Airport type Public Website FlyCKB.com Elevation 371 m | Elevation AMSL 1,224 ft / 373 m Code CKB Phone +1 304-842-3400 | |
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Owner Benedum Airport Authority Address 2000 Aviation Way, Bridgeport, WV 26330, USA Similar Us FAA, Morganto Municipal Airport, Enterprise Rent‑A‑Car, Hertz, Hilton Garden Inn Clarksburg Profiles | ||
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North Central West Virginia Airport (IATA: CKB, ICAO: KCKB, FAA LID: CKB) is a joint-use public and military airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Bridgeport, a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. While located in Bridgeport, the airport is primarily associated with Clarksburg, West Virginia. It is owned and operated by the Benedum Airport Authority, serving Harrison and Marion County, and was formerly known as Benedum Airport and Harrison-Marion Regional Airport. The airport is served by one commercial airline with scheduled passenger service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
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- History
- Facilities and aircraft
- Airlines and destinations
- References
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 10,344 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 10,234 enplanements in 2009, and 10,694 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).
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History
The airport first opened in 1935 as the Tri-County Airport, a joint effort of Harrison, Marion and Taylor County. It was a grass airstrip operated on leased land. In 1937, Marion and Taylor County withdrew from the project. In 1938, Harrison County purchased additional land and expanded the airport. The current airport authority was established in 1960. The runway was extended to a length of 7,000 feet (2,100 m) in 1999.
Facilities and aircraft
North Central West Virginia Airport covers an area of 434 acres (176 ha) at an elevation of 1,224 feet (373 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,800 by 150 feet (2,377 x 46 m). It also has one helipad designated H1 with a concrete surface measuring 50 by 50 feet (15 x 15 m).
For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2011, the airport had 24,600 aircraft operations, an average of 67 per day: 54% military, 35% general aviation, 10% air taxi, and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 80 aircraft based at this airport: 61% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, 4% jet, and 15% military.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service: