Blackstone Army Airfield
Airport in Fort Barfoot / Blackstone, Virginia
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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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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | U.S. Army & Town of Blackstone | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Fort Barfoot / Blackstone, Virginia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 439 ft / 134 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°04′26″N 077°57′09″W | ||||||||||||||
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  Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
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]
