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KMFV Accomack County Airport
Melfa, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: MFV
Lat/Long: 37-38-48.8000N / 075-45-39.8000W
37-38.813333N / 075-45.663333W
37.6468889 / -75.7610556
(estimated)
Elevation: 47 ft. / 14.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11W (2000)
From city: 1 mile W of MELFA, VA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 23410

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1943
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MFV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-OCT 0800-2000, NOV-APR 0800-1800
Pattern altitude: TPA LGT ACFT 850' HVY ACFT 1500'.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 03/21 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 03 & 21 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.175 (757-787-5660)
NORFOLK APPROACH: 126.05
NORFOLK DEPARTURE: 126.05

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CCVr042/21.2CAPE CHARLES VORTAC112.2010W
SWLr218/28.3SNOW HILL VORTAC112.4008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ACCOMACK032/4.933611WBDB -... -.. -...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+
SELF-SERVE FUEL (100LL AND A+) AVAILABLE 24HRS
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 37-38.433478N37-39.192005N
Longitude: 075-45.864985W075-45.460415W
Elevation: 46.1 ft.47.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 034 magnetic, 023 true214 magnetic, 203 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 57 ft. tree, 1811 ft. from runway, 452 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear73 ft. trees, 1682 ft. from runway, 327 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
ROAD 200' RIGHT AND PARALLEL TO RWY.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ACCOMACK COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSION
29194 PARKWAY NORTH
MELFA, VA 23410
Phone 757-787-4600
Manager: BARBARA HAXTER
29194 PARKWAY NORTH
MELFA, VA 23410
Phone 757-787-4600

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 25
Single engine airplanes: 23
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 36/day *
45% transient general aviation
39% local general aviation
9% military
8% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 28 February 2007

Additional Remarks

A25 SUBJECT TO EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS PROHIBITION OF SECTION 308A(CONSTRUCTED BY BPR).
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU ORF CLEARANCE DELIVERY.
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (265KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (251KB)
LOC RWY 03   download (206KB)
VOR/DME RWY 03   download (198KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (23KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (31KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTGI - Tangier Island Airport (16 nm NW)
W41 - Crisfield Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
KWAL - Wallops Flight Facility (22 nm NE)
W75 - Hummel Field Airport (33 nm W)
KSBY - Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (43 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KMFV (Accomack County Airport)
Photo by Patrick J. Hendrickson
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Photo taken 27-Jan-2007

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From to KMFV

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2209:22
Sunrise05:5209:52
Sunset20:0700:07
Evening civil twilight20:3600:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-May-2008 09:03:13
Local (UTC-4)  17-May-2008 05:03:13
 
METAR
KMFV 170900Z AUTO 32010G19KT 10SM CLR 14/10 A2969 RMK AO2
TAF
KSBY 
43nm N 
170520Z 170606 33014G24KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC040 TEMPO 0609 OVC035 FM0900 32010KT P6SM SCT035 SCT250 FM1500 27012G20KT P6SM SCT250 FM2200 24014G24KT P6SM BKN050 FM0100 23012KT P6SM OVC080
KLFI 
45nm SW 
170501 32015G25KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2960INS BECMG 1415 32012KT 9999 SCT070 QNH2970INS T25/20Z T12/10Z AMD 0515 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1705 TIL 1712
KPHF 
47nm SW 
170520Z 170606 33011KT P6SM SCT050 FM1000 32010KT P6SM SKC FM1600 27013G20KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM2000 24014G24KT P6SM BKN050 BKN250 FM0000 23010KT P6SM BKN050
KNHK 
48nm NW 
170303 30025G30KT 9000 BR FEW020 SCT090 SCT120 540307 541809 542709 523604 QNH2960INS BECMG 0608 33012KT 9999 NSW FEW120 500000 QNH2967INS BECMG 1214 27014KT FEW060 SCT120 QNH2964INS BECMG 2200 25010KT FEW030 BKN060 BKN120 QNH2961INS T10/10Z T22/21Z
KORF 
49nm SW 
170520Z 170606 35015G25KT P6SM SCT050 FM1000 33012G20KT P6SM FEW035 FM1400 28010KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM1800 26013G23KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM2300 24010KT P6SM BKN050
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Accomack County Airport 757-787-4600
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1890 Spinning Wheel Bed & Breakfast 888-787-0337
757-787-7311
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