Blackstone Army Airfield (IATA: BKT, ICAO: KBKT, FAA LID: BKT), also known as Allen C. Perkinson Airport, is located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district of Blackstone, a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the United States Army and the Town of Blackstone.[1]

Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport
IATA: BKT ICAO: KBKT FAA LID: BKT
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Owner	U.S. Army & Town of Blackstone
Location	Fort Pickett / Blackstone, Virginia
Elevation AMSL	439 ft / 134 m
Coordinates	37°04′26″N 077°57′09″W
Map
Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 4,632 1,412 Concrete 1/19 4,032 1,229 Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 3,482
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

It is named for Allen C. Perkinson, a CAP Virginia Wing Commander in the 1940s.[2]

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces. It was used by Third Air Force as a group training airfield, and later by Air Technical Service Command.

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 600 acres (240 ha) which contains two concrete paved runways: 4/22 measuring 4,632 x 150 ft (1,412 x 46 m) and 1/19 measuring 4,032 x 75 ft (1,229 x 23 m). Runway 4/22 can accommodate up to a C-17 airframe(weight capacity of runway is 595,000 lbs). Runway 1/19 accommodates only large UAS traffic. For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 3,482 aircraft operations, an average of 9 per day: 85% military and 15% general aviation.[1]

Current tenants

• Virginia Air National Guard
• Fort Pickett Composite Squadron VA-142, Civil Air Patrol

See also

• Fort Pickett
• Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol
• Virginia World War II Army Airfields

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

External links

• Blackstone Army Airfield at Fort Pickett web site
• Blackstone AAF / A.C. Perkinson Airport at GlobalSecurity.org
• Blackstone Army Air Field / Allen C. Perkinson Municipal Airport page from Virginia Airport Directory
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 6, 2022
• FAA Terminal Procedures for BKT, effective October 6, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for BKT
  • AirNav airport information for BKT
  • ASN accident history for BKT
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for BKT