# Edward F Knapp State Airport (MPV / KMPV)

**Edward F Knapp State Airport** (IATA: MPV, ICAO: KMPV) is a medium airport in Barre/Montpelier, Vermont, United States. It opened on 5 Aug 1929. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,000 ft (1,524 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MPV / KMPV
- FAA: MPV
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Barre/Montpelier, Vermont, United States
- Opened: 5 Aug 1929
- Elevation: 1,166 ft / 355 m
- Coordinates: 44.2035, -72.5623
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://aviation.vermont.gov/airports/efknapp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_F._Knapp_State_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5342836
- Weather station: KMPV
- Ident: KMPV

## Timeline

- 5 Aug 1929: Edward F Knapp State Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 152° / 332° | yes |
| 05/23 | 3,001 ft / 915 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 032° / 212° | yes |

- 17/35 slopes 1.5%: threshold 17 at 1,092 ft / 333 m, threshold 35 at 1,166 ft / 355 m.
- 05/23 slopes 1.0%: threshold 23 at 1,085 ft / 331 m, threshold 05 at 1,115 ft / 340 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | =6,591 of 29,858 | =2,430 in North America | =2,018 in US |
| Elevation | 1,166 ft / 355 m | #15,440 of 43,403 | #6,731 in North America | #5,286 in US |
| Age | Opened 1929 | =369 of 15,079 | =78 in North America | =75 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 132.675 |
| CNTR | BOSTON CNTR | 135.700 |
| RDO | BURLINGTON RDO | 122.600 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [BTV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtv.md) Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport · 35 mi / 56 km
- [LEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kleb.md) Lebanon Municipal Airport · 42 mi / 67 km
- [RUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krut.md) Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport · 50 mi / 81 km
- [PBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbg.md) Plattsburgh International Airport · 54 mi / 87 km
- [ZBM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czbm.md) Bromont (Roland Désourdy) Airport · 76 mi / 122 km
- [GFL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgfl.md) Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · 79 mi / 128 km

## 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/kmpv/data