Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport
37°12′28″N 080°24′28″W / 37.20778°N 80.40778°W
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Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (IATA: BCB, ICAO: KBCB, FAA LID: BCB) is a public airport named for nearby Virginia Tech and located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Blacksburg, a town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States.[1]
Facilities and aircraft
Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport covers an area of 248 acres (100 ha) and contains one asphalt paved runway, designated 13/31 and measuring 5500 x 100 ft (1,700 x 30 m).
For the period ending August 1, 2020, the airport had 16,700 aircraft operations, an average of 45 per day: 96%
The airport officially opened in 1931 as VPI Airport (Virginia Tech was previously abbreviated VPI). University cadets trained to fly there during World War II. A new terminal building was completed in 1996, and the airport took its current name in 2002.[3]
References
- ^ PDF, effective 2007-10-25
- ^ Airnav http://www.airnav.com/airport/KBCB
- ^ Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport Master Plan Update, 15 May 2008
External links
- Official website
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BCB
- AirNav airport information for KBCB
- ASN accident history for BCB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures