# Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (BKT / KBKT)

**Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field** (IATA: BKT, ICAO: KBKT) is a small airport in Blackstone, Virginia, United States. It opened in Aug 1937. It has one runway, 5,333 ft (1,626 m) long, concrete.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbkt

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BKT / KBKT
- FAA: BKT
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Blackstone, Virginia, United States
- Opened: Aug 1937
- Elevation: 437 ft / 133 m
- Coordinates: 37.0742, -77.9575
- Runways: 1
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 5,333 ft / 1,626 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone_Army_Airfield (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q597815
- Weather station: KBKT
- Ident: KBKT

## Timeline

- Aug 1937: Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 5,333 ft / 1,626 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 035° / 215° | yes |

- Also 1 helipad.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00052AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,333 ft / 1,626 m | #5,699 of 29,858 | #1,865 in North America | #1,500 in US |
| Elevation | 437 ft / 133 m | #28,319 of 43,403 | #13,413 in North America | #11,254 in US |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =141 in North America | =123 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | WASHINGTON CNTR | 118.750 |
| OPS | RANGE OPS | 38.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 38.300 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.950 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbkt/data