Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport

Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (IATA: BCB, ICAO: KBCB, FAA LID: BCB) is a public airport named for nearby Virginia Tech and located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Blacksburg, a town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States.[1]

Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerVirginia Tech Montgomery Regional Airport Authority
ServesBlacksburg, Virginia
Elevation AMSL2,132 ft / 650 m
Websitewww.vtmea.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 4,539 1,383 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations16,700

Facilities and aircraft

Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport covers an area of 248 acres (100 ha) and contains one asphalt paved runway, designated 12/30 and measuring 4,539 x 100 ft (1,383 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2007, the airport had 16,700 aircraft operations, an average of 45 per day: 96% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 2% military.[1] BCB is an instrument flight rules airport with GPS approaches to both runways, a LOC/DME approach to runway 12, a non-precision NDB approach, and an automated weather observing system (AWOS-3).[2]

The airport officially opened in 1931 as VPI Airport (Virginia Tech was previously abbreviated VPI). University cadets trained to fly there during World War II. A new terminal building was completed in 1996, and the airport took its current name in 2002.[3]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for BCB (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
  2. Airnav (http://www.airnav.com/airport/KBCB)
  3. Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport Master Plan Update, 15 May 2008


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