Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport


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IATA = BKW
ICAO = KBKW
FAA = BKW
type = Public
owner = Raleigh County Airport Authority
operator =
city-served = Beckley, West Virginia
location =
elevation-f = 2,504
elevation-m = 763
website = [http://www.flybeckley.com/ www.FlyBeckley.com]
r1-number = 1/19
r1-length-f = 6,750
r1-length-m = 2,057
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 10/28
r2-length-f = 5,000
r2-length-m = 1,524
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 10,110
footnotes = Sources: airport web site [http://www.flybeckley.com/ Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport] , official web site] and FAAFAA-airport|ID=BKW|use=PU|own=PU|site=26520.*A, effective 2007-12-20]

Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport airport codes|BKW|KBKW|BKW, also known as Raleigh County Memorial Airport, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district of Beckley, a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Raleigh County Airport Authority.

The airport is often used for general aviation, but is also served by two commercial airlines. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. In 2006, the airport had the dubious honor of being the least busy airport with scheduled airline service in the United States, with 2,578 passengers using the facility. [http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-09-26-airport-numbers_x.htm U.S. airports, by the numbers] , Dan Reed, USA Today, September 26, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2008.]

Facilities and aircraft

Raleigh County Memorial Airport covers an area of 1,433 acres (580 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 measuring 6,750 x 150 ft (2,057 x 46 m) and 10/28 measuring 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 10,110 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day: 79% general aviation, 18% air taxi and 2% military.

Airline and destinations

* United Airlines
** United Express operated by Colgan Air (Shenandoah Valley/Staunton, Washington-Dulles)

References

External links

* [http://www.wvdot.com/1_airports/1c1_beckley.htm Beckley/Raleigh County Memorial Airport] at West Virigina Airport Directory
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