Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Airport in West Virginia
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Raleigh County Memorial Airport[1][2] (IATA: BKW, ICAO: KBKW, FAA LID: BKW) is approximately three miles (5 km) east of the city of Beckley, in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is both owned and operated by the Raleigh County Airport Authority.[2] The airport is used for general aviation and sees one scheduled passenger airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
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 USGS orthophoto of Raleigh County Memorial Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Raleigh County Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Raleigh County, West Virginia | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 176 Airport Road, Beaver, West Virginia, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,504 ft (763 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°47′14″N 081°07′27″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.FlyBeckley.com | ||||||||||||||
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 Interactive map of Raleigh County Memorial Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Sources: Airport[1] and FAA[2] | |||||||||||||||
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 3,630 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 2,626 in 2009 and 2,429 in 2010.[4] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008, (between 2,500 and 10,000)[5] but would later categorize it as general aviation based on the number of enplanements in 2010 (under 2,500).
The airport opened in 1950–52 with a 4,200-foot (1,300 m), east-west runway; the first airline flights were Piedmont DC-3s in 1952. (The last Piedmont YS-11 left in 1981.) The runway was extended to 5,000 feet (1,500 m) in the 1950s, and the 6,750-foot (2,060 m) runway 1/19 was constructed between 1975 and 1979.
In 2005, the airport was the least busy airport in the United States that also had an airline service, with a total of 2,578 passengers served during that year.[6]
Facilities
The airport covers 1,433 acres (580 ha) at an elevation of 2,504 feet (763 m). It has two asphalt runways: 1/19 is 6,750 by 150 feet (2,057 x 46 m) and 10/28 is 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).[2]
In the year ending April 30, 2022, the airport had 23,181 aircraft operations, which was an average of 63 per day: 85% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and 9% military. 33 aircraft were then based at the airport: 21 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 4 jet, and 1 helicopter.[2]
Airline and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations | Refs. |
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| Contour Airlines | Charlotte Seasonal: Myrtle Beach[7] | [8] |
Cargo
FedEx Feeder is operated at the field by Mountain Air Cargo.[9] UPS feeder flights are operated by Air Cargo Carriers.[10]
| Airline | Destinations | Refs. |
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| Air Cargo Carriers | Charleston (WV), Louisville | [10] |
| FedEx Feeder | Huntington (WV) | [9] |
Statistics
| Rank | City | Passengers |
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| 1 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 5,580 |
| 2 | Parkersburg, West Virginia | 540 |