Accomack County Airport
Accomack County Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Accomack County Airport Commission | ||||||||||
| Location | Accomack County (near Melfa), Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 47 ft / 14 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°38′48″N 075°45′39″W / 37.64667°N 75.76083°W | ||||||||||
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Accomack County Airport (IATA: MFV, ICAO: KMFV, FAA LID: MFV) is a county-owned public-use airport in unincorporated Accomack County, Virginia, United States,[2] located 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the central business district in Melfa, a town in the county.[1]
History
[edit]The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Melfa Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. It was closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA).[citation needed]
Between April 1957 and October 1958 the north end of runway 21, which is now a displaced threshold section, was used for tests by the Naval Ordnance Laboratory.
These tests involved an Vought F7U Cutlass dropping simulated atomic anti-runway bombs, to test for penetration necessary for effectiveness.[3]
The repairs to the displaced threshold, still visible on aerial photographs, are impacts from these tests.
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Accomack County Airport covers an area of 100 acres which contains one runway designated 3/21 with a 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2009, the airport had 14,056 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day: 84% general aviation and 8% air taxi and 9% military. At that time there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for MFV PDF, effective 2009-09-30
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Accomack County, VA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 17 (PDF p. 18/29). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "A History of Tonopah Test Range". OtherHand. Tom Mahood. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
External links
[edit]- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MFV
- AirNav airport information for MFV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for MFV
- Airports in Virginia
- County airports in the United States
- County government agencies in Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Accomack County, Virginia
- Flight Strips of the United States Army Air Forces
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Virginia
- Transportation in Accomack County, Virginia
- Airports established in 1942
- 1942 establishments in Virginia