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Not to be confused with Blue Ridge Airport (Willard, Virginia). Airport
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 / 36.63083°N 80.01833°W / 36.63083; -80.01833
Websitewww.FlyBlueRidge.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations23,500
Based aircraft20
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, however, Blue Ridge Airport's FAA identifier is MTV, and it has no IATA code (Mota Lava Airport in Mota Lava, Vanuatu holds the IATA identifier MTV).

Facilities

The airport covers 270 acres (110 ha) at an elevation of 941 feet (287 m). Its single runway, 13/31, is 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m) asphalt.

In the year ending September 30, 2017 the airport had 23,500 aircraft operations, average 64 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and <1% military. 20 aircraft were then based at the airport: 80% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, and 5% jet.

References

  1. ^ https://adip.faa.gov/agis/public/#/airportData/MTV Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 September 2017.
  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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