Blackstone Army Airfield

Blackstone Army Airfield (IATA: BKT, ICAO: KBKT, FAA LID: BKT), also known as Allen C. Perkinson Airport, is located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district of Blackstone, a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the United States Army and the Town of Blackstone.[1]

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Blackstone Army Airfield
Allen C. Perkinson Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OwnerU.S. Army & Town of Blackstone
LocationFort Pickett / Blackstone, Virginia
Elevation AMSL439 ft / 134 m
Coordinates37°04′26″N 077°57′09″W
Map
Blackstone Army AirfieldAllen C. Perkinson Airport is located in Virginia
Blackstone Army AirfieldAllen C. Perkinson Airport
Blackstone Army Airfield
Allen C. Perkinson Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 4,632 1,412 Concrete
1/19 4,032 1,229 Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations3,482

It is named for Allen C. Perkinson, a CAP Virginia Wing Commander in the 1940s.[2]

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces. It was used by Third Air Force as a group training airfield, and later by Air Technical Service Command.

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 600 acres (240 ha) which contains two concrete paved runways: 4/22 measuring 4,632 x 150 ft (1,412 x 46 m) and 1/19 measuring 4,032 x 75 ft (1,229 x 23 m). Runway 4/22 can accommodate up to a C-17 airframe(weight capacity of runway is 595,000 lbs). Runway 1/19 accommodates only large UAS traffic. For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 3,482 aircraft operations, an average of 9 per day: 85% military and 15% general aviation.[1]

Current tenants

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for BKT PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  2. National Flight Academy - Powered Virginia Archived September 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine


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