Blue Ridge Regional Airport (ICAO: KMTV, FAA LID: MTV) is nine miles southwest of Martinsville, in Henry County, Virginia. It is owned by the Blue Ridge Airport Authority.[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Blue Ridge Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Blue Ridge Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Martinsville, Virginia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 941 ft / 287 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°37′51″N 080°01′06″W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.FlyBlueRidge.com | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is MTV to the FAA and has no IATA code[3] (IATA says MTV is Mota Lava Airport in Mota Lava, Vanuatu[4]).
The airport covers 270 acres (110 ha) at an elevation of 941 feet (287 m). Its single runway, 12/30, is 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m) asphalt.[1]
In the year ending June 30, 2007 the airport had 23,065 aircraft operations, average 63 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and <1% military. 60 aircraft were then based at the airport: 76.7% single-engine, 13.3% multi-engine, 3.3% jet, 3.3% helicopter and 3.3% glider.[1]