airport (ICAO: KMTV, FAA: MTV)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  4. "Mota Lava, Vanuatu (IATA: MTV, ICAO: NVSA)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
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