We usually cover specific airports, and we often relate to aircraft or flying events, but sometimes around the landmarks at the same airport.
We will try something new – the airports that you may not know, those with an interesting history or feature.
The first to be the executive airport for Virginia Tech/Montgomery in Blacksburg, Virginia (BCB).
Why do you choose an airport that most Avgeeks has not heard, this is very good, and this does not have a commercial service? Because of all these things. We love to learn, and places of such wonderful tales of information and history are often filled with information and history.
Last month, we had the opportunity to visit and wander BCB with the CEO of the airport, Keith Holt.
The airport currently includes a 5,501 -feet included on the planes, but this was not always the case.
Virginia Tech has been present since 1872. The airport was established in 1929 on land that was owned by the university, located about 1.5 miles from the campus. Before that, the pilots benefited from a nearby farmer field and a sports field on campus (those old biplanes do not need a very long runway).
The airport was officially opened in 1931. With the approaching World War II, the airport was appointed a civil pilot training program and a aircraft mechanical training facility, all of this to help the war effort.
The heavy use of the training plane was destroying the grass runway, so in 1941 a paved runway with a length of 2850 feet was installed, appointed 08-26. Over time, it became clear that the runway was not optimally aligned with the prevailing winds, so in 1966, the runway with a length of 4200 feet was built 12-30; The runway lighting is installed the following year. The original runway (08-26) was closed in 1985 and was converted into aircraft parking.
Since then, the airport has expanded further, which has led to the runway, adding an approach to translated, DME, GPS tools, landing devices, AWOS automatic system, and updated lighting.
We have asked the CEO of airport Keith Holt to describe what makes the airport unique and useful to the area: “BCB is a destination in the city.
Holt said that the airport has 42 aircraft on the basis of the site and 21,900 operations annually. He said: “The most common planes are companies, covenants and light general flights.” He said: “As an airport very close to a major university – sporting events and university graduation became a major event for the airport. In a modern football game, we had only 59 to the match.”
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