The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Melfa Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. It was closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA).[citation needed] Between April 1957 and October 1958 the north end of runway 21, which is now a displaced threshold section, was used for tests by the Naval Ordnance Laboratory. These tests involved an Vought F7U Cutlass dropping simulated atomic anti-runway bombs, to test for penetration necessary for effectiveness.[2] The repairs to the displaced threshold, still visible on aerial photographs, are impacts from these tests.
Facilities and aircraft
Accomack County Airport covers an area of 100 acres which contains one runway designated 3/21 with a 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2009, the airport had 14,056 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day: 84% general aviation and 8% air taxi and 9% military. At that time there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.[1]
References
^ abcFAA Airport Form 5010 for MFV PDF, effective 2009-09-30
^"A History of Tonopah Test Range". OtherHand. Tom Mahood. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
External links
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for MFV
AirNav airport information for MFV
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
SkyVector aeronautical chart for MFV
January 29, 2023
accomack, county, airport, redirects, here, other, uses, disambiguation, iata, icao, kmfv, county, owned, public, airport, located, mile, west, central, business, district, melfa, town, accomack, county, virginia, united, states, 1995, usgs, photoiata, mfvicao. MFV redirects here For other uses see MFV disambiguation Accomack County Airport IATA MFV ICAO KMFV FAA LID MFV is a county owned public use airport located 1 mile 1 6 km west of the central business district in Melfa a town in Accomack County Virginia United States 1 Accomack County Airport1995 USGS PhotoIATA MFVICAO KMFVFAA LID MFVSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerAccomack County Airport CommissionLocationAccomack County near Melfa Virginia U S Elevation AMSL47 ft 14 mCoordinates37 38 48 N 075 45 39 W 37 64667 N 75 76083 W 37 64667 75 76083 Coordinates 37 38 48 N 075 45 39 W 37 64667 N 75 76083 W 37 64667 75 76083MapMFVLocation of airport in VirginiaRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m03 21 5 000 1 524 AsphaltStatistics 2008 Aircraft operations14 056Based aircraft23Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942 and was known as Melfa Flight Strip It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights It was closed after World War II and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration WAA citation needed Between April 1957 and October 1958 the north end of runway 21 which is now a displaced threshold section was used for tests by the Naval Ordnance Laboratory These tests involved an Vought F7U Cutlass dropping simulated atomic anti runway bombs to test for penetration necessary for effectiveness 2 The repairs to the displaced threshold still visible on aerial photographs are impacts from these tests Facilities and aircraft EditAccomack County Airport covers an area of 100 acres which contains one runway designated 3 21 with a 5 000 x 100 ft 1 524 x 30 m asphalt surface For the 12 month period ending September 30 2009 the airport had 14 056 aircraft operations an average of 38 per day 84 general aviation and 8 air taxi and 9 military At that time there were 23 aircraft based at this airport 22 single engine and 1 multi engine 1 References Edit a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for MFV PDF effective 2009 09 30 A History of Tonopah Test Range OtherHand Tom Mahood Retrieved 2 February 2022 World War II portal This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Shaw Frederick J 2004 Locating Air Force Base Sites History s Legacy Air Force History and Museums Program United States Air Force Washington DC 2004 External links EditResources for this airport FAA airport information for MFV AirNav airport information for MFV FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for MFV Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Accomack County Airport amp oldid 1133825480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
