Airport type Public/Military 4/22 4,632 Elevation 134 m Phone +1 434-292-2193 | Elevation AMSL 439 ft / 134 m 4,632 1,412 Code BKT | |
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Address Dominy Corner Road, Blackstone, VA 23824, USA Similar Crewe Municipal Airport, US Army Departme, Dinwiddie County Airport‑Ptb, Crewe Municipal Airport‑W | ||
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.
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It is named for Allen C. Perkinson, a CAP Virginia Wing Commander in the 1940s.
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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). 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.