Edward F. Knapp State Airport
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Edward F. Knapp State Airport | |||
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IATA: MPV – ICAO: KMPV – FAA: MPV | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Owner | State of Vermont | ||
Serves | Barre / Montpelier | ||
Elevation AMSL | 1,165 ft / 355 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
17/35 | 5,002 | 1,525 | Asphalt |
5/23 | 4,022 | 1,226 | Asphalt |
Statistics (1998) | |||
Aircraft operations | 32,000 | ||
Based aircraft | 57 | ||
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Edward F. Knapp State Airport (IATA: MPV, ICAO: KMPV, FAA LID: MPV) is a general aviation airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Barre, a city in Washington County, Vermont, United States.[1] As well as serving Barre, it also serves the Montpelier region. It currently has no scheduled airline service, but the airport was formerly served by Air New England.
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Edward F. Knapp State Airport covers an area of 259 acres (105 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 measuring 5,002 x 100 ft. (1,525 x 30 m) and 5/23 measuring 4,022 x 100 ft. (1,226 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 17, 1998, the airport had 32,000 aircraft operations, an average of 87 per day: 94% general aviation, 3% air taxi and 3% military. There are 57 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single engine and 4% multi-engine.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- E.F. Knapp Airport (information and brief history)
- Edward F. Knapp State Airport at Vermont Airport Directory
- Edward F. Knapp State Airport at WikiMapia
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMPV
- ASN accident history for MPV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMPV