Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 1,253 ft / 382 m 4,501 1,372 Code BFP | Owner County of Beaver 10/28 4,501 Elevation 382 m Phone +1 724-847-4662 | |
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Serves Beaver, Pennsylvania, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Chippewa Township, Pennsylvania Address 15 Piper St, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, USA | ||
Beaver county airport 6 24 2016
Beaver County Airport or (IATA: BFP, ICAO: KBVI, FAA LID: BVI) is a county-owned public airport three miles northwest of Beaver Falls, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
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- Beaver county airport 6 24 2016
- 20120729 almost perfect touch down at beaver county airport
- Facilities
- B 17 Nine O Nine
- Beaver Valley Flying Club Inc
- Flight Schools
- Air Heritage Museum
- References
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Beaver County Airport is BVI to the FAA and BFP to the IATA (which assigned BVI to Birdsville Airport in Birdsville, Queensland, Australia).
20120729 almost perfect touch down at beaver county airport
Facilities
The airport covers 228 acres (92 ha) and has one asphalt runway, 10/28, 4,501 x 100 ft (1,372 x 30 m). In the year ending December 30, 2006 the airport had 68,940 aircraft operations, average 188 per day: 99.9% general aviation and 0.1% military. 137 aircraft are based at this airport: 78% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 4% jet and 2% helicopter.
B-17 Nine-O-Nine
On August 23, 1987, the B-17 Flying Fortress Nine-O-Nine crashed during an airshow at the airport. The plane was attempting to land but ran off the end of the runway and was badly damaged. It has been repaired and continues to fly at airshows across the United States.
Beaver Valley Flying Club, Inc
The Beaver Valley Flying Club, Inc is a not-for-profit organization which has been in operation since 1967 on the Airport. The Club operates a G500 Cessna 172 and a 2002 Archer III.
Flight Schools
Aces Aviation offers flight training in both single and twin engine Diamond Aircraft.
Moore Aviation Inc offers flight training in single and multi engine aircraft from the Cessna and Piper aircraft families.
Both flight schools can take a student from zero time to Recreational or Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial, Multi-Engine and Certified Flight Instructor Ratings. They are also listed as providers for the Community College of Beaver County's Aviation Sciences programs.
Air Heritage Museum
Air Heritage Museum is located by the airport, and has several vintage aircraft, including an F-15 Eagle and a C-123K Provider.